EP1409944A1

EP1409944A1 - Hand firearm with an additional safety magazine

Info

Publication number: EP1409944A1
Application number: EP02791467A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Norbert Fluhr; Wolfgang Bantle; Johannes-August Bantle; Hermann Albrecht
Original assignee: Heckler und Koch GmbH
Current assignee: Heckler und Koch GmbH
Priority date: 2001-07-25
Filing date: 2002-07-23
Publication date: 2004-04-21
Anticipated expiration: 2022-07-23
Also published as: DE10136288C2; EP1409944B1; WO2003012360A1; DE10136288A1; DE50206825D1

Abstract

The invention relates to a hand firearm (45) consisting of at least one magazine provided with a housing with a front and rear wall (1,3) in addition to an upper opening for the emission of sharp bullets. The distance between the outer surfaces of the front and rear walls (1,3) corresponds to the dimensions of the magazine-receiving element (47) of the hand firearm (45) and the distance between the inner and outer walls (1,3) is directed towards receiving a sharp bullet (39). In order to prevent sharp bullets from being loaded into the hand firearm (45) during maneuvers, an additional maneuver bullet magazine is provided, whereby the distance between the inner and rear walls (1,3) for receiving the bullets (35) is shortened, at least in the region of the opening, to a length which is less than the length of a sharp bullet (39) but which is long enough to receive a manoeuvre bullet (35) which is shorter than the sharp bullet (39).

Description

Handgun with additional safety magazine

The invention relates to a handgun with a magazine holder and at least one magazine for receiving sharp cartridges. The case of the magazine has a front and a rear wall and an upper opening for dispensing the cartridges. Further, the distance of the outer surfaces of the front and rear wall corresponds to the dimensions of the magazine holder, while the distance between the inner surfaces of the front and rear wall is adapted to receive the sharp cartridge. The invention also relates to a security magazine for firing of maneuver cartridges with such a handgun, in particular a rapid-fire rifle.

A conventional magazine, in particular that of a self-loading handgun, consists of a four-edged tube closed at the bottom but open at the top and having a front wall, a rear wall and left and right side walls. As a rule, the front and rear walls are considerably narrower than the side walls.

If, in the following, absolute location designations are the source, then these relate to a lengthy one with which

Longitudinal axis substantially vertically aligned magazine in which the cartridges are pushed by a feeder up to the open top and with the bullets or the corresponding cartridge parts facing forward, ie in the direction of the front wall.

In the magazine of the invention, the cartridge is pushed out of the closure of the associated weapon forward from the magazine. Therefore, the top of the magazine front wall is extended downwards for a certain distance. saves. Also, the magazine rear wall is a bit, albeit narrower and / or smaller, recessed to pass the closure. The side walls are extended upwards and form magazine lips, which prevent the cartridges from falling out of the magazine upwards. A feeder pushed up by a spring pushes the cartridges upwards.

The magazine according to the invention is usually a straight or slightly curved rod magazine. But it can also be designed as a drum magazine or otherwise. It is significant that in at least a part of the distance between the front and rear wall in the magazine interior, the length of the charged cartridge does not significantly exceed, and that the front wall has a recess at the top, the reloading of the uppermost cartridge forward by the closure of the weapon when reloading allowed.

Classic maneuver cartridges perfectly resemble the sharp cartridges in their outer dimensions. However, a modern maneuver cartridge is a little shorter than a sharp cartridge for manufacturing reasons and is referred to in the following as a "shortened maneuver cartridge".

For maneuver cartridges basically the same magazines as for sharp cartridges are used. In peacetime, there is little danger that the soldier confused maneuver cartridges and sharp cartridges, because he receives only one sort of cartridges for consumption. The consumption of sharp cartridges is kept separate. No cartridges are also available outside the troop, as in most countries, ordnance ammunition is not or not readily available commercially.

Nevertheless, there is the possibility that the soldier will not receive booked, sharp ammunition. For example, a full cartridge can be repacked on the shooting range during a jam. If this incident is not reported det, then this cartridge is often posted in a hurry as a miss and is considered properly shot. If the soldier in question does not want to "attract attention" and avoid trouble, he may first take the cartridge, but then try to get rid of it as quickly as possible. For this, for example, it would be appropriate to shoot the cartridge at the next exercise with maneuver ammunition. However, it is also possible that a lost or lost sharp cartridge will accidentally be loaded and fired instead of a maneuver cartridge. In all these cases an accident can occur.

For all modern rapid-fire rifles, there are maneuvering patrol devices that obstruct the muzzle and thus create a gas backup on firing, which allows a loading of the relevant weapon. Modern maneuver cartridge devices also withstand the firing of two or three sharp cartridges in continuous fire without projectiles being thrown forward. The troop, however, often omits, for convenience, to issue such maneuver cartridge devices prior to field exercises with maneuver ammunition, so that there is still the danger that in a maneuver accidentally or negligently a sharp shot will be fired.

The object of the invention is to reduce these dangers at least.

This object is achieved in that the aforementioned handgun is assigned an additional magazine, which is only for - compared to the sharp cartridges shortened -Manöverpatronen, but not usable for sharp cartridges. This maneuver cartridge magazine is the distance of the inner surfaces of the front and

Shortened rear wall at least in the area of the upper magazine opening to a length shorter than the sharp trone, but long enough to hold the maneuver cartridges is (claim 1).

Briefly, the invention proposes different magazines for a handgun, wherein in the magazine for maneuver cartridges no sharp cartridges can be loaded because they are too long.

Thus, only maneuver cartridges that are still shortened can be picked up from the maneuver cartridge magazine if the two overhead cartridges are not taken into account in a double-row magazine. Because of the recessed front wall, the latter can still be pressed into the magazine and be reloaded by it into the weapon. However, these cartridges are exposed and a quick glance at the magazine can assure the shooter that he has not actually loaded a sharp cartridge.

Although it is also known shortened, sharp Ordonnanzpatronen (the sharp exercise cartridge for the Swedish Panzerfaust "Karl Gustav" was a shortened Swedish 6.5 mm rifle cartridge). However, such shortened, sharp cartridges are a big exception. Especially the use of self-loading rifles requires the use of ammunition of the same length at a time, otherwise disturbances may occur. Maneuver cartridges, on the other hand, should sometimes interfere so that the soldier learns to cope with these disorders.

In peacetime, only maneuver cartridge magazines can be issued to soldiers, while the issue of sharp ammunition magazines only occurs with this ammunition. These magazines are collected again after a shooting exercise. But it is also possible to spend maneuver cartridge magazines only training units. The remaining soldiers retain usual ma- gazine and swap it for a maneuver against maneuver cartridge magazines.

Even if a standard magazine accidentally passes under maneuver cartridge magazines in individual cases, the risk of accidents is reduced by orders of magnitude.

To cheapen the Manöverpatronen- Magazines invention, it is basically expedient to start from the usual magazine for sharp cartridges and only increase the wall thickness of the front and / or rear wall. Therefore, it is proposed according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, that in order to shorten the distance in front of the inner surface of the front and / or rear wall a Dum punched piece is attached (claim 2).

It is now convenient for a maneuver cartridge tray to be in the same location as the bottom of a sharp cartridge for movement of the shutter of a weapon to avoid jamming. Therefore, it is preferable that only a spacer inside the magazine is attached to the back of the front wall.

However, there are already magazines known that are shortened by riveting a distance rail in front of the rear wall. For example, a gun "Tokagypt" was intended for the United Arab republics. For this purpose, a gun of the type Tokarew TT 1933 was set up for the cartridge 9 mm Para, by, figuratively speaking, the barrel was drilled to 9 mm Para, the closing spring was weakened accordingly and in the back of the magazine housing a bar was riveted. In fact, one could fill a Tokagypt magazine with 9mm cartridge cartridges, then insert into the wrong gun, namely the Tokarev TT 1933 pistol, which is set up for the 7.63mm Tokarev cartridge, and may even fire smoothly. It is a coincidence in the dimensions of the cartridges. WE However, it is significant that the Tokagypt magazine does not belong to the Tokaraew pistol. If the squad uses both pistols, one of the weapon types would be to modify the magazines so that they can only be inserted in the correct weapon type, and not in both weapon types.

However, with the magazine according to the invention, it is still possible to load a sharp cartridge as the uppermost cartridge into a single-row magazine. However, a glance at the magazine reveals immediately that a sharp cartridge was loaded here. In today's two-row magazine, two sharp cartridges can be loaded into the maneuver cartridge magazine at most. Again, the sharp cartridges are easily recognizable at a glance and distinguishable from maneuver cartridges.

But in order to exclude the possibility that willfully fired a sharp cartridge, the invention proposes in a further embodiment that a

Locking piece is provided, which projects beyond the magazine front wall upwards and only when inserted into the weapon magazine is removable or retractable. This makes it impossible to insert a sharp cartridge into the maneuver cartridge magazine (claim 3).

The locking piece shortens the distance for receiving cartridges beyond the edge of the magazine front wall. Now it is impossible to press a sharp cartridge in a position suitable for reloading into the magazine, not even as a topmost cartridge. In addition, with the double-row cartridge magazine, the sharp cartridge is not held by the magazine lip. The locking piece but must be removable or movable. Otherwise it would not be possible to carry the uppermost cartridge through the lock into the camp in the weapon. The removal or movement of the locking piece is not required for unloading the magazine. For this it suffices namely (a double-breasted magazine provided), with your finger or a tool to depress the second cartridge a little bit. The topmost cartridge can then be removed from the

Magazine can be removed or shaken out.

The locking piece can form its own component; preferred, however, is that the spacer is extended upwards to form the locking piece and displaceable downwards (claim 4).

The spacer, which rests in this case on the inside of the front wall of the magazine is not riveted to this front, but is guided on this and can move so far that it forms with its uppermost portion of the locking piece. The spacer extends in the interior of the magazine preferably so far down that it is covered in any position at least by a part of the feeder of the magazine when it is in its lowest position, ie when the magazine is filled. The feeder or the cartridges can thus not jam with the spacer and locking piece. In the case of a crooked rod magazine with a non-circular arc-shaped front wall, the spacer and locking piece should be at least partially flexible.

It is thus only a single component needed to fulfill the function of the locking piece and the spacer.

The locking piece alone or in its combined with the spacer design is preferably made of plastic. This results in a low weight in conjunction with a cost-effective production, such as by injection molding. It is also easily possible to choose a limited flexible plastic. Further, in the upper end of the locking piece, facing the magazine interior, a reinforcement made of metal is further embedded (claim 5). Alternatively, the spacer together with locking piece of a bending plate, preferably spring band. As a result, an additional metal reinforcement - which is provided for example in the case of a plastic spacer (or only blocking piece) - is dispensed with (claim 6).

The reloading of the uppermost cartridge can namely exert a longitudinal force on the underlying cartridge. The longitudinal force can press the crimped tip of the maneuver cartridge against the locking piece. When Nachschieben this second cartridge thus seeks to scratch the locking piece. However, this prevents the gain harmless. At the same time, when it comes to the choice of plastic, its wear resistance is lower. So it can be chosen plastic, which can be processed as possible without waste and with the highest accuracy. This plastic can be flexible.

However, it should also be prevented that in case of erroneous or negligent loading of a sharp cartridge into the cartridge magazine according to the invention, the locking piece is simply pressed down with the bullet of the sharp cartridge. Therefore, it is proposed according to a development of the invention to provide a sprung pawl which is associated with the locking piece and preferably engages in a recess in the front wall and / or at least one side wall when the locking piece is in its upper position (claim 7).

If the magazine is inserted into the weapon and is to be loaded, it is necessary that the detent is released. The locking piece would otherwise hinder the cartridge during tracking. In contrast, holding the catch when removed from the magazine magazine the locking piece. Now even with violence it is hardly possible to push a sharp cartridge into the maneuver cartridge magazine. happens this still, the locking piece is pre-bent forward.

Therefore, the magazine can not be inserted into the receptacle of the weapon. Complete security is achieved.

The recess (or protrusion) in the wall of the magazine may be inaccessible from the outside. The operation is then possible only by means of a tool. A non-commissioned officer could carry this with him. However, it is preferred that the recess opens into the outer surface of the magazine, and that the recessed into the recess detent over the outer contour of the recess to the outside (claim 8).

The size of the externally accessible part and the force of the detent spring now determine whether the detent is easily detachable from the outside with the finger or not.

But to avoid any accidental operation of the latch, it is preferred that the latch is associated with this actuated training, which is arranged in the magazine receptacle so that upon insertion of the magazine in the weapon training against the magazine recording abuts and the latch the exception is raised (claim 9).

Now it is necessary that the magazine is strongly pressed into the recording of the weapon. Only then is the latch released. This runs against an already existing lead, for example the lower edge of the

Magazine holder, on. There, the release occurs shortly before the magazine is fully engaged in the weapon.

It would now make sense that the locking piece or the slide a spring is assigned, which presses this or this down so that it or he can snap down after releasing the catch. However, it must be taken care of a device that the Sperrstück or the Slider pushes upwards before or when the magazine should be removed from the weapon and new cartridges loaded into the magazine. The slider or the locking piece must necessarily be in its uppermost position before the magazine is filled with cartridges.

Preferably, however, the locking piece or slide associated with this or this upwardly pressing spring (claim 10). After releasing the catch, the slider can be pushed freely down against the force of the spring.

Therefore, when the magazine is accidentally released by a pressure against the magazine when handling the magazine, the slider remains in the uppermost position. The latch can thus immediately intervene again when said pressure subsides. However, it must be ensured that the slider is pushed down when the magazine is inserted into the weapon.

For this purpose, it is provided that the locking piece or the slide has a nose which passes through a magazine wall with game, protrudes outwards and is arranged in such a position that they at the beginning or in the course of insertion of the magazine to a part of the weapon strikes so that when fully inserted magazine the locking piece or the slider is moved so far that the locking piece is immersed behind the front wall (claim 11)

The magazine is thus fully automatically and without additional exposure of the shooter only prepared for dispensing cartridges when it is fully inserted into its receptacle in the weapon. If it is removed again, then the nose comes free and the spring moves the slider back up. This happens before the magazine is completely removed from the weapon. When pulling out of the magazine below the latch is released. The slider or its locking piece remains now in top position. There he is or by the

Engaged engagement of the latch.

The shooter will probably not notice that the slider or its locking piece is movable. He has only the experience that sharp cartridges under any circumstances can be loaded into the maneuver cartridge magazine.

The spring may be formed as a leaf spring, which is inserted near the upper end of the slider in this and is supported on a projection of the front wall (claim 12). This leaf spring may be formed integrally with the slider from plastic and may also be formed in a zigzag shape. However, the spring can also be formed separately and attached to the slider, e.g. riveted. The separate spring can be arbitrarily strong.

However, the spring can also be designed as a spiral spring and inserted between the nose and its associated breakthrough of the front wall or elsewhere (claim 13). The advantage is that the spring can be made cheaper than a separate leaf spring.

The magazine according to the invention is characterized according to a further embodiment of the invention as a set up only for cartridges magazine (claim 14), so that confusion is excluded. It can be readily determined whether or not a maneuver cartridge magazine is in a weapon. With appropriate labeling, this is also possible from a distance. Therefore, this maneuver cartridge magazine preferably has a distinct shock color.

The magazine can be made of sheet metal or of transparent or dark or camouflage dyed plastic. However, it is preferred that the magazine housing of colored Plastic consists (claim 15). So it is impossible that the color of the magazine disappears due to excessive brushing.

As noted above, the invention primarily relates to a weapon having at least two magazines, with the weapon and one of the magazines (for the sharp cartridges) needing to be distinguished from conventional designs in nothing. The maneuver cartridge magazine for the shortened maneuver cartridges, however, is designed according to one of the above features. This magazine according to the invention can readily be made for existing weapons, even by rebuilding existing, used magazines.

As far as new maneuver cartridges magazines are to be introduced, magazines according to the invention are only to be purchased instead of worn magazines. These can be prepared while largely using existing manufacturing means; Compared to a conventional magazine, the price is only insignificantly higher.

The object of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of non-limiting example. Showing:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section through an inventive

Maneuver cartridge magazine in which a maneuver cartridge is loaded,

1, also in longitudinal section and in the futile attempt to load a sharp cartridge in the maneuver cartridge magazine,

3, the magazine of FIGS. 1 and 2, but introduced here in a weapon, 4 is a fragmentary, enlarged oblique view of the slider of the magazine shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 on an enlarged scale,

5 shows another embodiment of the maneuver cartridge magazine in longitudinal section and on a different scale, and

Fig. 6 shows another embodiment of the Manöverpatronen- magazine analogous to FIG. 5, but here without ammunition and with a slide of bending plate.

Figs. 1 to 4 show the same magazine, Fig. 5 and 6 only changed in detail magazines.

The reference numerals are not continuously inserted in all figures, so as not to affect the clarity. However, the same reference numerals apply to all figures throughout.

The maneuver cartridge magazine shown is a box magazine and has a front wall 1, a rear wall 3 and two side walls 5. In the figures, which show the entire magazine in longitudinal section, only the right side wall can be seen. The top of each side wall is formed into a magazine lip 7.

A magazine spring 11 is fixed to the bottom (no reference numeral) of the magazine and pushes a feeder 9 upwards. The feeder 9 in turn pushes cartridges 35 - shortened maneuver cartridges 35 - upwards, both in single-row and double-row magazines. The present embodiment shows a double-row magazine. The cartridges 35 are thus arranged in two adjacent rows; the individual cartridges 35 of the two rows are offset from each other. Thus, a cartridge 35 of one and the other row is alternately pressed against the associated magazine lip 7. A cartridge (such as the sharp cartridge 39 in Fig. 2), which for some reason can not get under a magazine lip 11 is not held in the magazine and falls out of the magazine again.

As far as the magazine has been described so far, it is consistent with a conventional magazine. Notwithstanding this, a slider 21 is provided, which rests against the inner side of the front wall 1. Since the magazine with its underside is curved slightly forward, the front wall 1 but describes no arc, this slide must be a little flexible and is preferably made of flexible plastic (Fig. 1 to 5) or bending plate (Fig. 6).

A certain flexibility is already sufficient in narrower sections of the slide 21 (see FIG. 4).

The slider 21 has on both sides at its upper and lower end a guide lug 41 (see Fig. 4), which is guided behind guide projections 13 which project above and below in the inner surface of each side wall 5 and are formed, for example, as externally pressed-in beads , In the drawing, only the lower guide projection 13 of the right side wall 5 can be seen.

The upper end of the slider 21 forms a locking piece 29. If this is made of plastic, then a metal insert 31 is preferably recessed in its rear side.

The feeder 9 is dimensioned so that it is not hindered in its movement by the slider 21. For the production of the feeder 9, the feeder of a conventional, sharp magazine can optionally be shortened. In the magazine front wall 1, two übereinanderliegen- de, continuous openings are introduced: an upper, namely the recess 17, and a lower, the window 33rd

Corresponding to the window 33, the slider 21 has a forwardly projecting nose 15, while with the recess 17, a detent spring 23 cooperates, which is centrally separated as a downwardly facing strip from the slide 21, but still attached to this at the top root (Fig. 4).

On both sides of the recess 17 and the detent spring 23, a relatively narrow, two-part section of the slider 21 is left. Here his resilience is particularly pronounced.

On the front of the detent spring 23 is integrally formed a forward projecting release projection 27. Below this, at the lower end of the pawl or detent spring 23, a latch projection 25 is formed. The slider 21 is in its uppermost position, the detent spring 23 springs into the recess 17 in that the pawl projection 25 can be supported on the lower edge of the recess 17 and the trigger projection 27 protrudes through the recess 17 to the front.

Above the detent spring 23, a recess 43 is formed in the slide 21 (FIG. 4); in this a zigzag-shaped slider spring 37 is inserted. The underside of the slider spring 37 is supported on a spring support 19 (FIG. 3) which is formed on the front wall 1. The upper end of the slider spring 37 is supported on the upper boundary of the recess 43. The slider is thus pressed by the slider spring 37 always upwards.

When the slider 21 is in the uppermost position (FIGS. 1 and 2), the detent spring 23 presses the pawl lead 25 forward. If you try now, the slide

21 to press down, then the pawl projection 25 abuts against the lower boundary of the recess 17. The slider 21 can not therefore be pressed down. Only when the magazine in the magazine shaft 47 of the associated weapon (assault rifle 45) is pressed (Fig. 3), the front wall of the magazine shaft 47 constantly presses against the release projection 27. Thus, the detent spring 23 is bent inwardly, and thereby gives way to the pawls - Leap 25 back, so that now the slider 21 can be moved down. If the slider 21 is released, then the slider spring 37 pushes the slider 21 back up, and the latch projection 25 falls back into the recess 17, unless the trigger projection 27 is pressed.

Under the detent spring 23, the nose 15 projects from the slider 21 forward, passes through the window 33 and projects from the magazine to the front. As a result, the window 33 defines the path of movement of the slider 21 in cooperation with this nose 15.

When inserting the magazine in the magazine shaft 47 whose wall presses the trigger projection 27 and thus also the latch projection 25 inwards, so that the

Slider 21 relative to the magazine housing 1, 3, 5 can move down. The nose 15 of the slider 21 is now mounted at such a height that it sits at the lower end of the magazine shaft 47, just before the magazine engages in a (not shown) holder 45 of the weapon. If the magazine housing 1, 3, 5 is pushed further upwards until the magazine engages, then the slider 21 remains stationary relative to the magazine shaft 47, ie it is pushed down relative to the magazine housing 1, 3, 5.

Fig. 5 shows a magazine in which instead of the slider spring 37, a coil spring 49 is provided. This is between the nose 15 and the lower boundary of the window 33 is inserted.

The magazine variant of FIG. 6 corresponds in its graphic representation of FIG. 5, but without ammunition. In addition, their slide 21 is made entirely of bending plate, such as spring band, rather than plastic. Therefore, the locking piece 29 of this slide 21 also requires no metal reinforcement. Overall, this slider 21 is constructed of such a material and shaped so that it is functionally equivalent to the plastic slider 21 with metal insert 31, the figures 1-5. In principle, it would also be sufficient to produce only the locking piece 29 of bending plate and the rest of the slider 21 made of plastic and to connect these two parts 21 and 29 in a known manner.

When the magazine of the weapon 45 is removed, the slider 21 (and thus the locking piece 29) is in the uppermost position and is locked. Now only maneuver cartridges 35 can be pushed into the magazine, but not sharp cartridges 39 (Fig. 2), because the distance between the back of the slider 21 and the front of the magazine rear wall 3 is significantly shorter than a sharp cartridge 39th

If the magazine shown loaded with maneuver cartridges 35 and it is pushed into the magazine shaft 47 of the weapon 45, then the locking of the slider 21 in the magazine housing 1, 3, 5 is first canceled. Upon further insertion of the slider 21 is pushed down until the magazine engages in the weapon 45. Now the situation of Fig. 3 is reached.

Claims

1. Handgun (45) with a magazine holder (47) and at least one magazine for holding sharp cartridges (39), the magazine having a magazine housing with a front and a rear wall (1, 3) and an upper opening for dispensing the sharp cartridges (39) and the distance between the outer surfaces of the front and rear walls (1, 3) corresponds to the dimensions of the magazine holder (47), while the distance between the inner surfaces of the front and rear walls (1, 3) corresponds to the holder of the sharp cartridges ( 39) is adapted, characterized by an additional magazine for receiving maneuver cartridges (35) which are shorter than the sharp cartridges (39), in which the distance between the inner surfaces of the front and rear walls (1, 3) is at least in the region of the upper one The opening is shortened to a distance that is shorter than a sharp cartridge (39) but long enough to accommodate the maneuver cartridges (35).

2. maneuver cartridge magazine for a handgun (45) according to claim 1, characterized in that a spacer (21) is attached to shorten the distance in front of the inner surface of the magazine front wall (1).

3. maneuver cartridge magazine according to claim 2, characterized in that a locking piece (29) is provided which projects above the magazine front wall (1) upwards into the region of the upper opening and preferably only when inserted into the weapon (45) Ma- növerpatronen-Magazin is removable or retractable.

4. Maneuver cartridge magazine according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the spacer (21) is extended upwards to form the locking piece (29) and is displaceable downwards.

5. maneuver cartridge magazine according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the locking piece (29) and / or the spacer (21) consists of plastic, and that at the upper end, facing the inside of the magazine, in this a reinforcement made of metal (31) is embedded. Or a bent sheet metal part that combines the same functions.

6. maneuver cartridge magazine according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the spacer (21) together with the new locking piece (29) consists of bending plate.

7. maneuver cartridge magazine according to one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that a spring-loaded latch (25) is provided, which is assigned to the locking piece (29) or the slide (21) and preferably in a recess (17) in the Front wall (1) and / or engages in at least one side wall (5) when the locking piece (29) or the slide (21) is in its uppermost position.

8. maneuver cartridge magazine according to claim 7, characterized in that the recess (17) opens into the outer surface of the magazine, and that the latched pawl (25) or one of these actuating training (27) on the outer contour of the The recess (17) protrudes outwards.

9. maneuver cartridge magazine according to claim 8, characterized in that the latch (25) actuating training (27) in the region of the magazine receptacle

(47) is arranged in such a way that when the magazine is inserted into the weapon (45), the formation (27) strikes against the magazine holder (47) and lifts the latch (25) out of the recess (17).

10. cartridge cartridge according to one of claims 2 to 9, characterized in that the locking piece

(29) or slide (21) is assigned a spring (37; 49) which presses this upwards.

11. cartridge cartridge according to claim 10, characterized in that the locking piece (29) or

Slider (21) has a nose (15) which passes through a magazine wall (1) with play, protrudes outwards and is arranged at such a point that it starts at the beginning or during the insertion of the magazine into the receptacle (47) part of the weapon (45) strikes so that when the magazine is fully inserted, the locking piece (29) or the slide (21) is moved so far that the locking piece (29) dips behind the front wall.

12. maneuver cartridge magazine according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the spring as a leaf spring

(37) is formed near the upper end of the slide (21) and is supported on a projection (19) of the front wall (1).

13. Maneuver cartridge magazine according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the spring is designed as a spiral spring (49) and is preferably inserted between the nose (15) and its associated window (33) in the front wall (1) .

14. Maneuver cartridge magazine according to one of claims 2 to 13, characterized in that the magazine is characterized as a magazine set up only for maneuver cartridges (35).

15. maneuver cartridge magazine according to claim 14, characterized in that the magazine housing (1, 3, 5) consists of colored plastic.