draw back the hammer
Example Sentences
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He closed the breech; but as he was about to draw back the hammer all his courage, all his resolution, crumbled in an instant like a tower of sand.
From Vandover and the Brute by Frank Norris
The thumb did not draw back the hammer.
From Louisiana Lou A Western Story by William West Winter
His body trembled as if with passion, as he started to draw back the hammer.
From The Strength of the Pines by Edison Marshall
