Fn Herstal S.a.

André Kartheuser

Laurent Balhan

Dorian Delvaux

Charles-Aurèle Gielen

The present disclosure relates to an unlocking mechanism for a pistol magazine. Each of two release buttons is fastened to one end of a release lever controlling the translation of a lock cam arranged at the front or back of the handle. The lock cam includes a lock cooperating with an abutment surface arranged on the front or back surface of the magazine. A spring holds the lock cam in the lock position in the absence of pressure on the release button. Each release lever has a lug bearing on a corresponding lock cam lug of the lock cam. The lock cam is translated when one of the release buttons is actuated. The unlocking device has two release lever springs holding the release levers in the locked position, so as to make the left- and right-hand release buttons independent of each other.

Magazine latch

The present invention relates to an unlocking mechanism of a pistol magazine comprising at least one control button () arranged on the flank of a grip () in which a magazine () can be inserted, each control button () being attached to one end of a control lever () controlling the rotation of a latch cam () arranged in front of or behind the grip (), said latch cam () comprising a latch (), cooperating, during use, with a stop surface () arranged on the front or rear surface of the magazine () in order to lock or unlock said magazine (), at least one spring () keeping the latch cam () in the locked position of the magazine in the absence of pressure exerted on the control button ().

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