Patent ID: 7526889

Claim:
A trigger mechanism for handguns with a striking lever ( 2 ), a first striking spring ( 3 ) that is assigned to the striking lever ( 2 ) and serves for acting upon the striking lever ( 2 ) in the firing direction, a second striking spring ( 5 ) that is arranged parallel to the first striking spring and acts upon the striking lever ( 2 ) in the firing direction, a trigger ( 12 ), a trigger rod ( 13 ) connected to the trigger ( 12 ) that releases the striking lever ( 2 ) in a tensioned position in order to fire a shot, and a control element ( 7 ) rotatably arranged in the striking lever ( 2 ) that features a control element detent ( 29 ) for engaging with a trigger rod detent ( 30 ) of the trigger rod ( 13 ), characterized by the fact that the control element ( 7 ) cooperates with a drive element ( 8 ) in order to pre-tension or release the second striking spring ( 5 ).