Patent ID: 7143538
Filing Date: 2006-12-05
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. In a pistol having a firing hammer embodied within a firing hammer housing removable from an aperture in a grip backstrap of the frame of said pistol; an improvement comprising; a firing hammer housing retaining pin captive within an aperture of said removable firing hammer housing; said firing hammer housing retaining pin biased to project said firing hammer housing retaining pin partially from said removable firing hammer housing to further engage said frame of said pistol thereby; said biased firing hammer housing retaining pin retains said removable firing hammer housing to said frame of said pistol; and, said removable firing hammer housing is removed from said frame of said pistol by applying sufficient pressure to said removable firing hammer housing overcoming the tension upon said biased firing hammer housing retaining pin; and, said removable firing hammer housing is installed into said frame of said pistol by applying sufficient pressure to said removable firing hammer housing overcoming the tension upon said biased firing hammer housing retaining pin.