A reader asked me and has asked other bloggers and fora. Everyone is stumped. So far. There is no hole for a retaining pin and that slot is weird, obviously.
TFB Review: CZ P-09 C Nocturne Pistol - The P-07’s Successor
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Česká zbrojovka, aka CZ recently launched the redesigned P-09 and P-07
pistols, which now go by the designation P-09 F Nocturne (full size) and
P-09 C Noct...
6 hours ago
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I believe Auto-Ordnance used to inflict that on their mainspring housings. No one really knows why. However, some pistolsmiths have taken to drilling a small vent hole on the inside face of the mainspring housing to prevent a buildup of oil, grease, or any other fluid inside the housing from interfering with the compression of the mainspring and its cap.
I had an Argentine 1911-ish pistol that had a mainspring housing much like that, IIRC.
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