H&R 949 help needed

ni hao

May 18, 2011 12:13

On the mdl.949 behind the trigger is a thing that looks like a smaller trigger and if you pull it with the hammer cocked the pistol will fire. What is it and what is it for? I have not seen another pistol made like this.
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  abcguns2

  May 18, 2011 12:30

  Lil thingy is called 'the sear' !!!!!!!
  Thanks !!!
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  ni hao

  May 18, 2011 18:57

  Anyone here know why the pistol was designed with the sear exposed in the back of the trigger guard just behind the trigger? I am not putting down this pistol, I like them and they shoot well.This just seems dangerous to me and I am curious to know why it was designed this way. abcguns2 from 1 Tennessean to another, thanks for your answer.

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  BigLoop22

  May 18, 2011 20:24

  ni hao,
  
  I do not know WHY the Harrington & Richardson Model 949 revolver was designed with an exposed sear, but I do know that many, many, many, many, many (maybe, all of them) Harrington & Richardson, and Iver Johnson revolvers have exposed sears. I mean that all the way back into the 1800s they were made with exposed sear levers. ...all, except for the "spur-trigger" revolvers. Look up these guns on the GunBoker auctions, and you will see for yourself.[;)][:D][:)] They had a good run, with the exposed sear.[:D][:I]

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  32 Magnum

  May 19, 2011 08:55

  Ni hao,
  The "exposed sear" is the trip lever for the single action lock work. Unlike many "modern" actions - the H&Rs were true double action/single action. If one part of the action failed, the other part worked. Kind of like a fail safe. H&R kept them in their line up from the introduction of the AMERICAN DOUBLE ACTION/YOUNG AMERICA series circa 1884 through the NEF/H&R 1871 models made up to 1999. A long run - must have been something useful or atractive about that system. They also upgraded and modified the system many times over the years - so it was not just a matter of cost of retooling.

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  ni hao

  May 19, 2011 15:24

  Thanks for your answers. I appreciate your help and time. I had wondered for nearly 30 years why they were designed this way. Now I know. Thanks again.

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  32 Magnum

  May 20, 2011 16:20

  You're welcome, thanks for thanking.

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