LIGHT-WEIGHT FIRING CONTROL HOUSING FOR REVOLVER

摘要

A revolver with light-weight firing control housing includes a cylinder frame supporting a rotatable cylinder defining a plurality of cartridge-receiving chambers and a firing control housing made of a non-metallic material. The firing control housing attaches to the cylinder frame and supports firing control mechanism components, such as a trigger and a pivotable hammer actuated by the trigger. In one embodiment,, the firing control housing may be made of a polymer and the cylinder frame may be metal.