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The hammer, or cock , of the gunlock usually can be in one of three positions: down (fully forward and down); at half cock (partly back, to allow a flintlock to be carried with the pan closed or the percussion cap to be placed on the nipple of a percussion arm); or at full cock . In the half cock position, the trigger is not “partially back-locked,” whatever that means.
go off half cocked Muzzleloaders, then as now, had a half cock, or safety position, for a gun's hammer that partially back-locked the trigger mechanism so that the weapon could not be fired.