Claims
- 1. In a gas operated firearm having a receiver, a barrel removably mounted in said receiver, a slide, and a bolt operated by said slide, the improvement comprising:
- a charging handle having a body portion with a non-circular cross-section;
- means, including an upper edge, defining a recess in said bolt through which said charging handle extends;
- means in said slide defining a laterally extending bore having a non-circular cross-section alike the cross-section of said charging handle body portion;
- a vertical step in said body portion having an upper extremity normally extending within said bolt above said upper edge;
- said bolt being pivotally mounted in said receiver such that, when said barrel is removed from said receiver, said bolt may be tilted upward to raise said upper edge above the upper extremity of said step, whereby said charging handle may be withdrawn from said slide, bolt and receiver.
- 2. The gas operated firearm defined in claim 1, wherein said vertical step is formed by a vane projecting from said body portion in a recess formed within said slide between said slide and said bolt.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 525,072 filed Nov. 19, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,014,247.
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Divisions (1)
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