Apparatus for a motor vehicle lock

An apparatus for a motor vehicle lock, comprising

• a catch with a catch axis of rotation, a work arm, an impact arm, and a catch bolt recess, said catch bolt recess being arranged between said work arm and said impact arm, wherein said work arm comprises a first metallic member and has a first catch portion circumferentially spaced from a primary catch portion of the work arm;
• a latch case to which the catch is mounted for rotation about the catch axis of rotation between a closed position for capturing a catch bolt and an open position for releasing the catch bolt;
• and
• a pawl mounted to the latch case for rotation about a pawl axis of rotation, the pawl having a cantilever arm extending from the pawl axis of rotation and a locking portion at a distal end of the cantilever arm for engaging the first catch portion so as to block movement of the catch toward its open position at a partially closed position of the catch intermediate the open and closed positions of the catch, and for engaging the primary catch portion so as to block movement of the catch toward its open position at the closed position of the catch;
• wherein the first catch portion is adjacent to the catch bolt recess and the primary catch portion is adjacent to an outer surface of the work arm opposite the catch bolt recess.