trigger shaft
trigger shaft
[′trig·ər ‚shaft] (ordnance)
The shaft which passes transversely through the breechblock and firing lock of a gun and whose arm is actuated by the firing mechanism; movement of the arm rotates the shaft and thus imparts movement to the trigger fork of the firing lock.
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