Hammer block on Centennials.
I've owned a Smith and Wesson 340 - Centennial frame - for several years. I took it apart for the first time this morning, and saw no hammer block.
Am I missing something here?
EDIT: Thanks all. Outstanding diagram, Joe.
Am I missing something here?
EDIT: Thanks all. Outstanding diagram, Joe.
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I believe with the Centennial having a completely shrouded hammer and a double action only mechanism, it wouldn't be required. Of course it's always possible if you bought it used, some former owner bubbaed it for some reason.
The hammer blocks were brought out during W W II on the Victory Models because of a fatal accident to a active duty sailor. It was dropped landing on the hammer causing the AD that killed the sailor. Since the Centennial is DAO and doesn't have a external hammer, couldn't hardly happen IMHO.0 -
quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
I believe with the Centennial having a completely shrouded hammer and a double action only mechanism, it wouldn't be required. Of course it's always possible if you bought it used, some former owner bubbaed it for some reason.
The hammer blocks were brought out during W W II on the Victory Models because of a fatal accident to a active duty sailor. It was dropped landing on the hammer causing the AD that killed the sailor. Since the Centennial is DAO and doesn't have a external hammer, couldn't hardly happen IMHO.
Also, a pre-war Centennial, perhaps? No Smif had the block pre-war..
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The Exploded View Of The Centennial Below Does Not Show A Standard S&W Hammer Block, Either In The Listing, Or In The Graphic. Jorge Is Not Refering To The Grip Safety
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1. They didn't make the Centennial pre-war.
2. They did have a hammer block, it just was not foolproof.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Polite Psycho
I've owned a Smith and Wesson 340 - Centennial frame - for several years. I took it apart for the first time this morning, and saw no hammer block.
Am I missing something here?
NO, the internal hammer J frame guns don't use one.0 -
quote:Originally posted by dcs shooters
quote:Originally posted by Polite Psycho
I've owned a Smith and Wesson 340 - Centennial frame - for several years. I took it apart for the first time this morning, and saw no hammer block.
Am I missing something here?
NO, the internal hammer J frame guns don't use one.
Like my no-dash 640, also an interesting aside my 296 (L-frame) has the cuts for one in the side plate, and the lil pin on the rebound slide, but no block.0 -
The purpose of the hammer block is to interpose the block between the hammer and the frame in the event the hammer slips off the SA sear notch. The block will always get in front of the hammer if that occurs. It is not a safety in the same sense a transfer bar is a safety. Since the Sentinel has no SA sear notch from which to slip the item is not required. 0
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