EP0490072A3 - Method for reducing the muzzle sound in firearms and firearms having a reduced muzzle sound - Google Patents

Method for reducing the muzzle sound in firearms and firearms having a reduced muzzle sound Download PDF

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EP0490072A3
EP0490072A3 EP19910118362 EP91118362A EP0490072A3 EP 0490072 A3 EP0490072 A3 EP 0490072A3 EP 19910118362 EP19910118362 EP 19910118362 EP 91118362 A EP91118362 A EP 91118362A EP 0490072 A3 EP0490072 A3 EP 0490072A3
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firearms
muzzle sound
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Michael Dipl.-Ing. Schumacher
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Heckler und Koch GmbH
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A21/00—Barrels; Gun tubes; Muzzle attachments; Barrel mounting means
    • F41A21/30—Silencers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A21/00—Barrels; Gun tubes; Muzzle attachments; Barrel mounting means
    • F41A21/28—Gas-expansion chambers; Barrels provided with gas-relieving ports

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  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
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Abstract

In a method for reducing the muzzle sound in firearms, in particular shotguns with at least one barrel, in which the projectile already reaches its end speed before the barrel muzzle, and a corresponding firearm, propellant gas is drawn off as of the projectile end speed being reached. <IMAGE>
EP91118362A 1990-12-07 1991-10-28 Shotgun, particularly a double barrelled gun for trap-or skeetshooting Expired - Lifetime EP0490072B1 (en)

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DE4039141A DE4039141C2 (en) 1990-12-07 1990-12-07 Shotgun, especially a double-barreled shotgun for trap or skeet shooting
DE4039141 1990-12-07

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EP0490072A2 EP0490072A2 (en) 1992-06-17
EP0490072A3 true EP0490072A3 (en) 1993-03-17
EP0490072B1 EP0490072B1 (en) 1996-02-21

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EP91118362A Expired - Lifetime EP0490072B1 (en) 1990-12-07 1991-10-28 Shotgun, particularly a double barrelled gun for trap-or skeetshooting

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US (1) US5315914A (en)
EP (1) EP0490072B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE134435T1 (en)
CA (1) CA2057179C (en)
DE (2) DE4039141C2 (en)
DK (1) DK0490072T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2085398T3 (en)
GR (1) GR3019916T3 (en)

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DE264618C (en) *
CH10365A (en) * 1895-04-29 1895-11-30 Tittmann Dr Franz Shot concentration run for firearms
FR420371A (en) * 1910-09-13 1911-01-28 Constant Francois Marie Galain Improvement in rifle barrels
US1331474A (en) * 1919-07-11 1920-02-17 Shaverksha D Master Gun
CH203462A (en) * 1938-04-09 1939-03-15 Brun Josef Firearm with device for dampening the bang and suppressing the glow of the fire.

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DE4039141C2 (en) 1995-03-09
CA2057179A1 (en) 1992-06-08
ATE134435T1 (en) 1996-03-15
DE59107426D1 (en) 1996-03-28
GR3019916T3 (en) 1996-08-31
EP0490072B1 (en) 1996-02-21
DE4039141A1 (en) 1992-06-11
CA2057179C (en) 2000-04-04
US5315914A (en) 1994-05-31
DK0490072T3 (en) 1996-04-09
ES2085398T3 (en) 1996-06-01
EP0490072A2 (en) 1992-06-17

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