At the instant of firing, the barrel and breechblock/slide unit were locked together, but as the slide started rearward, it bore against the top lug. The barrel had a lug on top of the chamber that mated with a helical groove on the inside of the slide and another on the bottom that fitted into a slot in the frame. Searle's design consisted of a separate breechblock that contained a spring-loaded striker with a prominent cocking lever that was inserted into the rear of the pistol's slide where it was held in place by a tongue-and-groove system.
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