Patent ID: 9605921
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: F41A

Claim:
1. A percussion firing mechanism for a pistol, comprising, in combination: a pistol frame; a pistol barrel moveably disposed within said frame; a recoil spring; said pistol barrel is provided with a cartridge chamber and a breech end; a slide member having a longitudinal slot therein, an opened top rectangular port, and an enclosed vertical hole; said slide member including a slide bar having a breeching face member; a hammer disposed in said longitudinal slot; said hammer being provided with a firing pin, a front ledge, and a rear ledge; a case structure provided with a hammer spring therewithin and affixation catch members, said case structure having a front side thereof fixed to said slide member by way of said affixation catch members, and having a rear side thereof fixed to said slide member by a cross pin; a cartridge magazine including a magazine spring, a plurality of cartridges, and magazine lips; pistol loading is executed by retraction backwards of said slide member whereupon said recoil spring compresses, said slide bar moves beyond a back wall of said cartridge magazine allowing one of said plurality of cartridges under the influence of said magazine spring to contact said magazine lips; upon release of said slide member, said recoil spring relaxes and said slide member moves forwardly with said breeching face member pushing the cartridge contacting said magazine lips into said cartridge chamber; and said cartridge chamber having a central elongated axis which approximately coincides with a central elongated axis of the cartridge contacting said magazine lips, thus eliminating the possibility of the cartridge jamming against said breech end of said barrel.