"Slam fire" is a colloquial term at best. I was referring to the ability of a gun to be fired merely by holding the trigger and operating the slide repeatedly.
In fact, if I'm not mistaken, the real definition of "slam fire" refers to a very crude type of weapon consisting of two tubes, one of which slides over the other. A shell or cartridge is placed in the chamber of one tube (the "barrel"), and "slammed" backwards into the other tube which contains a "breech face" with a protruding firing pin.
I remember National Gun Traders in Miami, FL selling these about 40-45 years ago for something like $9.95. They were imported from the Philippines where, I have read, they are very popular amongst the tribesmen in remote regions.
I don't think they made it past the GCA of '68.
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