Muzzle-loading firearm with pivoting block action
OwnerInigo Lizarralde, Julian Echeberriainventors
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Abstract
A muzzle-loading firearm having a barrel and a pivoting firing mechanism. The barrel has a breech plug, a pivoting junction axle, and a blocking axle, and the firing mechanism has a trigger, hammer, striker and notch. The firing mechanism is pivotally attached to the barrel at the pivoting junction axle and the blocking axle is movably aligned in the notch. When the firing mechanism is pivoted, it is guided by the blocking axle in the notch ensuring sufficient clearance between said firing mechanism for easy placement of a percussion cap.
Claims23
1-16. (canceled)
A muzzle-loading firearm comprising:
- a barrel having:
- a breech plug;
- a pivoting junction axle;
- and
- a blocking axle;
- a pivoting firing mechanism having:
- a trigger;
- a hammer;
- a striker;
- and
- a notch;
- wherein the pivoting firing mechanism is pivotally attached to the barrel at the pivoting junction axle;
- wherein the blocking axle is slidably positioned in the notch;
- and
- wherein pivoting of the firing mechanism to an unblocked position is guided by the blocking axle in the notch and provides substantial clearance to the breach plug for the placement of a percussion cap.
A muzzle-loading firearm comprising:
- a barrel having:
- a breach plug inserted substantially at the back end of the barrel;
- a trigger guard blocking axle;
- and
- a pivoting junction axle;
- a pivoting firing mechanism having:
- a lineal striker which is substantially in line with the breach plug and substantially at the rear end of said barrel;
- a lineal striker spring substantially between the striker and the breach plug;
- a hammer having:
- a strike end, which is substantially behind the lineal striker and rotationally in line with the striker;
- a middle portion having:
- a hammer protuberance;
- and
- a set back uncocking support;
- a hammer lever portion having:
- a hammer safety notch;
- and
- a hammer cocked notch
- a hammer spring, wherein a first end of the spring is in contact with the hammer protuberance;
- a trigger having:
- a trigger uncocked lever;
- a trigger shooting lever;
- and
- a trigger safety lever;
- a trigger spring;
- and
- a trigger guard having:
- a pivot-guiding notch, wherein the trigger guard blocking axle is slidingly positioned within the pivot-guiding notch;
- and
- wherein the combination of the pivot-guiding notch and the trigger guard blocking axle directs the pivoting of said firing mechanism in respect to said barrel.
A muzzle-loading firearm comprising:
- a barrel having:
- a breach plug inserted substantially at the back end of the barrel;
- a blocking axle;
- and
- a pivoting axle;
- a pivoting firing mechanism having:
- a trigger;
- a trigger spring;
- a hammer;
- a hammer spring
- a lineal striker;
- and
- a striker spring;
- a trigger guard having a guiding notch;
- wherein the firing mechanism is pivotally attached the pivoting axle;
- and
- wherein the firing mechanism slides within the guiding notch at the blocking axle.
A firearm comprising:
- a barrel having a pivot axle and a blocking axle;
- a firing mechanism having a guiding notch wherein the firing mechanism is pivotally affixed to said barrel about the pivot axle;
- and
- wherein the guiding notch directs the pivoting action of the firing mechanism.
38-39. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.