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Originally Posted by ISCS Yoda
Actually, the safety was added by the Army to overcome the objections of the cavalry. The 1911 was designed to be carried in Condition 2. Cocked and locked was a risk reduction measure for the cavalry. An after market redesign.
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The 1911 as adopted, was designed for cocked & locked, pretty bovious since the hammer has to be cocked to apply the safety. It was not after market, ridiculous.
The half cock notch was never designed as a carry position but an addl safety element if the users thumb slipped off the hammer. Though again, why anyone would carry chambered, hammer down is just stupid. Probably why for decades empty chamber, hammer down was a military std.