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the "1/2 cock"...
... don't go off 1/2 cocked now, but this is what I heard...
... my understanding as to why "the real" cowboys of the day didn't carry on 1/2 cock, was that if the gun got dropped, while 1/2 cocked, it was relatively easy to damage it, & it could take a months salary to repair the gun, & the cowboy would be without his side arm for a week or two... if the hammer were down all the way, there was much less of a chance of damage if dropped, even if the gun landed on the hammer...
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