Hi y'all,
was reading through JMB's patent on the model 1911 and came across this passage (emphasis is mine):
“When, however, the magazine is unlocked and withdrawn from the grip, the catch y on its release is at once moved by its spring fully to the left side, its movement in that direction being then only limited b the contact with its seat in the grip of the shoulder on the catch formed where the reduced left end and the body meet; in this released position of the catch the recess in its upper forward side does not register with the rib t of the trigger and therefore the trigger is then locked in the forward position against rearward movement or operation. This automatic locking of the trigger in the absence of the magazine positively prevents accidental firing, due to the pulling of the trigger in the erroneous belief that all cartridges have been removed from the pistol by the removal of the magazine, whereas an unfired cartridge may have remained in the chamber of the barrel.”- John M. Browning
Were any production models of the 1911 with this "safety" ever manufactured, or was this design feature exclusive of the Hi Power?
was reading through JMB's patent on the model 1911 and came across this passage (emphasis is mine):
“When, however, the magazine is unlocked and withdrawn from the grip, the catch y on its release is at once moved by its spring fully to the left side, its movement in that direction being then only limited b the contact with its seat in the grip of the shoulder on the catch formed where the reduced left end and the body meet; in this released position of the catch the recess in its upper forward side does not register with the rib t of the trigger and therefore the trigger is then locked in the forward position against rearward movement or operation. This automatic locking of the trigger in the absence of the magazine positively prevents accidental firing, due to the pulling of the trigger in the erroneous belief that all cartridges have been removed from the pistol by the removal of the magazine, whereas an unfired cartridge may have remained in the chamber of the barrel.”- John M. Browning
Were any production models of the 1911 with this "safety" ever manufactured, or was this design feature exclusive of the Hi Power?