I just got a 7.65 Mauser Hsc, a WW2 bring back with, I think, Nazi police proofs as opposed to Heeres or Kriegsmarine. For those unfamiliar with the pistol, it's roughly equivalent to the later Walther PPK/S. The barrel's about the length of the PPK, but it's got a full sized butt rather like a PP. It's a sleek pistol, with recessed sights and a shrouded hammer that won't snag but still allows for cocking. Although it's a DA/SA pistol, the safety, unlike the Walther, doesn't drop the hammer. It just blocks the firing pin. It's not cocked and locked, but the pistol can be safely carried cocked with a live round in the chamber. (That assumes, of course, that the firing pin block functions correctly.)
My question for the board is this. Can the typical TDA S&W be modified to a similar function? I would think the lever that trips the sear, thereby dropping the hammer, could be removed. This would leave a solid block of steel between the cocked hammer and the firing pin when the safety's applied. Maybe some other function would be effected?
I don't say it's a worthwhile alteration, even if safe. Or even desirable. I'm curious, though.
Also, a report on the Pasadena, Texas, gun show. The prices didn't seem too high, but there wasn't a 3rd gen Smith in sight. I found a 60 year old Colt Challenger with a replaced front sight and cheap fake stag grips that had been reblued for only $359. I wanted a Mauser more. Ammo prices weren't bad although the .22s were still $.20 each.
Oh, I also found a guy selling DVDs and bought a four disk compilation of the Green Hornet serials from 1940. BTW, the Green Hornet carries a Mauser C96 (Bolo model, I think) as a “gas gun” to put people to sleep. Personally, I'd rather drill the baddies with a few 7.63s.

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To answer your question, yes. The sear release lever can be trimmed so as to not drop the hammer, but then it IS a cocked and locked pistol, as the safety still will not allow the hammer to fall when the trigger is pulled. I posted an example of this on a previous post regarding the "hush puppy" Navy Seal model 39, although I did it with a model 59. I have since changed it back to original function ( just did the mod to show another forum member it CAN be done)....

Thanks for the info. I don't see any reason to do this, but as I said, curiosity sometimes rears it's ugly head. Pushing up safety on a TDA to fire isn't the same as pushing down a safety, a la the 1911. At least, not the way my thumb works.