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Dropping the Hammer is similar but inferior in popularity to Cocking the Hammer. The hammer is a small piece in the back of a handgun which snaps forward when shot to light the flint stone and shoot a bullet. It has come into disuse because today most handguns are cocked by pulling on a piece that dominates the size of the gun on top of the barrel.
