Selectively Releasable Flashlight Attachment Device for Handgun

A releasable flashlight attachment device for firearms comprising:

• a receiving section mountable to a firearm accessory mounting rail extending below and parallel to a barrel of the firearm;
• a flashlight nesting section adapted to hold a flashlight parallel to said barrel and rail so as to project light emitted by the flashlight parallel to said barrel and rail, said flashlight nesting section extending laterally from said receiving section to dispose said nesting section to one side of the firearm when said receiving section is mounted to said firearm mounting rail;
• a spring and locking tab mountable in said receiving section, said spring and locking tab engaging selective locking notches in said rail when the receiver is mounted thereon, and said spring and locking tab being mounted in selected opposing directions for placement of said nesting section on either side of the firearm;
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• said receiving section being engagable and mounted to said firearm accessory mounting rail by sliding on said rail or being snapped into place thereon and being unsnapped therefrom by relative rotation between said device and said rail or sliding forwardly off said rail, said receiving section flexing open in order to snap mount onto said rail, and said receiving section flexing open in order to demount from said rail.