Patent ID: 7908781
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: F41C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A muzzle loading firearm comprising: a barrel assembly having a barrel and a breech plug, said barrel defining a longitudinal bore and having a muzzle end and a breech end, and said breech plug being removably attached to the breech end of the barrel to enclose the rear of the bore; a rear stock assembly pivotally connected to the barrel assembly at a first pivot location, wherein the barrel assembly is moveable with respect to the stock assembly between an open position in which the breech end of the barrel is accessible for service and a closed position in which the breech end of the barrel is inaccessible for service and the firearm is secured for discharge; and a user-actuated lever arm operably connected to the stock assembly and to the barrel assembly for allowing for movement of the barrel assembly between the open and closed positions, wherein the lever arm is a trigger guard of the firearm, said trigger guard lying in a closed position against the stock assembly when the barrel assembly is in the closed position.