Pistol

Abstract

A pistol has a frame, an elongated slide operable to reciprocate on the frame and having a top surface, a slide recess defined in the top surface and having a forward edge and a rear edge, the rear edge including a forward facing stop surface, a spacer element connected to the elongated slide at the forward edge and having a spacer rear surface, the spacer element having a predetermined linear dimension configured to define a resulting recess length between the spacer rear surface and the rear edge of the slide recess, and the elongated slide having an optic attachment facility at the slide recess configured to receive an optical element having a length closely received between the spacer element and the rear edge of the slide recess in abutment with the rear edge of the slide recess. The spacer element may be a sight.

1 . A pistol comprising:
 a frame;   an elongated slide operable to reciprocate on the frame and having a top surface;   a slide recess defined in the top surface and having a forward edge and a rear edge;   the rear edge including a forward-facing stop surface;   a spacer element connected to the elongated slide at the forward edge and having a   spacer rear surface;   the spacer element having a predetermined linear dimension configured to define a   resulting recess length between the spacer rear surface and the rear edge of the slide   recess; and   the elongated slide having an optic attachment facility at the slide recess configured to receive an optical element having a length closely received between the spacer element and the rear edge of the slide recess in abutment with the rear edge of the slide recess.   
     
     
         2 . The pistol of  claim 1  wherein the spacer element is a sight. 
     
     
         3 . The pistol of  claim 1  wherein the spacer element includes a pair of vertical protrusions extending above the top surface of the elongated slide. 
     
     
         4 . The pistol of  claim 1  wherein the spacer element includes a sloped rear surface. 
     
     
         5 . The pistol of  claim 1  wherein the elongated slide is free of a rear sight rear of the slide recess. 
     
     
         6 . The pistol of  claim 1  including an optical element received in the slide recess. 
     
     
         7 . The pistol of  claim 6  wherein the slide recess has a major floor surface, and the optical element has a bottom surface directly abutting the major floor surface. 
     
     
         8 . The pistol of  claim 1  wherein the optical element is a reflex sight. 
     
     
         9 . The pistol of  claim 1  wherein the optical element defines an optical aperture having a lower edge, and wherein the spacer element includes a non-optical sight element portion protruding above the level of the lower edge of the optical aperture. 
     
     
         10 . The pistol of  claim 9  wherein the non-optical sight portion includes a pair of sight posts separated by a notch. 
     
     
         11 . A pistol comprising:
 a frame;   an elongated slide operable to reciprocate on the frame and having a top surface;   a slide recess defined in the top surface and having a forward edge and a rear edge;   a non-optical sight element in the slide recess and abutting the forward edge;   an optical sight received in the slide recess and abutting the rear edge;   the non-optical sight element and the optical sight abutting each other.   
     
     
         12 . The pistol of  claim 11  wherein the non-optical sight element includes a pair of vertical protrusions extending above the slide top surface. 
     
     
         13 . The pistol of  claim 11  wherein the non-optical sight element includes a sloped rear surface. 
     
     
         14 . The pistol of  claim 11  wherein the elongated slide is free of a rear sight rear of the slide recess. 
     
     
         15 . The pistol of  claim 11  wherein the slide recess has a major floor surface, and the optical element has a bottom surface directly abutting the floor surface. 
     
     
         16 . The pistol of  claim 11  wherein the optical element is a reflex sight. 
     
     
         17 . The pistol of  claim 11  wherein the optical sight defines an optical aperture having a lower edge, and wherein the non-optical sight element includes a non-optical sight element portion protruding above the level of the lower edge of the optical aperture. 
     
     
         18 . The pistol of  claim 11  wherein the non-optical sight element includes a pair of sight posts separated by a notch.