A handgun with a striker cocking and firing mechanism which features a cocking cam to move a striker by motion of the trigger bar imparted to it by the trigger.

A handgun comprises a frame, a trigger mounted on the frame for movement between a rest position and a depressed position, a firing pin movable along a firing path between a cocked condition remote from a cartridge chamber and a fire condition proximate the cartridge chamber for firing a cartridge, and a biasing member for biasing the firing pin toward the fire condition. A transmission member is disposed between the trigger and the firing pin, via the firing path, and is responsive to depression of the trigger to displace the firing pin against the bias of the biasing member toward the cocked condition. A deflecting element deflects the transmission member out of the firing path of the firing pin to release the firing pin from the cocked condition and allow the firing pin to be propelled by the biasing member to the fire condition to fire the cartridge.

The present invention is a handgun having a polymeric frame with metallic rails that are inserted within the frame after the frame has been formed by a molding process. The rails are inserted into recesses formed in a channel within the frame, before the frame has completely cooled and contracted. The rails comprise a pair of front rails and a pair of rear rails. The rear pair of rails are positioned within rear recesses and held in place by the sear block. The front pair of rails are positioned within front recesses and held in place by a plurality of metallic parts. The parts include a horseshoe, an unlock block, and a spreader block that are positioned between and matingly engage the front rails, thus securing them within their respective recesses.

A pistol includes of a pistol body, a slide and a trigger mechanism which includes: a firing bolt, a horizontal control ramp in the slide, a guide coulisse and a guide finger cooperating with the former, a control spring fastened in the pistol body and deflectable in transverse direction, and a trigger bar hinged to a trigger and cooperating with the control ramp, the guide coulisse and the control spring, the trigger bar having a catch nose retaining the firing bolt lug. To achieve enhanced smooth-running and reproducible precision with a minimum of production costs, the control spring has a disc in its upper end region, the contour of said disc being round in the plane of the trigger bar, and the trigger bar has a substantially vertical catch nose in its rear end region and an oblique rear edge cooperating with said disc.

A firing mechanism which allows a reduction in the overall length of a handgun by making use of space longitudinally forward of the breechface, beneath the barrel. The firing element is longitudinally slidable and has a projection which cooperates with a firing pin. A rebound spring acts on the projection and allows compatibility with a self cocking trigger. The required longitudinal space is further reduced by a longitudinal aperture through the firing element which allows the firing element to pass over the front of the driving spring guide.