초록

An improved action for a muzzle loading firearm utilizing a receiver with integral sidehammer easily converted from side to side and with the sidehammer having a spur pulled rearward to cock the hammer and having a positive push button bar safety.

대표청구항 ▼

A muzzle loader firearm action comprising in combination: a receiver having openings extending therethrough, said openings to accept a hammer, trigger-sear, and safety; a hammer pivotally mounted within said receiver and arranged alternately to move laterally to and from either of two plane surfaces

A muzzle loader firearm action comprising in combination: a receiver having openings extending therethrough, said openings to accept a hammer, trigger-sear, and safety; a hammer pivotally mounted within said receiver and arranged alternately to move laterally to and from either of two plane surfaces thereof, the rear projection of said hammer extending over one said opening in said receiver for engaging said trigger-sear mounted centrally in said receiver, the side projection of said hammer being provided with a nose selectively engageable with a percussion cap mounted on a nipple on the firearm and provided with a spur to enable said hammer to be moved rotationally about said pivot by pulling rearward parallel to said plane surfaces, the front projection of said hammer extending over a said opening in said receiver for engaging said safety mounted centrally in said receiver; spring means mounted centrally within said receiver and arranged to extend between said rear projection of said hammer and a fixed point immediately interior of either said plane surface whereby a given pivotal movement of said hammer compresses said spring means; a trigger-sear pivotally mounted centrally in a said opening of said receiver and biased into engagement with said rear projection of said hammer and lock means mounted on said trigger-sear for detachably engaging said rear projection of said hammer when said hammer is pivoted away from either of two said plane surfaces of said receiver; whereby said trigger-sear when actuated dislodges said lock means of said trigger-sear from said rear projection of said hammer causing said spring means to rotate said rear projection of said hammer toward said plane surface causing said nose to engage the percussion cap mounted on the nipple of the firearm; and a safety means comprising a blocking means located centrally in said opening of said receiver which axially slidably engages said front projection of said hammer when said hammer is pivoted away from either of two said plane surfaces of said receiver thereby the nose of said side projection of said hammer is prevented from engaging a percussion cap mounted on a nipple on the firearm.