When you cock the hammer, the cylinder will rotate normally, moving a loaded round under the hammer. If you then lower the hammer, the blade on the hammer rests safely in that notch, not on a cartridge rim, and impacts to the hammer will not fire a cartridge. If you pull the hammer halfway back, you can rotate the cylinder freely and turn it so one of those notches is under the hammer. If you look closely at the rear of the cylinder, you will see notches at the outside corner, in between each of the chambers in the cylinder. Quarter cock is where the hammer will end up after you’ve loaded the revolver, but if you want an added level of safety when carrying it, NAA has a solution. The last involves pulling back the hammer slightly, which takes the hammer off the cylinder/cartridge but keeps the cylinder locked up. The hammer has three positions: fully cocked resting against the cartridge rim after you’ve pulled the trigger and what I’ll call quarter cock. There is no internal transfer bar safety. The front of the hammer has a narrow protrusion that hits the rim of the cartridge when you pull the trigger. The True Black Widow has a blade-style hammer. You’ll find you have to use the flat of your trigger finger to properly press the trigger.

When you cock the hammer, the trigger then protrudes, but not by much. When the hammer is down, the face of the trigger is flush with the wings to either side. Just in front of the grip you’ll see a pointed frame extension, and it’s there you’ll find the trigger, a tiny nub of steel protected on either side by wings. It does make the mini revolver a bit of a challenge to shoot accurately. The trigger is basically a nub located on a protrusion of the frame, a setup mandated by the design. In fact, with the hammer down, you might not see what looks like a trigger at all. Until the hammer is cocked, the trigger is just an inert hunk of metal, incapable of doing anything.Īs far as the trigger itself, if you’re used to a nice curving bow of steel, you won’t see one here. The fact that it is a single-action pistol is what makes this setup safe. A trigger guard large enough to admit a finger would proportionately look huge and make the gun significantly harder to conceal.

Your eyes get confused because of the relative size of the cylinder.Īs for the trigger, if you don’t have a lot of experience with mini revolvers, be prepared for something a little different. When I first picked up the True Black Widow, I thought it sported a three-inch barrel, but what you’re seeing is actually a two-inch barrel. The barrel actually looks longer than it is. Technically, this is a “heavy vent barrel,” but that sounds rather tactical and serious for something so small. It looks good in addition to being very corrosion resistant. In keeping with its namesake, the True Black Widow has a black PVD finish on its stainless steel construction. Also, I prefer black guns to silver (the original Black Widow was available only in plain stainless) and would pay the extra money just for the different color.

It adds $40 to the suggested retail price of the gun, which is more than worth it for the corrosion prevention. Slapping PVD atop stainless steel means it’s going to be almost impossible to get it to rust. PVD stands for physical vapor deposition, and PVD coatings are very durable. 22 Magnum, it comes with fixed sights from Marble Arms and a matte black PVD finish. One of the newest is the True Black Widow. North American Arms has a whole catalog of mini revolvers intended for self-defense. So-called mini or micro revolvers are those niche guns everyone has seen, and they often think, “That’s cool, but what would I do with it?” Apparently, there have been a lot of satisfactory answers to that question because there have never been more mini revolvers on the market than now.

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