EP0077790B1 - Gun - Google Patents

Abstract

Gun with a handle provided with a trigger mechanism and a slide sliding on the handle containing the barrel and the breech as well as a return spring bearing on the handle and the slide. The breech is provided with a striker actuable by a striker spring or with a hammer subjected to the action of a hammer spring. The trigger mechanism has a stop (231) rising in the path of the striker, respectively of the hammer and guided substantially in parallel to this path. The stop is connected to the trigger (63) through a connection piece (225) and is displaceable in the direction of the cocked position of the striker, respectively of the hammer under the tension of the latter upon actuating the trigger. According to the invention, the stop (231) performs consecutively a cocking motion and a triggering motion, which are not parallel between each other, the stop (231) being prevented from effecting a motion in the trigger direction during the cocking motion, for example by means of a slide guiding (232, 233). The cocking by means of the trigger (63) results from an intermediary biased position of the striker, resp. of the hammer, whereby a stop spring (228) withstands the tension. Further disclosed are a spear-shaped striker tip, a break-joint gun locking, a plastic handle provided with metallic guiding slots, a plastic magazine provided with metallic guiding rails for the ejection of the projectile cartridge, and a magazine locking.

Description

The invention relates to a pistol with a handle having the trigger device and a slide sliding thereon, containing the barrel and the breech, and with a return spring which is supported on the handle and breech, the breech with a firing pin spring (CH-A-494 386 ) or a firing pin which can be driven under the action of a hammer spring (DE-C-316 069) and the trigger device has a stop which projects into the movement path of the firing pin or hammer and is guided essentially parallel to this movement path and by means of a connecting piece connected to the trigger and is movable when actuated in the clamping direction of the firing pin or hammer.

The known pistols of this type cause difficulties for people who only use the pistol at longer intervals and then mostly unprepared because their handling requires several tasks.

If a separate fuse is provided, it can happen that the gunner no longer knows with certainty whether the pistol is secured or not after a fire break. For this reason, it happens that an intended shot cannot be fired in time or that unintentional shots, e.g. in a scuffle.

In another known design, the hammer is tensioned when the cartridge is inserted into the barrel. In order to be able to carry the pistol ready to fire, the hammer must be released by means of a release lever for safety reasons. If a shot is to be fired, the hammer is cocked again using the trigger. This process requires a large amount of force, which requires a long trigger travel without a pressure point being recognizable. The pistol is unsecured after firing and after the further shots require only slight forces on the trigger, the risk of an unintentional shot is high. In order to achieve fall and shock protection, a separate locking of the firing pin is provided, which is released when the trigger lever is actuated before the hammer hits the firing pin.

Guns were also equipped with their own clamping lever, which can be actuated by the three fingers gripping the pistol grip. However, it is difficult to move the three fingers independently of the index finger on the trigger, so that incorrect actions can occur. The pistol is unsecured when the grip lever is cocked as described above, which can lead to unintentional shots.

The known pistols have in common that the trigger device holds the firing pin or hammer in its cocked position and in this state the pistol is unsecured and cocked and is therefore sensitive to impact and falls.

The invention aims to provide a pistol in which the trigger force is not only the same size with each shot, but also less than in the case of similar pistols, and furthermore the separate actuation of a safety, unlocking or relaxation is eliminated.

To achieve this goal, several measures can be taken individually or side by side.

The basic idea of the invention is to provide the starting position of the stop for the firing pin or for the hammer at an intermediate point in the movement path of the firing pin or hammer, so that the firing pin spring or hammer spring is partially tensioned.

As a result, the trigger mechanism can be dimensioned so that the trigger force is significantly less than in the known pistols. The starting position of the firing pin is preferably provided in that region of its movement path or that of the hammer in which the force of the partially tensioned firing pin spring or hammer spring is insufficient to trigger a shot.

Another basic idea is to always keep the pistol in a relaxed or at least partially relaxed state, to fire each shot with the trigger and to facilitate spring tensioning, the condition of the pistol before the first shot being the same as before the following shots.

This is achieved in that a stop spring is provided which engages on the one hand in the handle and on the other hand on the trigger device and whose force, depending on size and direction, supports the tensioning of the firing pin spring or hammer spring by means of the trigger lever.

The arrangement of the stop spring means that only the difference between the forces of the firing pin or hammer spring and the stop spring can be overcome on the trigger, this difference being able to be optimally coordinated by the choice of the stop spring.

Finally, the invention is based on the idea of installing the lock in the trigger mechanism, so that the unlocking and triggering take place with the same elements, the state of the pistol being the same before the first shot as before the subsequent shots.

This is achieved in that the guide, which determines the path of the stop during the pure clamping movement, ensures that the stop protrudes into the path of movement of the firing pin or hammer. The pistol is therefore always in a relaxed or partially relaxed state Status.

Security is increased if the other principles of the invention are applied and e.g. the starting position of the stop is provided at an intermediate point in the path of movement of the firing pin or hammer. A further increase in safety can be achieved if the starting position of the firing pin is provided in the subcritical area of its movement path or that of the hammer, in which the force of the partially tensioned firing pin spring or hammer spring is insufficient to trigger a shot. Since the pistol must be cocked before each shot, it is useful that the stop, as already mentioned above, is under the action of a stop spring, the force of which, depending on size and direction, supports the tensioning of the firing pin spring or hammer spring by means of the trigger lever.

The handling of the gun according to the invention is thereby brought to the simplest possible shape. It is ready to fire at any time after the cartridge has been inserted into the barrel, but is still completely safe against unintentional shots. In this state the pistol is also fully fall and shockproof. Because the trigger force is always the same, the accuracy is increased. Flawless and safe handling of the pistol is also guaranteed for inexperienced users.

Due to the small number of individual parts and the possible combination of the trigger device in a small space, the handle can be made in one piece, preferably made of plastic, so that the total weight is far less than in the comparable known pistols. The production is also simplified and cheaper.

The object of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing in three embodiments. 1 and 2 show a pistol according to the invention in side and front views, FIG. 3 shows a longitudinal section through the front part of the pistol, FIG. 4 shows a corresponding top view, FIG. 5 shows a longitudinal section through the breech, FIG. 6 shows a bottom view according to arrow VI in FIG. 5, FIG. 7 a section along the line VII-VII in FIG. 5, FIG. 8 a plan view of the rear part of the release mechanism, FIG. 9 a longitudinal section, FIG. 10 a section along the line XX in Fig. 9, Fig. 11 is a side view of this mechanism in its untensioned state, Fig. 12 is the same view of the ready-to-fire mechanism, Figs. 13 to 16 a second embodiment of the trigger device, namely Figs. 13 and 15 in longitudinal section 14 shows a section along the line XIV-XIV in FIG. 13, FIG. 16 shows a section along the line XVI-XVI in FIG. 15, FIGS. 17 to 20 show a third design of the extraction device, specifically FIG. 17 and 18 in longitudinal section, Fig. 19 in section along the line XIX.XI X in Fig. 18, Fig. 20 is a plan view in the direction of arrow XX in Fig. 18, Figs. 21 to 23, the locking device for the cartridge magazine in longitudinal section, in section along the line XXII-XXII in Fig. 21 and in section along the line XXIII-XXIII in Fig. 22, Figs. 24 to 31, a gun of a different type, etc. 24 shows a side view, FIG. 25 shows a partial longitudinal section and FIG. 26 shows a top view of the handle, FIG. 27 shows a partial section through the trigger device, FIG. 28 shows a top view of the handle, FIG. 29 shows a bottom view of the slide, 30 and 31 a firing pin of modified form in section and front view, FIGS. 32 to 35 a pistol magazine which is suitable for the pistols according to the invention, in side, rear and front views and in plan view and FIGS. 36 to 39 a further variant of the trigger device, the remaining parts of the pistol not being shown in FIGS. 36 to 38, FIG. 36 in a side view, FIG. 37 in a top view, FIG. 38 in a view in the direction of the arrow XXXVIII in FIGS. 37 and Fig. 39 the associated carriage in bottom view.

The pistol consists of a handle piece, designated in its entirety by 1, and a slide, designated in its entirety by 2, which is displaceably arranged on the handle piece by means of a tongue and groove guide 3. The barrel 4 and the closure 5 are accommodated in the carriage 2. The barrel 4 has the cartridge chamber 6 and a downwardly projecting projection 7, into which a recess 8 is made, from which a groove 9 extending obliquely from the bottom to the front extends. The barrel 4 protrudes with an upward projection 10 into an opening 11 of the carriage 2, whereby the barrel 4 and closure 5 are locked together. The barrel 4 projects with play through an opening 12 at the front end of the carriage 2, so that the barrel is held only in the region of its cartridge chamber 6.

The carriage 2 is provided with an end wall 13 which serves as a spring plate for a return spring 14. The other spring plate is formed by the flange edge 15 of a sleeve 16 which is surrounded by the return spring 14 with play. The front end 17 of the sleeve 16 is accommodated with play in a bore 18 in the end wall 13. The sleeve 16 is held in the axial direction by an angle 19 which is inserted with a flange into a slot in the handle 1.

In the handle 1 there is also an eccentric, designated in its entirety by 20, which consists of the two disks 21, 21 'which are rotatably mounted in a bore of the handle 1 and which are connected to one another by a web 22. The disc 21 'protrudes from the handle 1 and is connected to a spring lever 23, the free end 24 of which can snap into a pin 25.

In the carriage 2, the closure 5 is axially immobile. It only has centering surfaces which correspond to corresponding counter surfaces of the barrel 4. In a firing pin 26 is arranged displaceably and carries the firing pin 27 at the front.

The firing pin has a section 28 of smaller diameter, on which a spring plate 29 can be placed like a rider and on which the firing pin spring 30 is supported. With its other end, it rests on a shoulder 31 of a spring sleeve 32, which is open at the bottom and ends flush with the rear end face of the closure 5. In the spring sleeve 32, a small forward spring 33 is accommodated, which is supported on the one hand from the inside on the shoulder 31 of the spring sleeve and on the other hand on a nose 34 of the firing pin 26, which protrudes downward with its tip from the closure 5 and in a slot 35 of the closure is guided. It is provided with an inclined surface 38. The position of the firing pin is determined by the contact of the section 37 on the spring plate 29.

On the underside 38 of the closure 5, strips 39, 40 are arranged one behind the other and at a distance so that there is a gap 41. The outer flank of the bar 39 and the inner flank of the bar 40 lie approximately in one plane. The closure also has a pull-out claw 42.

A guide piece 45 is inserted in the handle 1 behind the shaft 43 for the cartridge magazine 44 and fixed in position by means of a pin 46. It extends to the rear end wall 47 of the handle 1. The guide piece 45 is provided with a bore 48, the axis of which is parallel to the axis of the firing pin 26. A stop sleeve 49 is inserted into this bore, which contains a stop spring 50 which is supported on the one hand on the bottom of the bore 48 and on the other hand on the end wall 51 of the stop sleeve 49. To guide them, a pin 52 is inserted in the bottom of the bore 48 and a pin 53 in the end wall 51. The spring 50 has radial play in the stop sleeve 49. The wire ends 54, 55 of the stop spring 50 are angled in the axial direction and each inserted in a smaller hole in the bottom of the hole 48 of the end wall 51. The stop spring 50 is biased not only in the axial direction, but also in the circumferential direction, in that the stop sleeve 49 is inserted rotated by one or more rotations. As a result, it strives to turn clockwise according to arrow 56, FIG. 10. However, it is prevented because it has a wing 57 which is supported on the upper end face 58 of the guide piece 45.

The guide piece 45 also has a shoulder 59 which is interrupted by a slot 60. The width of the slot 60 is selected so that a stop 61 seated on the sleeve 49 can pass through.

Furthermore, the guide piece 45 is provided with a longitudinal, open recess 62 in which a trigger slide 64 connected to the trigger lever 63 can be displaced. It takes up only part of the recess 62 and engages under the wing 57 with its arm 65, as shown in FIG. 12

is shown. The arm 65 ends in a hook 66 which interacts with a step 67 in the guide piece 45. Furthermore, the slider 64 has a wedge surface 68 which merges into a guide edge 69. The slider 64 is thus guided on the one hand from the bottom 70 of the recess 62 and on the other hand with the edge 69 on the underside 38 of the closure 5, so that it essentially only can move in the direction of the axis of the firing pin 26. It is provided with a bend 71, to which a hairpin spring 73 accommodated in an elongated recess 72 of the guide piece 45 engages with its longer leg 74. Its shorter spring end rests in a latching 75. The spring is designed so that the longer leg 74 moves the trigger slide 64 forward and tries to force the arm 65 in the direction of the spring sleeve 49.

In the handle 76 of the handle part 1, a rectangular channel is arranged transversely to the shaft 43 for the cartridge magazine 44. A slide 77 is inserted in it, which has a bayonet guide 78 which is open at the bottom. Adjacent to this slide 77, the shaft 43 is provided with an approximately wedge-shaped recess 79, which runs out into a bore in which a spring wire 80 is inserted, the free end 81 of which lies in the bayonet guide 78. Furthermore, the slider 77 protrudes from the handle 76 at one end 82, so that it can be moved against the force of the spring 80. It carries a wedge-shaped nose 83, which snaps into a groove in the magazine 44.

5 to 11, the gun is shown in the relaxed state. In order to insert the first cartridge 84 into the barrel 4, the slide 2 is pushed back against the force of the return spring 14. Here, the web 22 of the eccentric 20 comes into the groove 9 and swivels the barrel downward and holds it in the axial direction as soon as the web 22 abuts the bottom of the groove 9. The projection 10 of the barrel is removed from the recess 11 so that the carriage 2 with the closure 5 can be moved further back. Here, the nose 34 of the firing pin 26 takes the stop 61 to the rear. The nose 34 is secured against rotation by the groove 35 and likewise the stop 61, which lies against the front part of the shoulder 59. Only when the stop 61 and thus the stop sleeve 49 is pushed back so that the stop spring 50 relaxes that the stop 61 can enter the slot 60, does the inclined surface 36 of the nose 34 push the stop 61 against the rotational force of the stop spring 50 into the slot 60 and can thus overflow the stop 61. As soon as the nose 34 releases the stop 61, this returns under the rotary action of the stop spring 50 to the position shown in FIG. 10. The sleeve 49 lies with its end wall 51 on the rear end wall 47 of the handle part 1 and remains under the action the axial force of the stop spring 50 in this position.

As soon as the upper part of the gun is moved forward, the nose 34 of the firing pin 26 hits the stop 61, the force of the firing pin spring 30 outweighing that of the stop spring 50, so that the nose 34 moves the stop 61 and the sleeve 49 so far forward whose end face touches the bottom of the bore 48 in the guide piece 45. When the carriage 2 is advanced further, the stop 61 now holds the nose 34 and thus the firing pin 26, as a result of which the firing pin spring 30 is partially tensioned. At the same time the cartridge chamber 6 is closed by the breech and the barrel is moved forward. Here, the rear part of the barrel is raised by the web 22, so that the projection 10 engages again in the recess 11 of the carriage 2 and the barrel 4 and closure 5 are locked.

If the trigger lever 63 is pressed, the trigger slide 64 moves to the rear, as a result of which the wedge surface 68 comes under the wing 57 and attempts to pivot it upward. However, since the stop 61 rests on the front shoulder 59, the wing 57, the sleeve 49, the stop 61 and the firing pin nose 34 carried along by the trigger lever 63 become loose as the stop spring 50 relaxes and the firing pin spring 30 is further tensioned moved backwards. In this case, only the difference between the forces of the springs 30 and 50 is to be applied to the trigger lever 63. By selecting the characteristics of these springs, the force on the trigger lever 63 can be optimized.

As soon as the stop 61 reaches the slot 60, the wedge surface 68 of the trigger slide 64 lifts the wing 57 and pivots the stop 61 into the slot 60. As a result, the nose 34 is released and the firing pin 26 is thrown forward under the force of the spring 30, the spring force of the forward spring 33 being overcome. According to the kinetic energy of the firing pin 26, the firing pin 27 strikes the cartridge with the required force and ignites it. As soon as the projectile has left the barrel, the powder gases move the carriage 2 to the rear in the manner described at the beginning, the bar 39 on the underside 38 of the closure 5 gripping the leading edge 69 of the trigger slide 64 and moving it outward against the force of the hairpin spring 73 . As a result, the wing 57 comes out of engagement with the wedge surface 68 and, together with the stop 61, which in this case emerges from the slot 60, returns to its starting position under the rotational force of the stop spring 50, in which the wing 57 on the surface 58 of the guide piece 45 rests. If, under the action of the return spring 14, the carriage moves forward again, the nose 34 takes the stop 61 with it until the sleeve 49 meets the end face of the sleeve 48 at the bottom of the bore 48. When the carriage 2 is moved further forward, the firing pin spring 30 is partially tensioned again. Since the trigger slide 64 does not yet engage the wing 57, it is prevented that continuous fire occurs when the trigger lever 63 is pressed. Only when the trigger lever 63 is released does the guide edge 69 slide forward along the bar 40 and is pressed inwards in the gap 41 between the bars 39, 40 by the spring 73, so that the arm 65 of the trigger slide 64 comes under the wing 57 . At the same time, the advance spring 33 moves the firing pin 26 until its front part 37 abuts the spring plate 29, the firing pin 27 being pulled back into the closure 5. The pistol is now ready to fire again.

If the spring arm 23 is pulled out of the catch 25, the eccentric 20 can be pivoted by 180 ° with its help. As a result, the web 22 releases the barrel 4 and the entire carriage 2 can be pulled off to the front. The return spring 14 remains tensioned since the shoulder 15 of the sleeve 16 bears against the projection 7 of the barrel 4. The carriage 2 is therefore moved without the use of force.

13 to 16 show a further embodiment of the trigger mechanism according to the invention. The remaining parts of the gun can, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 11, be formed.

A projection 101 protrudes downward from the closure 5 and is integral with the firing pin 26. This is housed in the closure 5, which is used together with the barrel in the carriage 2. The end 102 of a lever 103 which serves as a stop and which is provided at the other end with an elongated hole 104 which is penetrated by a bearing pin 105 projects into the movement path of the nose 101. A spring 106 is inserted in the handle 1 and presses with the free end against the articulated end of the lever 103, so that the outer end of the elongated hole 104 abuts the journal 105. On this a hairpin spring 107 is arranged, the shorter end 108 is anchored in the handle 1 and the longer arm 109 engages a pin 110 which is attached to the lever 103. The spring tries to obscure the lever clockwise until it rests against a stop 111 in the handle 1, FIG. 15.

The lever 103 has a shoulder 112 which cooperates with a counter shoulder 113 of the handle 1. The counter shoulder has a length such that it only releases the shoulder 112 when the lever 103 is in its rear end position, FIG. 15, in which it rests on the stop 111. Before this end position, the shoulders prevent the lever 103 from moving against the force of the spring 106 and thus prevent the elongated hole 104 from sliding over the bearing pin 105.

On the pin 110 of the lever 103, a shoulder 114 of the trigger slide 115 engages, which is guided by the wall 116 of an opening 117 in the handle 1. He reaches over the arm with one 118 Pin 110 and its end face 119 cooperates with a counter surface 120. This is formed by an angling of a leaf spring 121, which is anchored in the handle 1. Above the counter surface 120, the leaf spring 121 is provided with a control edge 122 which interacts with a bar 123 on the underside of the closure 5. The end face 124 of the strip 123 is arranged obliquely, as shown in FIG. 16.

In the relaxed state of the pistol, the lever 10 bears against the stop 111 under the force of the spring 107. If the carriage 2 is moved backwards in order to insert the first cartridge from the magazine into the cartridge chamber, the nose 101 slides over the end face 125 of the lever 103 and moves it downward against the force of the spring 106. As a result, the lever 103 is overrun by the nose 101. During the forward movement of the carriage 2, the firing pin nose 101 takes the lever 103, which now protrudes again with the end 102 into its path, forward until it abuts a stop 126. In this position, the nose 101 and thus the firing pin is held. When the carriage 2 is advanced further, the firing pin spring is partially tensioned. The pistol is now ready to fire.

If the trigger slide 115 is moved backwards using the trigger lever, it slides on the surface 116 of the handle 1 and its shoulder 114 takes the pin 110, the lever 103 and the nose 101 with it. At the same time, the firing pin spring is tensioned. As soon as the lever 103 has reached its rear end position and bears against the stop 111, the end face 119 of the trigger slide 115 hits the counter surface 120 and moves the trigger slide 115 downward, so that it stands out from the surface 116 and the pin 110 and the lever 103 moves against the force of the spring 106 down. As a result, the free lever end 102 comes out of the movement path of the nose 101 and releases it, as a result of which the firing pin is thrown forward under the action of the fully tensioned firing pin spring in the manner described above and the cartridge ignites.

If the carriage 2 is driven backwards under the action of the powder gases, the inclined surface 124 of the bar 123 on the closure 5 urges the leaf spring outward, FIG. 14. The control edge 122 of the leaf spring 121 lies against the bar 123 until the carriage 2 again occupies its foremost position. Due to the deflection of the spring 121, the counter surface 120 slides off the end face 119 of the trigger slide 115 and the spring 106 lifts the lever 103 and thus the arm 118 of the trigger slide 115. If the strip 123 in the foremost position of the closure 5 releases the control edge 122, the leaf spring 121 cannot return to its original position because the arm 118 is at the same height as the bend at which the counter surface 120 is located. Only when the trigger tap is released and the trigger slide 115 slides forward is the leaf spring 121 released and in the rest position shown. The trigger slide does not have to get into its foremost position shown in FIG. 13, but the pistol is ready to fire again when the surfaces 119 and 120 face each other again. This embodiment of the trigger device allows rapid firing sequences.

Here, too, the mechanism can be accommodated in a block which, like the guide piece 45, is inserted in the handle part.

Instead of shifting the lever 103 in its longitudinal direction, the lever can also be moved laterally out of the movement path of the firing pin nose 101. Such an embodiment is not shown because it is essentially a combination of the two described embodiments.

17 to 20 show a part of a pistol which is equipped with a hammer which, when fired under the force of a spring, is pivoted about a bearing journal and strikes a firing pin which causes the cartridge to ignite. The principle according to the invention can also be applied to this type of pistol.

In the handle part 1, the hammer 131 is rotatably mounted about a bearing journal 132. A rod 133 is hinged to it. It is arranged in a cavity 134 of the handle and is under the pressure of a hammer spring 135. It has a lateral shoulder 136 against which a double lever 137 abuts at one end 138. A stop spring 140 acts on its shorter arm 139 and is inserted in a bore in the handle 1. The double lever has an elongated hole 141 at the root of its two arms, which is penetrated by a bearing pin 142 and about which the double lever 137 can be pivoted. The lever 137 is provided with a lateral projection 143 which forms a shoulder 144 which is opposite a counter shoulder 145 of the handle 1. The trigger slide 146 engages the projection 143 with a shoulder 147. The slide passes through an opening 148 in the handle. Its free end is provided with an inclined surface 149 which cooperates with a counter surface 150.

This counter surface 150 is formed by an angling of a leaf spring 151. The end face 152 acts as a control edge, which interacts with a strip 153 of the closure 5. The leaf spring 151 is anchored at its lower end in the handle 1. Furthermore, a stop 154 is provided in the handle, which limits the pivoting movement of the lever 137 to the front.

17 the trigger device is shown in the relaxed state. For tensioning, the trigger slide 146 is moved backwards by means of the trigger lever, wherein it swings the projection 143 of the lever 137 backwards by means of the shoulder 147. The free end of the lever 137 serving as a stop lies here on the step 136 of the hammer 131 and pivots it clockwise against the hammer spring 135. As soon as the inclined surface 149 of the trigger slide 146 reaches the counter surface 150, FIG. 18, the trigger slide is pivoted downward, as a result of which the lever 137 counteracts the force of the Stop spring 140 is moved downward in slot 141 and its stop end 138 releases shoulder 136 of the hammer. Under the action of hammer spring 135, this flaps forward and hits the firing pin, which is thrown forward and ignites the cartridge.

After firing, the powder gases drive the carriage with the closure 5 backwards, an oblique end face of the strip 153 running onto the control edge 152 of the leaf spring 151 and pivoting the leaf spring outwards, FIG. 19. This causes the surfaces 149 and 150 to disengage and the stop spring 140 pushes the lever 137 together with the trigger slide 146 upward, so that its end comes to lie next to the bend of the leaf spring 151. At the same time, the edge 5 of the closure 5 pivots the hammer 131, which, however, is pivoted counterclockwise when the carriage moves forward under the action of the hammer spring 135 and follows the closure. He takes the stop end 138 of the lever 137 with his shoulder 136 until it abuts the stop 154. In this position, the hammer 131 has a sufficient safety distance from the rear end of the firing pin 156. As soon as the trigger tap is released, the trigger slide 146 slides forward so that the trigger device returns to the position shown in FIG. 17.

FIG. 24 shows a pistol in a side view, in which the stop for the tilting run is a slide which takes the place of the eccentric 20 shown in FIG. 1. A slot 201 is provided in the handle part 1, in which a slide 202 is slidably mounted. It is pushed into its upper position by means of a leaf spring 203. This spring is mounted with a short arm 204 in the handle 1 and lies with the longer spring arm 205 in a latch 206 of the slide 202. Since this spring arm 205 is arranged in a slot 207 in the handle 1, the slide 202 is simultaneously secured against longitudinal displacement .

This slide is provided in its central region adjacent to the upper edge with a groove 208 into which a strip 209 of the projection 7 of the barrel 4 can engage.

This projection 7 has an obliquely running groove 9 which interacts with a web 210 of an anchoring piece 211 inserted into the handle 1. This is secured by means of an axis 212 in its position in the handle 1, wherein the trigger lever 63 is pivotally mounted on this axis 212.

The groove 207, the groove for receiving the spring arm 204, the groove 201 and the recess for receiving the anchoring piece 211 are arranged obliquely to the barrel axis and preferably parallel to the shaft 43 for the cartridge magazine, so that the formation of the cores in the production of these grooves and recesses can be made easily. It is therefore possible to produce the handle in one piece from plastic in a simple manner.

The function of the web 210 corresponds to that of the web 22 of the eccentric 20 in FIGS. 1 to 4. In order to be able to pull the slide together with the barrel and return spring 14 to the front, the slide 2 must be withdrawn somewhat so that the strip 209 of the projection 7 emerges from the groove 208 of the slide 202. Then this can be moved downward against the force of the spring 203 and thus releases the barrel and slide. When the slide is inserted, a wedge surface 213 overlaps the upper edge of the slide 202 and temporarily moves it downward against the force of the spring 203. After the projection 7 has overflowed the slider, the strip 209 engages under the action of the forward spring 14 in the groove 208 of the slider, whereby mutual locking in the manner of tongue and groove is ensured.

This type of barrel lock can also be used with other types of gun.

27 to 29, another trigger mechanism is shown, which has a very simple structure

A block 221 is inserted in the handle 1 and secured in its position by means of a pin 222. It has a cavity 223 which is arranged in the region of the longitudinal center plane of the gun and into which an angled arm 224 of the trigger slide 225 projects. Between its lower end 226 and the rear wall 227 bounding the cavity 223 at the rear, a tension spring 228 is tensioned, which tries to pull the trigger slide 225 upwards and backwards.

The arm 224 of the trigger slide 225 is connected by a bridge 229 to the leaf-like end 230 of the trigger slide 225. This bridge has a rear projecting part which forms a stop 231 for the firing pin.

The sheet 230 is provided with a polygonal recess 232, which is penetrated by a projection 233 of the block 221. Adjacent to this projection 233 is a groove-shaped lateral recess 234 in the block, which extends obliquely upwards and into which a leaf spring 235 is inserted. This has an outwardly directed curl 236, which forms a control surface 237 for the inclined end surface 238 of the trigger slide 225. The other end of the leaf spring is angled opposite the flanging 236 and inserted into a groove 239 of the block 221. Adjacent to flare 236 is one Control edge 240 is provided, which is arranged in the movement path of a control bar 241 on the underside of the carriage 2. This is provided with two wedge surfaces 242, 243 at its ends.

The front end of the trigger slide 235 is articulated on the trigger lever 63 by means of a pin 240.

In the relaxed state of the pistol, the spring 228 causes the trigger slide 227 to be in its rear position, where the inclined surface 238 bears against the control surface 237, the projection 233 being located in the upper part 245 of the recess 232: in this position of the slide 225, the stop 231 is below the path of movement of the nose 101 of the firing pin 26. If the carriage 2 is pulled backwards in order to push the first cartridge into the barrel, the control edge 240 is wedged by the wedge surface 242 of the guide bar 241 on the carriage moved inside, so that the inclined surface 238 of the trigger slide 225 and the control surface 237 of the leaf spring disengage. As a result, the spring 228 can pivot the trigger slide 225 upward, so that the projection 223 comes to rest in the lower region 246 of the recess 233 of the sheet 230. Here, the end of the trigger slide 225 has laterally overflowed the flange 236, so that the surfaces 237 and 238 are ineffective.

In this position, the stop 231 protrudes into the movement path of the nose 101 of the firing pin 26, so that when the slide proceeds, the nose 101 strikes the stop 231 and pushes it forward together with the trigger slide 225 until the projection 233 as shown in FIG. 27 occupies the position shown in the recess 232. The pistol is now cocked.

When pulling off, the cocking slide 225 is first guided through the projection 233 and, with the support of the spring 228 and against the force of the firing pin spring, which is thereby tensioned, is moved backwards until the surfaces 237 and 238 meet. In this position, the projection 233 has reached the wide area of the recess 232, so that the trigger slide 225 is pivoted downward by sliding the inclined surface 238 on the control surface 237. Here, the stop 231 releases the nose 101 of the firing pin 26 and the firing is carried out. Due to the wedge surface 242 during the backward movement of the carriage 2 as a result of the recoil, the control edge 240 is moved inwards again, so that the interaction, as described above, can be repeated.

The position of the control bar 241 ensures that the wedge surface 242 only releases the control edge 240 when a lock has occurred between the barrel and the breech. If for some reason the slide has not come all the way forward, the strip 241 holds the leaf spring in its inwardly bent position. If the trigger angle 63 is now actuated, the inclined surface 238 does not strike the control surface 237, so that the trigger slide 225 is not pivoted downward and the stop 231 does not release the firing pin nose 101.

A device can also be provided which ensures rapid readiness for fire when the cartridge magazine is changed. For this purpose, a lever designated as a whole is provided, which is articulated on the axis 212 of the trigger lever 63. For this purpose, the trigger lever 63 has a lateral recess 302. The lever 301 is provided on its underside with a hook 303, in which one end of a hairpin spring 304 is suspended, which partially wraps around the axis 212 and is locked in a groove of the web 210. This spring tries to pivot the lever 301 into its lower end position, in which a handle 305 rests in a recess 306 of the handle 1. Furthermore, the lever 301 has a nose 307 on its upper side, which protrudes into the path of movement of the slide, which is under spring tension in the cartridge magazine and tries to push the cartridges upwards. If the last cartridge of the magazine is pushed into the barrel, the slide of the magazine hits the nose 307 of the lever 301 and tries to pivot it upwards. The lever 301 is prevented from this pivoting movement by the lower edge of the carriage 2. After the cartridge has been fired, the lever 301 enters a recess 308 at the lower edge of the carriage 2 when it is in its end position. The lever 301 therefore locks the carriage 2 against rushing forward. Due to the articulation of the lever 301 on the axis. 212, see Fig. 24, the lock is maintained even when the magazine has been pulled out and replaced with a new magazine. As soon as the lever 301 is pivoted downwards by means of the handle 305, the slide 2 moves forward under the action of the return spring 14 and pushes the first cartridge of the new magazine into the barrel. It is therefore no longer necessary to open the slide after changing the cartridge magazine.

In the known pistols it can happen with cartridges with central firing that the firing pin of the firing pin is broken or damaged if the firing pin does not step back into the breech in time. According to the invention, the ignition pin has a lance-shaped shape, as shown in FIGS. 30 and 31. The firing pin can pass through an elongated opening in the breech plate located in the longitudinal center plane of the pistol. If a sleeve is ejected or a new cartridge is pushed into the barrel before the firing tip 27 'is completely in the opening in the bottom of the closure 5, the firing pin is not damaged, but pushed back from the sleeve or cartridge. Due to the elongated design of the opening according to the invention Guns with tilt barrel prevent the otherwise usual brass tension formation. Lance-shaped in the sense of the invention is to be understood to mean any shape which deviates from the circular cross section and from the cylindrical shape of the known ignition pins and which has an essentially flat shape. A triangular shape is preferred, which is obtained, for example, by producing shoulders which are symmetrical to one another at opposite points in the case of a cone with a spherical cap-shaped tip, the remaining parabolic flanks being flat or slightly convex or concave.

The cartridge magazine shown in FIGS. 32 and 35 consists of a plastic jacket 401, a bottom 402 and a metal insert 403. As usual, the magazine is prismatic and the bottom 402 is set at an angle. It is pushed onto the lower end of the magazine by means of groove 404 and tongue 405 and held by a latching lock 406. A spring 407 is supported on it and urges a slide 408 upwards. The cartridges 410 are supported on its one-sided shoulder 409. They assume a position in the lower area of the magazine in which their axis is perpendicular to the front wall 411 and the rear wall 412. In the upper section of the magazine, the metal insert 403 forms lateral guides 413 in the area of the storeys, which taper sharply upwards and push the cartridge tips into the vicinity of the magazine center plane, so that the cartridges stand up and finally one to. Assume magazine base 402 in a substantially parallel position. The area 414 of the metal insert 403 assigned to the cartridge bases converges only towards the end of the magazine, so that, as can be seen from FIG. 33, the cartridge bases remain longer in their original staggering. This can be seen from a comparison of the dash-dotted zigzag line in FIGS. 33 and 34.

The training according to the invention has two major advantages. Due to the position of the cartridge bases, a rich contact between them and the magazine rear wall 412 is achieved, so that the friction is reduced and the resistance to movement is reduced. It is impossible to get caught on the rear wall. The second advantage is that the contact between the cartridges changes when they are erected in the upper section of the magazine. It changes from a line contact to a point contact, so that there is no mutual hindrance to the passage of the cartridges in the upper section of the magazine. The front end 415 of the shoulder 409 of the slider 408 can cooperate with the lever 301 in FIG. 28 in that this part comes to rest on the projection 307 when the last cartridge is inserted into the barrel. The metal insert 403 has a plurality of openings 416 which widen from the outside inwards and result in the insert being firmly anchored in the plastic jacket 401 of the magazine.

36 to 39, a variant of the trigger device shown in FIGS. 27 to 29 is shown, in which the setting is not provided in the trigger slide but in the handle or in the block used in the handle. In the block 521, which is preferably made of plastic, a leaf spring 235 is inserted, as already described, the flanging 236 of which forms a control surface 237, which cooperates with the inclined surface 538 of the trigger slide 525. The control edge 240 also interacts with the strip 241 of the carriage 2.

The trigger slide 525 has a bridge 529 which on the one hand supports the stop 531 and on the other hand the bend 526. In addition, it is provided with a wing-like extension 544 and carries a control edge 545.

On the one hand, a recess 546 serves as the backdrop, and on the other hand, an opening 547, in block 521, in which the wing 544 engages.

On the underside of the closure 5, a one-armed lever 548 is pivotably arranged, which has a projection 549 protruding in the movement path of the firing pin nose 101. This lever is under the action of a leaf spring 550, which is supported with its free end 551 on the closure 5, lies below the bar 241 and tries to pivot the lever 248 in such a way that the projection 549 enters the path of movement of the firing pin nose 101.

The mode of operation of this extraction device largely corresponds to the device shown in FIGS. 27 to 29. The stop spring 228 pulls the trigger slide 525 to the rear, so that its inclined surface 538 slides downward along the control surface 237, so that the bridge 529 enters the recess 546 and the wings 544 into the lower region 552 of the opening 547. In this position, the stop 531 'is located outside below the path of movement of the firing pin nose 101. The control edge 545 is located below the lever 548, so that the lever assumes the position shown in FIG. 39, in which it secures the firing pin.

When the slide 2 is pulled back, the strip 241 pushes the spring 235 towards the center, so that the control surface 237 is derived from the inclined surface 538 and the trigger slide 525 is released, so that the stop spring 228 pulls this slide upwards and backwards. The stop 531 and the control edge 545 get into the path of movement of the firing pin nose 101.

When the slide 2 proceeds, the firing pin nose 101 takes the stop 531 and thus the slide 525 and the trigger lever 63 to the front. The bridge 529 is reached out of the depression 546 and the wing 544 enters the narrow region 553 of the opening 547. As soon as the wing 544 reaches the wall of the opening 547, the stop 531 holds the firing pin nose 101. The stop 531 is secured in its position by the narrow section 553 of the opening 547.

When pulling the slide 525 moves backwards and the stop 531 takes the firing pin nose 101 back under further tension of the firing pin spring. As soon as the inclined surface 538 meets the control surface 237, when the slide 525 is moved further, it is moved downward, so that the bridge 529 can enter the recess 546 and the wing 544 can enter the wide area of the opening 547. The stop 531 releases the firing pin nose 101 and the shot is fired.

By moving the slide 525 backwards, the control edge 545 also reaches the area of the projection 549 and forces the lever 548 to the side, so that the projection comes out of the path of movement of the firing pin nose 101 and does not prevent the firing pin from moving forward.

The fact that the additional fuse 548, 549 is located on the closure 5 means that shock and mass forces cannot cancel this fuse. For this purpose, the desired shot is required by actuating the trigger lever 63.

The invention is not restricted to the described and illustrated embodiments. Their parts can be combined with one another in a manner other than that shown. The described embodiments have in common that the stop for the firing pin or hammer can perform movements in two directions that are not parallel to one another. This makes it possible to use the stop both for securing the firing pin and for triggering it, which not only reduces handling to the actuation of the trigger, but also significantly reduces the number of components. This double movement can also be divided between the stop and firing pin or hammer.

By arranging a stop spring, the effect of which is opposite to that of the firing pin spring, only the differential force has to be overcome to trigger the shot on the trigger.

In addition to these basic advantages, the pistol according to the invention has further advantages.

For example, the rest position of the trigger lever is determined by stops 67, 233 in the guide piece 45 or block 221, so that no special limit stops for the trigger lever are required. This eliminates the need for complex adjustment work. Characterized in that the parts required for the triggering of the firing pin and its locking are pressed together in a small space, it is possible to make the guide piece 45 or the block 221 relatively small. There is therefore space in the handle in the area behind the shaft for the cartridge magazine. This allows an arrangement in which the handle is close to the axis of the barrel, whereby only a small torque acts on the hand when fired. The pistol rises less, which leads to a targeted shooting.

With the new pistol, the cavities required in the grip piece to accommodate the trigger, trigger slide and the guide piece can be produced by cores, which can be easily shaped. The same applies to the magazine slot and the channel for the magazine safety slide. The handle can therefore be manufactured in one piece.

It is expedient to carry out the guides for the metal slide in the handle. All that is needed is the arrangement of two pairs of guides that are incorporated into the plastic during the manufacture of the handle. They correspond to the shape of tongue and groove shown in FIG. 2.

Individual measures described here can be used independently of one another on pistols of known design without losing the advantages described.

Claims (36)

1. A pistol having a grip (1) carrying the trigger mechanism and having a slide (2) which slides on said grip and contains the barrel (4) and the breechblock (5), together with a return spring (14) which bears on the grip and the slide, wherein the breechblock is provided with a firing pin (26) which can be actuated by a firing pin spring (30), or a hammer (131) which is acted upon by a hammer spring (134), and the trigger mechanism has a stop (61, 102, 138) which protrudes into the path of movement of the firing pin or the hammer and is guided essentially in parallel to said path and which is connected by a connecting piece (64) to the trigger (63) and on operation of the latter can be moved in the direction of cocking, characterised in that the initial position of the stop (61, 102, 138) is at an intermediate point of the path of movement of the firing pin (26), or hammer (131), so that the firing pin spring (30), or hammer spring (134), is partially tensioned.

2. A pistol as claimed in Claim 1, characterised in that the initial position of the firing pin (26) is arranged in that region of its path of movement or of that of the hammer (131), in which the force of the partially tensioned firing pin spring (30), or hammer spring (134), is insufficient for triggering a shot.

3. A pistol as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2, characterised in that there is provided a stop spring (50, 109, 140) which acts, on the one hand, on the grip (1) and, on the other hand, on the trigger mechanism (51, 103, 137), and whose force, with respect to magnitude and direction, helps the tensioning of the firing pin spring (30), or the hammer spring (135), which is effected by the trigger (63).

4. A pistol as claimed in Claim 1, 2 or 3, charecterised in that the guide (59, 112, 113, 144, 145) which determines the path of the stop (61, 102, 138) during the pure tensioning movement ensures that the stop projects into the path of movement of the firing pin (26), or the hammer (131).

5. A pistol as claimed in Claims 3 and 4, characterised in that a component of the force of the stop spring (50, 109, 140) is directed against the releasing movement of the stop (61, 102, 138).

6. A pistol as claimed in one of Claims 1 to 5, characterised by a double-acting stop (61, 102, 138, 231) which is positioned in the grip (1) and protrudes into the path of movement of a projection (34, 102) from the firing pin (26), or a shoulder (136) on the hammer (131), and is connected to the trigger (63) by means of a trigger slide (64, 115, 146, 225) and which in its rear end position during the reverse motion of the slide (2), under the influence of the firing pin projection which acts on its end face, or the shoulder of the hammer, against the force of a spring (50, 106, 134, 228), is temporarily deflected in the releasing direction and during the forward motion of the slide, arrives at its front end position from the firing pin projection or the shoulder on the hammer, which now rests against its rear face, in which front end position, said stop is blocked in the releasing direction and holds the firing pin, or hammer, by means of a partially tensioned firing pin spring (30), or hammer spring (134), whereby on actuation of the trigger the trigger slide returns the stop to its unlocking position, simultaneously tensioning the firing pin spring, or hammer spring, and moves the stop in the releasing direction.

7. A pistol as claimed in Claim 6, characterised in that the stop (61) is positioned on a sleeve (49) which is rotatably and displaceably arranged in a guide member (45) and within which the stop spring (50) is accommodated.

8. A pistol as claimed in Claim 6 or Claim 7, characterised in that the stop spring (50) is also pre-stressed in the peripheral direction, whilst its ends (54, 55) are secured to the guide member (45), on the one hand, and to the sleeve (49), on the other hand, and a wing (57), which is mounted on the stop sleeve, tries to contact the trigger slide (64) which has a wedge-shaped surface (68), the guide piece being provided with a shoulder (59), along which the stop slides, where an opening (60) is provided in the shoulder into which the stop enters against the rotating force of the stop spring, either under the influence of a transverse surface (36) on the firing pin projection (34), or under the influence of the wedge-shaped surface of the trigger slide on the wing, and consequently allows the movement of the firing pin projection past the stop towards the rear, or releases the firing pin for firing.

9. A pistol as claimed in Claim 6, 7, or 8, characterised in that the trigger slide (64) is arranged to be not only longitudinally displaceable but also transversely displaceable, has a guide edge (69) which interacts with two guide strips (39, 40) which are arranged spaced one after the other on the underside (38) of the breechblock (5), and is subject to the action of a spring (73) which seeks to retain the trigger slide in contact with the wing (57) of the stop sleeve (49), under which wing it grips in this position, the lateral position of the trigger slide being determined by the guide strips, the gap (41) between which is greater than the length of the guide edges.

10: A pistol as claimed in Claim 6, characterised in that the stop consists of a lever which is pivotably mounted at one end and at its free end protrudes into the path of movement of the firing pin projection, where said free end, under the influence of either a transverse surface of the firing pin projection, or of the trigger slide which is guided in the grip, turns aside in the release movement direction, and consequently allows movement of the firing pin projection past the lever towards the rear, or releases the firing pin for firing.

11. A pistol as claimed in Claim 6, characterised in that the stop consists of a lever (103) which at its one end (102), projects into the path of movement the firing pin projection (101) and, at its other end, has a slot (64) which determines its direction of releasing movement and through which a bearing pin (105) passes, and the outer end of which is connected to the bearing pin by means of a spring (106).

12. A pistol as claimed in Claim 6, characterised in that the stop (138) is formed by one end of a double-armed lever (137) which by means of a slot (142) in the grip can be swivelled about an area delimited by stops (unlocking movement) and is displaceable in the direction of its slot (releasing movement), the stop spring (140) seeking to retain the lever in its rear upper position.

13. A pistol as claimed in Claim 11 or Claim 12, characterised in that the lever (103, 137) has a shoulder (112, 144) which slides on a stationary counter-shoulder (113, 145) on the grip (1) and prevents a releasing movement of the lever, the shoulders in the rear position of the lever are disengaged and in the end region of its motion, the trigger slide (115) is guided transversely to the path of movement of the firing pin projection, or the shoulder on the hammer, and withdraws the stop (61, 102, 138) from said path of movement.

14. A pistol as claimed in Claim 6, characterised in that the stop (231) for the firing pin projection (101) is positioned on the trigger slide (225) and is under the influence of the stop spring (228) which forces it into the path of movement of the firing pin projection, where the stop is deflected in the releasing movement direction, either under the influence of the firing pin projection, or of the end of the trigger slide which is guided in the grip (1) and carries the stop, and subsequently allows movement of the firing pin projection past the stop towards the rear, or releases the firing pin (26) for firing.

15. A pistol as claimed in Claim 14, characterised in that the end (230) of the trigger slide (225) which carries the stop (231) is guided in the grip (1) by means of a coulisse (232, 233).

16. A pistol as claimed in Claim 15, characterised in that the coulisse consists of an aperture (232) in the trigger slide (225), which opening has a narrow and a wide region, and into which a projection (233) on the grip (1) engages and prevents a releasing movement of the stop (231) in the narrow region of the opening, but allows it in the wide region, where in the end part of its movement, the trigger slide is guided transversely to the path of movement of the firing pin projection (101) and brings the stop out of said path of movement.

17. A pistol as claimed in Claim 15, characterised in that the coulisse is arranged in the grip (1) and in a block (521) which is inserted into the grip, into which the trigger slide (525) engages by means of a projection (544).

18. A pistol as claimed in one of Claims 13 to 17, characterised in that the trigger slide (115, 146, 225) interacts with a transverse counter-surface (120, 150, 237) which is arranged on a leaf spring (121, 151, 235) which is provided with a control edge (122, 152, 240) which protrudes into the path of movement of a strip (123,153..241) arranged on the underside of the breechblock (5), whereby the counter-surface on the leaf spring temporarily moves out of the working region of the trigger slide during the movement of the slide (2).

19. A pistol as claimed in Claim 18, characterised in that the strip (123, 153, 241) arranged on the underside of the breechblock (5) only releases the control edge (122, 152, 240) after blocking the breechblock and barrel (4).

20. A pistol as claimed in one of Claims 1 to 15, characterised in that the releasing device is arranged in a block (45) and the latter is inserted into an opening in the grip (1).

21. A pistol as claimed in one of Claims 1 to 20, characterised in that the firing pin (26) has a lance-shaped ignition pin (27') at its end and the base of the breechblock (5) is provided with a slotted opening arranged in the region of the longitudinal central plane of the pistol.

22. A pistol as claimed in one of Claims 1 to 21, having a drop barrel, characterised in that the. front position of the barrel (4) is determined by a barrel projection (7) and a stop (202) which protrudes into the path of movement thereof and which can be essentially removed from the path of movement of the barrel projection in a direction transverse to the barrel axis.

23. A pistol as claimed in Claim 22, characterised in that the stop (202) consists of a slide which is guided in a slot (201) in the grip (1).

24. A pistol as claimed in Claim 23, characterised in that the slot (201) extends transversely to the longitudinal central plane of the pistol and the slide (202) is subjected to the action of a leaf or wire spring which engages into an aperture-(206) in the slide and forces it into its blocking position and prevents it from moving transversely to the longitudinal central axis of the pistol.

25. A pistol as claimed in Claim 22, 23 or 24, characterised in that the barrel projection (7) and the stop (202) are releasably connected to one another in the recoil direction, for example, by means of a groove (208) and spring (209) extending transversely to the longitudinal central plane of the pistol.

26. A pistol as claimed in one of Claims 22 to 25, characterised in that the cross-piece (210) which engages into a groove (9) on the barrel projection (7) is part of an anchor member (211) which is inserted into an opening in the grip (1) by means of side pieces.

27. A pistol as claimed in one of Claims 1 to 26, characterised in that the grip is in one piece and preferably is made of synthetic resin.

28. A pistol as claimed in Claim 27, characterised in that the openings for the block (45) containing the releasing device, which are to be produced by cores in the grip (1), the anchor member (211) comprising the cross-piece (210) for guiding the drop barrel (4), the slot (201) housing the stop (202) for the drop barrel, and the like, extend in the same direction, preferably in the direction of the magazine shaft.

29. A pistol as claimed in Claim 27, characterised in that metal guides (3) are provided for the slide (2) which are fixed in the grip (1), e.g. sprayed all-round with the synthetic resin of the grip.

30. A pistol as claimed in one of Claims 1 to 29, characterised in that in the slide (2), a safety catch (548, 549) is arranged which retains the firing pin (26) in its position in relation to the breechblock (5) against the influence of the firing pin spring (30) and interacts with a control edge (545) on the trigger mechanism, e.g. a trigger slide (525), so that the triggering movement disconnects the safety catch.

31. A pistol as claimed in one of Claims 1 to 30, characterised in that a slide (77) which is arranged transversely to the shaft (43) for the cartridge magazine (44) and serves to lock the magazine, has a downwardly-open bayonet-type guide (78), in which engages the free end (81) of a wire spring (30), whose other end is inserted into a bore which changes into an approximately wedge-shaped recess (79) in the wall of the magazine shaft.

32. A pistol as claimed in one of Claims 1 to 31, characterised in that its cartridge magazine (44) consists of a synthetic resin casing (401) with a metal insert (403) which is embedded at its upper end and which, in the region of the bullets, has oppositely-arranged guide strips (413) which taper more and from a deeper region than the guide (414) in the region of the bases of the cartridges (410).

33. A pistol as claimed in Claim 32, characterised in that the cartridges are guided below the guide (413, 414) in a position approximately at right angles to the front wall (411) of the magazine, or the rear wall (412) of the magazine, by the magazine slide (408).

34. A pistol as claimed in Claim 32 or Claim 33, characterised in that a magazine spring (407) which is rectangular in. cross-section has two longitudinal regions, where in the upper region, the width of the windings is smaller than in the lower region.

35. A pistol as claimed in Claim 32, 33 or 34, characterised in that the base (402) which can be pushed open on the magazine casing (401) by means of the groove (404) and spring (405), has lateral openings which co-operate with projections in the central region of the magazine casing in dependence on a locking unit (406), butting surfaces being arranged on the projections and/or openings.

36. A pistol as claimed in one of Claims 32 to 35, characterised in that the metal insert (403) has a plurality of perforations (416) which expand towards the interior of the magazine for anchoring it in the synthetic resin of the magazine casing (401).

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