Sig P238 Is there a hammer block?

[TheProf]

Question:

If I carry my Sig P238 with one in the chamber, cocked and locked (like it was meant to be carried)....is there a possibility of it going of IF somehow the safety malfunctioned?

Or must the trigger be actually pulled for it to fire? What I am asking is ...is there a physical barrier to the firing pin that is only removed if the actual trigger is pulled? (Make sense?)

I guess what scares me is that the cocked & locked hammer is "under tension"...and if somehow the safety malfunctions...is there a possibility of the hammer slamming down and causing the gun to fire (without the trigger being pulled)? (I have the Post-recall model.)

 

[tipoc]

What does the manual for the gun say?

What does the manufacturer say?

tipoc

 

[FiveFiveSixFan]

http://www.sigsauer.com/upFiles/CmsContent/documents/P238 MANUAL 1200901 REV 1.2 web.pdf

Here's a link to the manual. Much of the information you're looking for is on pg. 11. There's also an exploded view of the pistol showing the location of the firing pin block near the end of the manual.