Slide (pistol)

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above: slide in rest position
below: slide withdrawn
Walther P1 : The slide does not cover the barrel

The slide is an assembly of many self-loading pistols . The slide sits on the frame of the pistol and is the moving part of the breech .

technology

For most pistols with a slide, the slide covers the entire top of the pistol, including the barrel . The recoil spring lies either around the barrel or around a guide rod below. But there are also constructions in which the slide does not cover the barrel, e.g. B. Walther P38 or Colt Woodsman . In this construction, the recoil spring is not on the barrel, but on the slide, in the rear area of ​​the weapon.

The slide accepts various components such as extractors and firing pins . Aiming devices such as the rear sight and front sight are attached to the sledge ; there is also an ejection opening for cartridge cases.

The weapon is reloaded by manually pulling back the slide, i. H. a cartridge from the magazine is supplied to the cartridge chamber , respectively. As a rule, the slide is provided with corrugation at the points where it is held by hand to improve the slip resistance.

The slide catch is a device that ensures that the slide is held in the rear position as soon as the magazine is empty and the last cartridge has been fired.

history

This construction method was introduced in 1898 by John Moses Browning . While Browning sold his rights for Europe to Fabrique Nationale Herstal (FN), he did it for the USA to Colt . The first application was the FN Browning Model 1899 pistol , followed by the FN Browning Model 1900 as mass production . Colt followed suit with the Colt Model 1900 . The reciprocating slide has been used on most pistols since then.

Other European gun designers such as Hugo Borchardt with the Borchardt C93 , Mauser with the Mauser C96 and Georg Luger with the parabellum pistol initially took a different approach. These weapons alternatively work with an internal breech block.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Jeff Kinard: Pistols: An Illustrated History of Their Impact , Verlag ABC-CLIO , 2003, ISBN 9781851094707 pp. 171–172 [1]
  2. ^ Robert E. Walker: Cartridges and Firearm Identification , Verlag CRC Press , 2013, ISBN 9781466588813 p. 23 [2]
  3. ↑ a b Thomas Kubic, Nicholas Petraco: Forensic Science Laboratory Manual and Workbook , Issue 3, published by CRC Press , 2018, ISBN 9781420087215 S. 308 [3]
  4. ^ Gregg Lee Carter: Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law , Edition 2, Verlag ABC-CLIO , 2012, ISBN 9780313386718 p. 393 [4]
  5. ↑ Stephen R. Rementer, Bruce N. Eimer: Essential Guide to Handguns: Firearm Instruction for Personal Defense and Protection , Verlag Looseleaf Law Publications, 2005, ISBN 9781889031651 p. 235 [5]
  6. ^ A b Robert E. Walker: Cartridges and Firearm Identification , Verlag CRC Press , 2013, ISBN 9781466588813 p. 179 [6]