초록 ▼

A muzzle-loading firearm having a bolt, a receiver, a striker mounted in the bolt and a breech plug or other part of the receiver carrying a percussion cap in which the bolt has an extension engageable with the breech plug to prevent inadvertent engagement of the striker and percussion cap when the

A muzzle-loading firearm having a bolt, a receiver, a striker mounted in the bolt and a breech plug or other part of the receiver carrying a percussion cap in which the bolt has an extension engageable with the breech plug to prevent inadvertent engagement of the striker and percussion cap when the plug is not properly seated. Further, the bolt extension may prevent bolt locking when the plug is not properly seated.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A muzzle-loading firearm having a receiver with a bolt reciprocally located therein which firearm is fired by releasing a striker against a removable percussion cap comprisinga) said percussion cap located on a nipple in the receiver on a threaded breech plug in the barrel;b) the b

[ We claim:] [1.] A muzzle-loading firearm having a receiver with a bolt reciprocally located therein which firearm is fired by releasing a striker against a removable percussion cap comprisinga) said percussion cap located on a nipple in the receiver on a threaded breech plug in the barrel;b) the bolt located in the receiver for reciprocation rearward and forward therein and having in the bolt said striker with a striker face which striker face has a cocked and an uncocked position; andc) extension means on said bolt which extension means are structurally part of the bolt and which extension means move with the bolt as the bolt reciprocates for controlling the spacing between the cocked striker face and the percussion cap, said extension means preventing the condition of the threaded breech plug when partially or fully unscrewed coming in contact with the striker face in its cocked position to engage said percussion cap, which condition would exist absent the extension means; andd) said extension means being spaced from the breech plug when such plug is properly screwed in place, reby preventing unintentioned ignition caused by vigorous forward bolt movement against a partially or fully unscrewed said breech plug.