Lever arrangement for automatic pistol for positioning firing pin and for decocking

摘要

A device or arrangement for automatic firearms in which a transverse rotatable element (10) is mounted in the slide (5) and is operable to move by camming action the firing pin (16) partially forward to avoid being struck by the hammer (6), all prior to its further functioning to rotate the sear (17) to release the hammer (6). The device also prevents further movement forward of the firing pin (16) during rotation and the device may include means to hold it in its firing-pin-forward position.