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Checking the manual safety/sear engagement on a 1911. First, cock the empty gun, put the manual safety in the “on safe” position, and pull the trigger firmly as shown…

If the pistol has a grip safety, cock the hammer of the empty gun, hold it in such a way that there is no pressure on the grip safety, and press the trigger back. If the hammer falls, the grip safety is not working.

If the gun has a hammer-drop feature (i.e., decocking lever), cock the hammer and drop a #2 pencil or a flathead Bic Stik pen down the bore, with the tip of the writing instrument pointing toward the muzzle. With the fingers clear of the trigger, activate the decocking lever. If the pencil or pen just quivers when the hammer falls, the decocking mechanism is in good working order. However, if the pen or pencil flies from the barrel, that means it was hit by the firing pin. You’re holding a dangerously broken gun, one that would have fired the round in the chamber if you had tried to decock it while loaded.

…now, remove finger from trigger guard…