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P. Octo · 04-07-2015, 05:31 AM

Hello,
I am a new member to this forum, based in France, and mainly a Bench Rest shooter while I was working. Now that I am retired, I can spend more time on other favourites; I recently acquired a 1906 Swiss #52xx, hardly ever fired, from a person whose father had passed away. Truly a thing of beauty.
But the safety pedal was always in the firing position against the grip, it would come up only with the safety lever in the "safe" position. As the condition of the pistol is excellent and I am not reknowned for my dexterity, I held off from intrusive dismantling but I could see that the blade spring was holding the pedal against the grip. I thought that it might need a pin pusher to dismantle the pedal to get a better look and I was waiting upon acceptance to your forum before doing anything rash.
Yet, it bothered me and, yesterday, I finally lifted the pedal gently with my fingers and replaced the blade spring under it. Lo and behold! Everything back to normal.
It occured to me that the previous owner may have done that on purpose.
Anyway, I have a question: if a round is chambered and the safety lever is not on "safe", the pedal prevents the trigger from being used but could the round be fired if the pistol falls straight onto its barrel, for instance, simply under the force of the firing pin?
The reason I ask is that I was recently trying different brands of .22LR in a Walther PPS and the range officer having called a halt to fire I put the safety on...and the gun discharged. Thank God, 54 years of shooting and adherence to safety rules proved their worth: the gun was pointing towards the targets and held firmly. I recovered the spent case and couldn't see any mark with naked eyes; when I used a X12 magnifying glass under sunlight, I could see a very faint indentation made by the firing pin that had been thrown forward by the hammer stricking the block that comes up with the safety, between the hammer and the firing pin.
I tried to reproduce the problem at home but to no avail. Yet, it happenned once and could have been dangerous. It made me realise that as long as the firing pin is not blocked, the gun is not really safe.
Looking forward to your opinions.

04-07-2015, 05:31 AM	#1
P. Octo User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Cannes, France Posts: 32 Thanks: 20 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Swiss 1906 safety pedal issue: resolved Hello, I am a new member to this forum, based in France, and mainly a Bench Rest shooter while I was working. Now that I am retired, I can spend more time on other favourites; I recently acquired a 1906 Swiss #52xx, hardly ever fired, from a person whose father had passed away. Truly a thing of beauty. But the safety pedal was always in the firing position against the grip, it would come up only with the safety lever in the "safe" position. As the condition of the pistol is excellent and I am not reknowned for my dexterity, I held off from intrusive dismantling but I could see that the blade spring was holding the pedal against the grip. I thought that it might need a pin pusher to dismantle the pedal to get a better look and I was waiting upon acceptance to your forum before doing anything rash. Yet, it bothered me and, yesterday, I finally lifted the pedal gently with my fingers and replaced the blade spring under it. Lo and behold! Everything back to normal. It occured to me that the previous owner may have done that on purpose. Anyway, I have a question: if a round is chambered and the safety lever is not on "safe", the pedal prevents the trigger from being used but could the round be fired if the pistol falls straight onto its barrel, for instance, simply under the force of the firing pin? The reason I ask is that I was recently trying different brands of .22LR in a Walther PPS and the range officer having called a halt to fire I put the safety on...and the gun discharged. Thank God, 54 years of shooting and adherence to safety rules proved their worth: the gun was pointing towards the targets and held firmly. I recovered the spent case and couldn't see any mark with naked eyes; when I used a X12 magnifying glass under sunlight, I could see a very faint indentation made by the firing pin that had been thrown forward by the hammer stricking the block that comes up with the safety, between the hammer and the firing pin. I tried to reproduce the problem at home but to no avail. Yet, it happenned once and could have been dangerous. It made me realise that as long as the firing pin is not blocked, the gun is not really safe. Looking forward to your opinions.