Patent ID: 8443536
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A hammer for a firearm that is configured to be powered by a hammer spring, comprising: a main body portion including an upper end and a lower end, the main body portion configured to be pivotally connected to a firearm receiver at a pivot located at the lower end of the main body; a firing pin contact protrusion extending in a first direction from an upper end of the main body portion, the firing pin contact protrusion defining a front surface arranged and configured to impact a firing pin, wherein the firing pin contact protrusion is generally aligned with the main body portion; and a sear hook protrusion extending in a second direction of the upper end of the main body portion, the sear hook protrusion defining a primary sear hook and an opposed secondary sear hook located at a distal end of the sear hook protrusion, wherein the sear hook protrusion is generally perpendicular to the main body portion; wherein the hammer includes a depressed area on both a first side and an opposed second side of the main body portion, and wherein the depressed area is positioned offset from the periphery edge of the hammer and located within an area bound between a top of the pivot, side flanges along the length of the main body portion, the firing pin contact protrusion, and the sear hook protrusion; and wherein said depressed area is perforated by an aperture.