Decocking mechanism for a semi-automatic firearm
US5086579A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A17/74
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Improved decocking mechanism for a semi-automatic firearm has a lever pivotable on one side of the frame of the gun. One end of the lever includes an actuator and the opposite end, has a sector gear meshed with the toothed surface of a pawl rotatable on the hammer pin between a first position and a second position. The pawl is disposed adjacent the hammer and includes a first leg engageable with the sear to pivot the same against sear spring pressure out of engagement with a first notch adapted for holding the hammer in its fully cocked position. The pawl includes a second leg engageable with the drawbar to pivot the same downwardly to prevent its engagement with the sear in response to the trigger pull. The hammer includes a second notch engageable with the sear to hold the hammer in a half-cocked position and a reset pin disposed to engage the first leg and to return the pawl and the decocking lever to their at-rest positions upon forward rotation of the hammer. A decocking lever spring serves to urge the decocking lever to its initial position.
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