Patent ID: 6256915
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A pistol comprising a bolt (2); an extractor provided in the bolt (2), the extractor (1) having a recess (6), a rib (12) and a pivot pin (4); and a pistol chamber for receiving a cartridge (16) having a breech (15) with a recess (14); the improvement which comprises: an in-chamber cartridge indicator for providing a visual and tactile indication of the presence of the cartridge in the pistol chamber, said indicator comprising a clamp-shaped indicator (7) frontally provided with a rib (11) and rearwardly with a groove (9) for housing a spring (8), said indicator (7) being pivoted on the pin (4) and arranged in the respective recess (6) of the extractor (1), so that the rib (11) of indicator (7) is parallel to rib (12) of extractor, so that both ribs (11, 12) contact the recess (14) of breech (15) of cartridge (16), respectively, when the cartridge is lodged in the pistol chamber.