(from the article `small arm`) ...the Smith & Wesson patent expired in 1872, a host of new revolver designs appeared in the United States and Europe. The most important innovations ...
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Pistols which cock the hammer and release it on one pull of the trigger. This usually requires a longer pull than is required for a single action.
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An action type, typical on handguns, where the hammer may be cocked manually prior to each shot, OR, one may pull the trigger through a long throw which cocks the hammer (and in the case of a revolver, advances the cylinder) and fires the revolver in one complete motion. Photo
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when both fencers choose exactly the same moment to make an offensive action
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Double-action is a classification of firearms in which squeezing the trigger first causes the hammer to be raised and cocked and - in the case of a revolver - the cylinder rotated before the hammer is then released and the shot discharged, all within a single squeeze of the trigger. This differs to single-action in that the firer does not need to s...
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when both fencers choose exactly the same moment to make an offensive action
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(of a firearm) requiring only one pull of the trigger to cock and fire it.
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