I took receipt of one of the S&W Model 10 frames from J&G Sales yesterday and as I was cleaning it up I had the side plate off my Model 64 for a reference. I noticed that the Model 64 is without a hammer block. Here’s a pic of the two:
I have had the side plate off of the Model 64 before but I don’t remember if there was a hammer block there the first time had it apart. So my question is did it have one at some point and does it need one now? Being a DAO model, is it necessary to have a hammer block? Any insight/education on this is appreciated!