Patent ID: 6948273

Claim:
A gun comprising a body having a cavity for supporting a round of ammunition, a firing pin for striking the round of ammunition, a hammer for striking the firing pin, and a trigger mechanism for releasing the hammer, the hammer having a channel in its forward face for preventing direct contact between the hammer and the firing pin, a transfer bar situated in said channel, the transfer bar being movable between a safe position where it does not occupy a portion of the channel behind the firing pin, and a firing position where it does occupy the portion of the channel behind the firing pin, a rocker adapted for pivoting movement with respect to the hammer, a linkage extending between the trigger and the rocker for pivoting the rocker when the trigger is pulled rearward, and means connecting the rocker to the transfer bar such that the transfer bar can move to said firing position in the channel as the hammer falls forward only when the trigger is pulled rearward, wherein the rocker and the hammer are mounted for pivoting about a common axis with respect to the body.