Patent · US Expired

Hammer for a portable firearm

US6070353A · kind A · utility

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4References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

HECKLER & KOCH GmbH · DE

Inventors

Hermann Albrecht · Obermoschel, DE
Hans-Peter Bantle · Dunningen, DE
Robert Knöpfle · Alpirsbach, DE
Helmut Weldle · Obermoschel, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 2, 1998
Grant date	Jun 6, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 2, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF41A17/74
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hammer for a portable firearm, such as automatic pistol, which hammer is at least partially exposed and has a hammer piece (1), arranged for firing a bullet cartridge by striking action and an end piece (2) extending a given distance for facilitating grasping of the hammer piece and preferably connected to the hammer piece (1) in a flexible manner, where either the end piece (2), extends a given distance on the hammer piece (1), is mounted via a flexible connection, or the end piece (2) is made of a flexible material.

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