Unrelieved sear bar ??

Heinz · 11-09-2003, 09:42 PM

The original military P08 sear bar was cut so that when the pistol was on safe it was not possible to fully work the toggle. This meant if you loaded fresh magazine into an empty pistol, you could not chamber a round unless you took the safety off. The relieved sear was introduced in 1916 production and allowed some distance between the sear cut and the safety "finger." This rather useful modification was retrofitted to many earlier production P08s.

Perhaps someone can post photos off a relieved and unrelieved sear bar for you. Mine all have relieved sears.

regards, heinz

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11-09-2003, 09:42 PM	#1
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 411 Times in 180 Posts	The original military P08 sear bar was cut so that when the pistol was on safe it was not possible to fully work the toggle. This meant if you loaded fresh magazine into an empty pistol, you could not chamber a round unless you took the safety off. The relieved sear was introduced in 1916 production and allowed some distance between the sear cut and the safety "finger." This rather useful modification was retrofitted to many earlier production P08s. Perhaps someone can post photos off a relieved and unrelieved sear bar for you. Mine all have relieved sears. regards, heinz