Percussion safety device

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus actuated by the explosion of a cartridge (2), particularly a slaughtering pistol, of the type comprising: a hammer (4) able to slide in a bore between a cocking position and a percussion position where it is in contact with a striker (3); flexible means (5) able to carry hammer (4) from its cocking position to its percussion position; a locking element (6) able to lock hammer (4) in its cocking position as well as in a safety position between the cocking position and the percussion position. The action of spring (5), which moves hammer (4), stops being exerted at a very small distance before hammer (4) throws striker (3) on cartridge (2) to be struck; and thereby locking element (6) of hammer (4) comprises a stop (10) which is pushed in the direction of hammer (4) and which, in uncocked position, rests against a tapered surface (9) of hammer (4) so as to push the latter constantly by separating it from striker (3) in the direction of the position where percussion spring (5) is stopped by stop (16).

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