Patent ID: 9429379
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: F41A,F42B

Claim Text:
1. A firearm comprising: a frame having an attached barrel defining a bore axis; a bolt operable to reciprocate within the frame; the bolt defining a firing pin passage; an elongated first firing pin portion defining a first firing pin axis aligned with the bolt axis and received within at least a first portion of the firing pin passage; a second firing pin portion separate from the first firing pin portion received within at least a second portion of the firing pin passage; the first firing pin portion being operable to contact the second firing pin portion such that the second firing pin portion discharges a cartridge in response to the first firing pin portion being struck by a hammer; and the second firing pin portion having a nose portion operable to strike a cartridge and extending away from the first firing pin portion, the nose portion being offset from the bolt axis.