A Stuffed Trigger:

Movie Cowboy Roy Rogers' very smart horse was called TRIGGER - and indeed he was stuffed and mounted when he died (The horse - not the yodeler). Sadly this palomino stallion NEVER served at stud ..

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_(horse)#:~:text=Trigger%2C%20originally%20named%20Golden%20Cloud,a%20grandson%20of%20Trigger%20Jr.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Rogers

Roy Rogers (real name SLYE ), was "The King Of The Cowboys" and the original "White Hat" good guy while the 'Baddies' always had black Stetson hats in Hollywood movies.. He was an interesting joker and enduring performer in real life .. worth a read.

TRIGGERS:

This is the typical curved trigger in it's guard..

But around 44 years ago Glock Ges upset that image by putting a "safety" in theirs ..

BUT things were not always done that way ..

There used to be something called a SPUR TRIGGER on some single-action revolvers

Pocket Pistols are sometimes built with HIDDEN (drop down) TRIGGERS to smoothly reduce the gun's profiles .. They spring down when the hammer is cocked.

Never overestimate the IQ and knowledge of strangers, - as I once passed around that lovely two barreled gun at my Pistol Club AGM only to hear one new member comment "That's rubbish - it hasn't even got a trigger"

Among other mysteries in life are .. Why do I always say "Bloody Hell" every time I can't open the lid on a jar? - or, why do I always need to have a pee whenever there is something I must listen to on the news??

- There are similar FOLDING TRIGGERS that work as a sort of 'safety' because they have to be levered down into position for use ..

Everything on my Unwin & Rodgers Knife-Pistol has to be pulled into position for use - including the nicely weighted folding trigger ..

but at least my trigger won't corkscrew your hand like this French BERTHOD example might ..

Tranter patented his special "double trigger" system in 1856 - whereby his revolver was cocked by the bottom external trigger but fired by the smaller one inside the guard ..

I love the elegant and simple percussion trigger system on this  J Rock Cooper pistol with a RING TRIGGER ..

Some pistols claimed to be "hammerless" .. how about 'Triggerless'?
Such as a CHICAGO SQUEEZE COCKER PALM PISTOL?

https://flicense.blogspot.com/2018/06/squeezer-palm-pistols-antique-modern.html

or this wee beaudy?

The recent ALTOR low-cost single shot 9mm pistol uses a ramp that sweeps the trigger finger from the simple striker-trigger as it is pulled rearwards to fire ..

There are SET TRIGGERS and electronic triggers and allsorts out there - even some old s/a revolvers that are fired by fanning and have had their triggers extracted

Former Texas Ranger-turned-Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Outlaw modified his Colt Single Action with a shortened barrel and had the trigger removed. The rear portion of the trigger guard was left intact to allow for a firm grip, since the gun could only be fired by thumb cocking or by “fanning” it. Unfortunately for Outlaw, this proved to be his undoing in a gunfight with El Paso Constable John Selman on April 5, 1894, when, in a drunken stupor and after killing a Texas Ranger, Outlaw rapidly fired this six-gun several times at Selman, but only succeeded in wounding the lawman in the leg. Selman got off an accurate shot that proved fatal to the gunman. (Spangenberger, “Hideout Hijinks,”

USE THE SIGHTS - USE THE TRIGGER ..

Going wayback into ancient times .. some early matchlock or tinderlock 'arquebuses' used a simple pivoting iron SERPENT to lower the smoldering igniter to the touch hole (vent) ..

Flash Eh

IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY - WE MUST INSIST THAT ALL NZ POLICE EMPLOYEES QUALIFY FOR, & OBTAIN, AND MAINTAIN THE SAME STANDARD NZ FIREARMS LICENCE in exactly the same way that we citizens are required to.

How can police claim to be well trained without achieving a Firearms Licence?

Under the New Zealand Firearms Act (specifically the Arms Regulations 1992 and updated 2025 amendments), a holder of a B Endorsement (pistol target shooting) must actively participate in scheduled pistol shooting activities at a certified club range at least 12 times each year. 

Marty K.