There was no way the gun could go off without first cocking the hammer. Gunslingers in the Old West used to take advantage ... 36-caliber in its original cap-and-ball version and was converted ...

Similar in concept to a modern-day cap gun, the Maynard system incorporated ... that would advance a new primer with every cock of the hammer. Once the hammer was fully cocked, a primer would ...

When we look back at that era of firearms — the time when cartridges became king and old cap-and-ball revolvers ... as a safety precaution. With the hammer down, the firing pin was resting right on a ...