If you know, what does the thumb safety on a 1911 actually block?
177 posted on 02/24/2023 12:53:53 PM PST by MileHi
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It locks the slide in place to prevent it from going out of battery (a significant concern for Army officials) and it locks the cocked hammer so it can’t go forward.
184 posted on 02/24/2023 2:36:32 PM PST by Spktyr
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