Archives: Glossary

A rifle stock with a fore-end which extends approximately to the midpoint of the barrel.

A component part of the firing mechanism which strikes the firing pin or primer
sometimes through one or more transfer members. A firearm may have a concealed
hammer or an exposed hammer.

A device intended to isolate the hammer from the firing-pin except when the trigger is pulled.

The process of forming the interior and/or exterior shape of the barrel of a firearm by pneumatic or hydraulic hammers. Also called Hammered Barrel; Hammered Forged Rifling, Hammer Forged.

That part of the hammer which serves as the firing-pin.

One or more grooves in the outer surface of a hammer which interface with the hammer or sear.

The knob or extension on an exposed hammer which acts as a cocking or decocking aid.

A component part of some firing mechanisms which is connected between the hammer and the trigger and which acts to move the hammer to the firing position when the trigger is pulled. Also refers to a strut which guides a mainspring to power a hammer.

The formation of the spiral grooves in the bore of a rifle barrel by means of an internal mandrel and external hammers. Sometimes called “Hammer Forged Rifling”.

Any firearm having a concealed hammer or striker.