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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2004
Applicant:
John Kapusta, Belchertown, MA (US);
Inventor:
John Kapusta, Belchertown, MA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Wesson Corp., Springfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A 17/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A firearm having a slide includes a magazine for accommodating a round of ammunition and a magazine follower disposed within the magazine. The magazine follower supports the round of ammunition and includes an outwardly extending protruding lip having a distal end which extends beyond a plane defined by an outer wall of the magazine.