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joiless In reply to Silverlion [2010-09-12 04:01:51 +0000 UTC]

Well, given that its shape is roughly similar to the Armi Chiappa "Rhino" and the famous Mateba "Unica" low-axis revolvers, I think I can help you out here, barring artistic license.

Typically, what you are looking at that appears to be a hammer on a low-axis revolver is in fact a cocking lever, not a hammer, sometimes called a "false hammer." The actual hammer is concealed entirely inside the weapon. The cocking lever is connected to the hammer via a mechanical linkage; pushing down on the spur like on a hammer moves the hammer backwards to prime it. On the Rhino, if you push it all the way backwards, it engages the double-action mode, and the cocking lever returns to the lowered position, though the weapon is primed to fire.

(The Mateba Unica weapons used a much more complicated system that earned the distinction of being actual semi-automatic revolvers, with a moving frame to the rear of the weapon that functions very much like the slide action of a traditional semi-automatic handgun. The main difference being that the action didn't eject a shell and feed a new round from a magazine but instead rotated the cylinder and primed the hammer. I don't think that's what is going on here; I think this weapon would function much more similarly to the Rhino.)

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Silverlion In reply to joiless [2010-09-12 04:38:15 +0000 UTC]

Neat information. Thank you.

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