Pistol with a device for determining the number of shots

A pistol, said pistol comprising:

• a handle;
• a barrel that is stationary and fixed relative to said handle through which a bullet is discharged;
• a carriage that is slidably mounted to said handle that at least partially surrounds said barrel, wherein said carriage recoils upon discharge of the bullet;
• a return spring extending between said handle and said carriage for returning said carriage to an initial position after the recoil movement of said carriage;
• a deformation sensor attached to said handle, said deformation sensor configured to monitor deformation of said handle and to generate a first sensor signal as a consequence of recoil-induced deformation of said handle;
• a carriage state sensor attached to said handle, said carriage state sensor configured to monitor the position of said carriage relative to said handle and to generate a second sensor signal upon said carriage engaging a select amount of recoil movement relative to said handle;
• a processor configured to receive the first and second sensor signals, said processor including a memory in which a count of the number of bullets discharged is stored and said processor is configured to:
• measure the time interval between when the first sensor signal representative of the recoil-induced deformation of said handle is received and the second sensor signal representative of recoil movement of said carriage is received;
• and
• compare the measured time interval to a set time interval and, if the measured time interval correspondences to the set time interval, increasing by one the count indicating the number of bullets discharged.