Patent ID: 6539658
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A safety mechanism dedicated to a single-action type firearm, equipped with a firing system using a hammer, comprising:said hammer striking a firing pin of the firearm when firing, said hammer having a tooth; a hammer ring mounted with the hammer, said hammer ring having a stop that engages the hammer tooth; a trigger-activated sear, which, during firing, releases the hammer ring; a hammer strut including a hammer spring which is compressed to cock the hammer and which, when firing, propels the hammer ring, causing the hammer to strike the firing pin; safeties that control movement of the hammer, the sear, and a slide of the firearm that supports the firing pin; a right cocking lever and a left cocking lever, the left cocking lever being activated manually to release the safeties by releasing the sear, the hammer and the slide; a return spring, to return the hammer backwards into a cocked position, ready to fire single action, a cocking lever spring that exerts upward force on the left cocking lever; a hammer spring, which is fixed by a pin to the hammer strut; a pin fastened to the right cocking lever to secure the right cocking lever to an axle of the mechanism; and a sear spring that holds the sear in position relative to the hammer.