Concealable pistol

Abstract

A pistol comprises a barrel connected to a frame that has a grip portion defining an elongated magazine well. A magazine defining a plurality of chambers is removably receivable within the well. A trigger assembly connected to the frame engages a magazine with a follower or cam surface by which trigger assembly advances the magazine within the well and indexes the magazine along its length to sequentially align each chamber with the barrel, and sequentially discharge each cartridge in the magazine. The follower elements may be arranged parallel to the length of the magazine so that each may be associated with a particular chamber. A “safety” condition is effectible by pushing a loaded magazine downward and into a concealable condition with its chambers out of alignment with the gun barrel and wherein a transfer bar safety blocks the hammer from inserting its firing pin into a magazine chamber.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A pistol comprising:
 a frame;   a barrel connected to the frame; the frame having a grip portion defining an elongated magazine well;   an elongated magazine removably received in the well and defining a plurality of chambers each configured to contain an ammunition cartridge and having a bullet exit;   a trigger assembly connected to the frame;   the trigger assembly operably connected to the magazine to advance the magazine along its length to sequentially align each chamber with the barrel, and to sequentially discharge each cartridge in the magazine;   the magazine having a follower element, and the trigger assembly having an engagement surface angularly offset from the length of the magazine well and operable to engage the follower to advance the magazine along the length of the magazine well in response to actuation of the trigger assembly.