Field stripping of the Colt pocket "Hammerless"
- Interlocking of the receiver's rails with the slide inner grooves - Barrel's ribs interlocking with the receiver's locking grooves - The correct position of the slide - Counterclockwise rotation of the barrel - Barrel dimensions - Recoil spring guide dimensions - The recoil spring guide with internal plunger
Advanced dismounting of the slide
- Dismounting of the firing pin - Plug threaded in the breech face - Firing pins dimensions - Dismounting of the extractor - Extractor dimensions - Dismounting of the slide forward plug - Slide forward plug dimensions - Rear and front sights dimensions
Advanced dismounting of the receiver (I)
- Dismounting of the grip plates - Grip cross screw dimensions - Release of the grip safety - Dismounting of the safety lever - Safety lever dimensions - Dismounting of the hammer - Dimensions of the hammer without safety notch
Advanced dismounting of the receiver (II)
- Dismounting of the grip safety - Grip safety dimensions - Main spring dimensions - Dismounting of the sear spring and magazine catch - Sear spring dimensions - Magazine catch dimensions
Advanced dismounting of the receiver (III)
- Dismounting of the sear and disconnector - Sear dimensions - Disconnector dimensions - Dismounting of the trigger - Trigger dimensions - Dismounting of the ejector - Ejector dimensions - Dismounting of the magazine safety - Magazine safety dimensions - Index of the parts
Functioning of the Colt pocket "hammerless" (I)
- Stress on the barrel locking ribs - Cartridge guide and ejector - Early stage of the extraction - Trigger's rear extension explained
Functioning of the Colt pocket "hammerless" (II)
- Functioning of the trigger mechanism - Hammer cocked and caught by the sear - Trigger pulled and hammer released - Ejector's truncated hole - Disconnector's oscillation - Disconnection upon firing and recoil - Hammer cocked and trigger in disconnected status
Functioning of the Colt pocket "hammerless" (III)
- Hammer and firing mechanism - Early sear and hammer without safety notch - Evolution of the sear's design - Hammer lock at the safety notch in Colt .45 Model - Purpose of the Colt pocket "hammerless" safety notch - Grip safety functioning
Functioning of the Colt pocket "hammerless" (IV)
- The manual safety explained - Active portion of the safety lever - Early sear working with a hammer without safety notch - Safety lever used as cocking indicator - The magazine safety explained - Tansley safety deactivated by the magazine - Useful devices unavailable
Reassembly tips (I)
- Reinstalling the magazine safety - Reinstalling the ejector - Reinstalling the trigger - Reinstalling the sear and disconnector - Reinstalling the magazine catch - Reinstalling the sear spring - Reinstalling the grip safety and main spring
Reassembly tips (II)
- Locking of the sear in vertical position - Reinstalling the hammer - Reinstalling the grip safety pivot pin