Hammer safety for firearms
Abstract
Abstract AN ACCESSIBLE "SAFETY" IS PROVIDED IN A HAMMER OF A FIREARM WHEREIN SAID HAMMER IS EXPOSED FOR MANIPULATION, WHEREBY ALTERNATE BLOCKING AND FIRING POSITIONS OF THE SAFETY ARE READILY ACCOMPLISHED AS CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRE. IN THE SAFETIED CONDITION, THE SAFETY IS POSITIONED TO BLOCK ENTRY OF THE FIRING PIN THROUGH THE FRAME BY ESTABLISHING AN ABUTMENT AT OR ABOUT THE PLACE OF ENTRY OF SAID PIN THROUGH SAID FRAME. IN THE FIRING CONDITION, THE SAFETY IS POSITIONED TO PERMIT ENTRY OF THE FIRING PIN THROUGH THE FRAME, BY REMOVING SAID ABUTMENT FROM SAID PLACE OF ENTRY. THE SAFETY IS MANUALLY MOVABLE BETWEEN ALTERNATE POSITIONS, BEING HELD IN ALTERNATE "SAFE" AND "FIRE" POSI- TIONS BY DETENT MEANS. A FEATURE IS DURABILITY WHICH INVOLVES A HARDENED SAFETY ELEMENT THAT IS MOVABLE AND THAT SEATS DIRECTLY IN THE HAMMER.
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- 👤 George H Worrall Sr
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