Flare attachment for a firearm with a removable barrel

Flare attachment for a firearm with a removable barrel, said firearm being of the type having a receiver with bolt and cocking lever mechanism for actuating the firing pin, said receiver having an attachment end for receiving said removable barrel, the flare attachment comprising:

• a firing pin housing having a central bore and including first attachment means arranged to attach said firing pin housing to said attachment end of said receiver,
• a flare cartridge barrel having a flare chamber shaped to receive a flare cartridge therein, and including second attachment means arranged for temporarily attaching the flare cartridge barrel to the firing pin housing so that the central bore is coaxial with the flare chamber,
• a firing pin extension slidably disposed in the central bore, said firing pin extension having a first end for receiving impact from said bolt when the firing pin extension is in a first position and a second end for impacting a flare cartridge in said flare chamber when the firing pin extension slides to a second position,
• retainer means restricting the axial movement of the firing pin extension in the central bore, and
• spring means biasing the firing pin extension away from the flare cartridge barrel to said first position whereby the first end may receive an impact from said firing pin.