These odd creatures exist. They will remain with us. In the end, the de-cocker’s history is academic. We know after the Polish Army adopted the Radom, FN assisted them with establishing a factory to produce it. Thus, the idea of “first press cocks the hammer, slide does the rest” was born. Manufacturers needed something marketable that resembled the Hi-Power’s operating system, yet didn’t invite lawsuits. In 1931, when the Radom appeared, the 1911 patents had expired, but the Hi Power patents were still in place. The Hi Power was the work-around for the 1911 patents which he no longer owned.īoth the 1911 and Hi Power use the single action/double action, “cocked and locked” style mechanism they were quickly becoming the most popular auto-loading pistols of the day. He received a patent for the Hi Power in 1923. He’d sold the patent rights on the 1911 to Colt, and they weren’t due to expire till 1928. īrowning was working on the Hi Power for FN (Fabrique Nationale) in the early 20’s. My best guess for the newfangled “safety” system: Wilniewczyc and Skrzypiński had patent issues to consider.
Designed by Piotr Wilniewczyc and Jan Skrzypiński, introduced in 1931/32, the 1911-style pistol chambered in 9mm had a de– cocker lever on the slide (reminiscent of the Beretta 92F). 35 Vis - also known as the Radom - seems to be the first de-cocker equipped pistol. īeretta 92F, hammer down, trigger forward. Once we explain the ins-and-outs of de-cockers to students, we often field two sarcastic questions: Who came up with this? Why would they think this is a good idea? Here’s what I’ve discovered. In fact, they create needless safety and training issues.
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On the Beretta, the de-cocking lever doubles as a manual safety.Īs every police department in the nation, the vast majority of our students and now the US military have figured out, de-cocker style operating systems suck. On most designs, leaving the lever engaged results in a dead (i.e., non-functional) trigger.ĭe-cocking lever is down, requiring manual movement up to re-enable the pistol. Then the user must manually return the lever to its starting position, to re-enable the firing mechanism. They require an initial press downward to de-cock. Two Stage de-cockers are usually a lever (not a button). As the mechanism is spring-loaded, no other actions are required. Single Stage de-cockers work by depressing a lever or button. Generally, de-cockers come in two flavors: Single-Stage and Two-Stage. To accomplish that, most are equipped with either a lever or button which allows for the hammer to be lowered safely on a loaded chamber. – When firing is complete, the pistol needs to be “de-cocked” in order to render it relatively safe before holstering. With the first shot, the operator manually cocks the hammer by pressing the trigger, for the following shots, the slide function re-cocks the hammer. – After the first shot, the slide will cycle and automatically cock the hammer for the next shot, resulting in a shorter, lighter second trigger press. Beretta 92F, hammer cocked, trigger in secondary (rearward) position.
Beretta 92F, hammer down, trigger forward. When drawn, the trigger is found in its most forward position, and requires a long, heavy press as it mechanically cocks the hammer for the first shot. – The gun is carried with the hammer down. With the adaptation of the Beretta 92 by the US Military in 1980, hundreds of thousands of decocker-equipped firearms have been produced for military, police and non-LEO civilian consumers.ĭe-cocker equipped pistols (generally) have an exposed hammer.
S&W, SIG, H&K, Walther and Ruger (among others) produced vast quantities. De-cocker style guns were common during the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s.
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