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Originally Posted by Tjsuchy7
Here's a pic of my Terrier with the side plate removed, with the tip of the pen pointed at what is the old style hammer block?
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The pen tip is pointing to a sort of lever or cam that the hand contacts as it rises to move the cylinder. The actual hammer block is the small "flag" attached to the top of the strip inside the narrow channel in the sideplate. When the hand is in the raised position, the flag is pushed out of the path of travel of the hammer. When the hammer is down and the trigger released, the flag is allowed to spring forward just enough to interfere with the hammer's forward motion.
This wasn't a bad system (though not as reliable as what succeeeded it), but internal fouling could leave the hammer block stuck inside its channel. Under the worst circumstances, dropping a gun on its hammer with the block stuck out of the "safe" position could lead to an unwanted discharge.