Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
hakenlose Flinte
English translation:
hammerless shotgun
German term
hakenlose Flinte
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Proposed translations
Germany
An American scholar based in Germany
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, English
hammerless shotgun
Weitere Erfindungen nach Krieghoff-Patenten: eine Einabzugskonstruktion, das Pulvermikromaß sowie die Schlagstücksicherung für hahnlose Gewehre. Gerade letzteres wird mehrfach prämiert. Wo Licht ist, ist aber auch Schatten: Die erste hakenlose Bockdoppelflinte oder ein mit Luft gefülltes Gummikissen im Bereich der Schaftbacke erweisen sich als Flops.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerless
A hammerless firearm is a firearm that lacks an exposed hammer or hammer spur. Although it may not literally lack a hammer, it lacks a hammer that the user can pull.
In rifles, using a striker rather than a hammer is a substantial improvement because the time from trigger pull to firing can be less. This makes the rifle more accurate, because the rifleman's muscular tremors have less time to move the rifle off-aim...
The earliest cartridge firearms simply copied the older style of action; the .45-70 "Trapdoor" rifle and most early cartridge double-barreled shotguns are good examples of this. In these designs, the loading of the cartridge(s) and the cocking of the hammer(s) were separate operations. While rifles evolved away quickly away from these early breech loading designs, the double-barrelled shotgun retained its popularity, and, for some time, its exposed hammers.
http://www.icollector.com/Sempert-and-Krieghoff-Left-Handed-...
Sempert and Krieghoff Left Handed Double Barrel Hammerless Side by Side Shotgun
Germany
BA in English. Passionate about language
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English
Discussion
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flinte
"Zur Vereinfachung des Verschlusses gibt es heute oft hakenlose Verschlüsse, die seitlich eingreifen. Man nennt sie Flanken-Verschlüsse. Bei diesen ist der Drehpunkt auf Höhe der unteren Laufseelenachse. Dieses entlastet den Verschluss und, wie bei Sauer oder Beretta, reicht ein kräftiger Riegel bzw. Flankenverschluss aus. "