toggle lock?

[m1903a3]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Rich (or Ron!), what's up with the pic of a toggle lock on the New Model toggles that are checkered, not dished? If the flat mainspring's common failure to keep the toggle down is the reason for having a toggle lock, wouldn't the pistol in the pic have a coil spring, and consequently not need one?

Just because it has checkered toggles doesn't necessarily mean it also has a coil spring. My 1904 Navy has a long frame, flat spring, toggle lock (see my avatar) as well as checkered toggles.