Abstract: An auxiliary safety device intended for use as a magazine safety with a semi-automatic pistol of the Makarov design, said pistol being a blowback-operated, magazine-fed that is operable in double-action or single-action modes. The pistol's factory-original parts include a sear that pivots with respect to the pistol's frame about an axis that is defined by a transverse support post. The pistol has a sear cam that operates on the hammer in double-action operation, and operates on the sear in single-action operation. The auxiliary safety device includes two parts, the first being a relatively thin structural plate having front and rear portions. A relatively large and generally circular opening is located about midway between the front and rear portions; the opening is large enough to fit around and rotate with respect to the transverse post.

Abstract: The pistol handle has a recess for housing a mainspring housing which is also a lanyard loop body and hammer strut unit in a releasable catch arrangement. The lanyard loop body, hammer strut, and mainspring are telescopically aligned and are withdrawn from the pistol as a unitized system during disassembly. Connector means between the loop body and strut are operative only during disassembly to prevent separation of the loop body and strut upon their removal from the pistol handle. The unit is secured in the handle recess through a bayonet joint and the unit may be turned and removed only when the magazine has been previously withdrawn.

Abstract: A two-position manual safety arrangement for an automatic pistol which pistol has a pivotal firing pin, a hammer blocking means, a trigger bar, a sear rotated by the pin blocking means and a configured slide. The safety arrangement includes a safety lever body rotatably mounted in the slide. The lever body carries first means to prevent the hammer from striking the firing pin in the first safety position and second means for preventing striking of the firing pin in the second safety position. The firing pin blocking means also blocks the firing pin in the second position.

Abstract: A frame-mounted firing pin blocking piece for blocking a semi-automatic pistol firing pin which blocking piece at all times blocks the firing pin except just prior to and at firing. The blocking piece is rotated to its unblocking position by action of a trigger bar which bar is in turn positioned by the trigger and the firearm slide. A sear associated with the firing pin blocking piece permits such operation in single action, double action and re-set modes.

Abstract: An inactivating selector arrangement for a bolt action firearm for inactivating the sear and trigger and for inactivating the bolt. The multiposition selector is rotatable to a first position to restrain the sear-trigger; to a second position to restrain both sear-trigger and bolt and to a third position in which neither sear-trigger nor bolt is restrained.

Abstract: A single action firearm having a hammer with a load and a full-cock position, a trigger and a frame with a reciprocating firing pin positioned in the frame above the trigger in which a trigger bar is nested in both side and front recesses in the hammer. The recesses are located in the exterior of the hammer to permit a larger hammer to be removed from a firearm and the recessed hammer and trigger bar of this invention substituted. The trigger bar as installed is positioned below the trigger in the load position and behind the firing pin in the full-cock position.

Abstract: A revolver having essentially conventional cylinder, trigger, and cylinder pawl is provided with a novel and positive acting cylinder latch arrangement wherein the trigger has a trigger pivot portion formed with a transverse pivot hole and with a longitudinally extending actuator receiving slot through which the trigger pivot pin extends, a cylinder latch actuator is slidably mounted within said actuator receiving slot and on said trigger pivot pin for limited longitudinal and rotational movement on said pin within said slot, and a cylinder latch is pivotably mounted for rotation of the nose portion thereof into and out of engagement with the cylinder latch notches formed in the outer surface of the cylinder.