Carbine sear design

[CrossedCannons]

Early designs lacked a tiny hole bored in the sear arm in front of the trigger pedestal seen later.



What was this hole for?

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[BrianQ]

To differentiate between the type 1 design and the type 2 design. It’s a carryover on some type 3 sears.