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To: HartleyMBaldwin

Yup, the hammer was internal to the design.

It functioned as a double-action only pistol.


16 posted on 03/06/2023 8:11:23 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (Make America Florida)
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To: Erik Latranyi
Looks like a Bodyguard.

https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/this-old-gun-smith-wesson-model-49-bodyguard/

36 posted on 03/06/2023 8:23:29 AM PST by Mr Rogers (We're a nation of feelings, not thoughts.)
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To: Erik Latranyi

The hammer is only “shrouded” and can be manually cocked.


42 posted on 03/06/2023 8:28:57 AM PST by pingman (It's a Clown World, and we're paying for it.)
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To: Erik Latranyi
It functioned as a double-action only pistol.

Not exactly. There's a little hammer stub at the back of the shroud so that you can cock it and fire it single-action if you want to.

48 posted on 03/06/2023 8:37:17 AM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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