The Man Who Could Not Shudder

Author:John Dickson Carr [Carr, John Dickson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Crime, Mystery & Detective, General
ISBN: 9781471905209
Google: t8sSEELSEBsC
Amazon: B00ISH7ARI
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2012-11-17T22:00:00+00:00

"No, sir, you do not. The point is that a .45 has a hard trigger pull, and requires considerable pressure.

By cocking it, you make the gun a hair-trigger which can be fired by the lightest touch. Now observe the three pegs which held the pistol to the wall.

"The center peg, obviously, is used to support the revolver under and inside the trigger guard. I place the weapon back in a certain way. It points toward the left. I make sure that the center peg is placed against —and in front of—the trigger. I stand to the right, well to the right. The slightest touch against the butt of the gun will push the trigger against that wooden peg. So I reach out with the end of my cane, and . . ."

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