Originally Posted By: Patriot USA
It is my understanding there has to be the upper and lower screw to be intercepting on the German guns. Sauerfan told me that one time.


My Model 280 (A&F import, 1936) has both the upper and lower screws, per the above and per Sauerfan's diagram. I've had it apart, and it definitely has intercepting sears.

But I still seem to recall some German guns--maybe they have the upper screw only?--that don't have intercepting sears. Overhanging hammers or something like that? My memory is pretty fuzzy on it, but something of that nature has stuck.