Patent ID: 6993864

Claim:
A locking block for a compact semi-automatic pistol having a frame, a slide, a barrel and a firing mechanism, said locking block comprising: a front end having a substantially u-shaped opening; a rear end including a crossbar transverse to a firing axis of the pistol, said transverse crossbar engages the barrel and halts the rearward longitudinal movement of the barrel upon discharge of the pistol and guides the barrel between a locked and unlocked position; laterally spaced side walls, each side wall having a guide rail which engages a groove formed in the slide, said grooves and guide rails extending in a plane parallel to a firing axis of the pistol, said grooves and guide rails guides the slide forward and rearward relative to the frame of the pistol; said guide rails having front and rear edge surfaces and a bottom surface, said front and rear edge surfaces being located on opposing ends of the guide rails and extending in planes that intersect the plane of the firing axis of the pistol; a means for reducing the relative movement of the block and frame upon discharge of the pistol; and wherein said front end, rear end, transverse crossbar, side walls and guide rails are unitary component.