Patent ID: 7234261
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A pistol with lockable manual safety mechanism lock comprising: a frame; a hammer pivotally mounted to the frame; a sear engageable with the hammer, the sear operable to hold the hammer in a cocked position and further to release the hammer from the cocked position to discharge the pistol; a manual safety movable into and out of engagement with the sear, the safety when engaged with the sear to prevent the sear from moving and releasing the hammer while held in the cocked position by the sear; and a locking member movable from an unlocked position in which the safety is freely movable, to a locked position in which the locking member engages the safety so that the safety cannot freely move and is locked into engagement with the sear while the hammer is held in the cocked position by the sear; wherein the safety further comprises a concave locking surface and the locking member further comprises a complimentary configured meshing convex engaging surface, the locking member surface meshing with the engaging surface when the locking member is in the locked position.