ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,635, issued on July 7.

"Firearm action mechanism" was invented by Craig Spurgeon Beshore (Glendora, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pistol comprising of a frame, a slide operable to reciprocate with respect to the frame, a barrel connected to the slide, with a cylinder defining a plurality of chambers connected to the slide to reciprocate with the slide, and operable to rotate with respect to the slide. The frame defines an ammunition compartment including an upper most ammunition position. The cylinder has a first chamber registered with the barrel, and a second chamber registered with the upper most ammunition position, such...