Shooting arms with a safety device

Abstract

A sporting or hunting arm comprising a barrel assembly, a casing containing the triggering mechanism, a safety means for changing the arm from a safe to a ready-to-fire position, and a supplementary safety device comprising a time-lag relay started by a sensor when the safety lever is changed into the ready-to-fire position and emitting a signal after lapse of a preadjusted time interval, the signal being either an audible signal emitted by a buzzer or a visible signal emitted by a diode, and/or causing an actuator to return the safety means into the safe position. The safety means can be a cocking slide held in cocked position by a holding lever, wherein the actuator acts on the holding lever or on a shock-safety means. Warning means responding to the state of loading of the battery and an adjusting device accessible from outside can be provided.

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