The firing pin is free-floating -- there is no spring to hold it retracted until the hammer falls. Consequently, if one manually cycles live rounds through the AK-47, one will observe light indentations on the primers where the firing pit hit against them as the action closed. Consequently...
assembly20with sear28retaining hammer18in the cocked position. FIG. 8 illustrates trigger assembly20when trigger22is rotated in a clockwise direction against the spring bias, releasing hammer18. Hammer18rotates up, strikes firing pin50carried by bolt carrier14and ignites a round. When a round is...
Sa,etyLever 3. Trigger 13. Bolt&FiringPin 4. Hammer&TriggerSpring 14. BoltCarrier&Piston 5. MagazineCatch 15. ReturnSpring 6. Magazine 16. TopCover 7. FrontSight 17. CleaningRod 8. GasCyl inder 18. Barrel 9. GasTube 19. ForeEnd 10. Handguard 20. LockLever 1 1...