Pistol

A pistol for firing a cartridge, the cartridge having a head and a mouth, comprising:

• a housing having an open channel with an opening located generally normal to the longitudinal axis of the open channel;
• a firing pin located within the housing and positioned above the opening;
• a trigger operatively connected to the firing pin so as to cause the firing pin to impact a force onto the head of a cartridge, positioned within the open channel with the mouth facing the opening, when squeezed by a hand of an operator;
• a magazine having a plurality of chambers, each chamber adapted to hold the cartridge, and adapted to slide within the open channel;
• a hammer spring having a first arm held against an upper wall of the housing, and a second arm in a normally lowered position;
• a sear, having a first leg and a second leg positioned in a normally folded relation, pivotally attached to the housing;
• a return spring having a first end attached to the housing and a second end attached to the first leg;
• a connect rod having a third end attached to the first leg and a fourth end connected to the first arm and adapted to slide along a portion of the first arm;
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• whereas squeezing of the trigger causes the first arm to articulate upwardly causing the fourth end to slide toward the second arm causing the first leg and the second leg to move to a generally unfolded relation and thereby pushing on the head of the cartridge within the magazine and where the return spring returns the first leg and second leg into folded relation upon the first arm returning into the normally lowered position.