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lugerholsterrepair · 06-02-2009, 02:41 PM

What does the little lever on the back of the side plate do? The parts seem very small and look somewhat fragile.
Thanks,

Bill

Bill..This is the trigger transfer lever. It is held in by a dogleg pin and the lever rotates on it. The trigger has a slot in the top of it that the bottom of the lever fits into when the sideplate is installed. When the trigger is pulled down... the L shape angle of this transfer bar pushes in on the fireing pin sear found along the left side rail of the barrel & top cannon. When this sear is pushed inward.. it pivots on it's own pin and moves out of the way of the cocked flange on the fireing pin..releasing it so the compressed fireing pin spring will drive it forward to strike the primer of the cartridge found in the barrel chamber. You might notice that when the safety is activated.. it simply moves up from it's recess in the receiver and blocks the sear from pivoting out and releasing the flange on the fireing pin.
One thing to note..If there is a cartridge in the chamber and the top cannon assembly is completely off of the bottom handle of the pistol, the top cannon can be fired by simply pushing in on the front of the exposed sear bar.

Jerry Burney

06-02-2009, 02:41 PM	#8
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	What does the little lever on the back of the side plate do? The parts seem very small and look somewhat fragile. Thanks, Bill Bill..This is the trigger transfer lever. It is held in by a dogleg pin and the lever rotates on it. The trigger has a slot in the top of it that the bottom of the lever fits into when the sideplate is installed. When the trigger is pulled down... the L shape angle of this transfer bar pushes in on the fireing pin sear found along the left side rail of the barrel & top cannon. When this sear is pushed inward.. it pivots on it's own pin and moves out of the way of the cocked flange on the fireing pin..releasing it so the compressed fireing pin spring will drive it forward to strike the primer of the cartridge found in the barrel chamber. You might notice that when the safety is activated.. it simply moves up from it's recess in the receiver and blocks the sear from pivoting out and releasing the flange on the fireing pin. One thing to note..If there is a cartridge in the chamber and the top cannon assembly is completely off of the bottom handle of the pistol, the top cannon can be fired by simply pushing in on the front of the exposed sear bar. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."