EP3390952B1 - Silencer and fastening device therefor - Google Patents

Description

Subject of the invention

The invention relates to a silencer and a fastening device for fastening the silencer to a handgun.

Furthermore, the invention relates to a handgun with a silencer and fastening device according to the invention. Such a handgun is out US 7,194,836 B1 known.

Background of the Invention

The term “handguns” is understood to mean handguns, such as recoil-loader weapons, gas-pressure loader weapons, pistols or the like. The invention is described using the example of a handgun, although the present invention is not limited to this and can also be used with long weapons.

It is known to provide firearms with accessories or to attach accessories to firearms. For example, it is known to attach a tactical light or a silencer to a firearm, for example a pistol. It is known here to screw on the silencer via a screw thread at the front end of the gun barrel.

In the case of handguns with a fixed barrel, the muffler causes only minor problems with regard to the self-loading function of the weapon.

With handguns with a movable barrel, maintaining the self-loading function of the weapon proves to be problematic. Because a silencer screwed onto the barrel or on the breech increases the mass returning when the shot is fired, which reduces the return speed of the barrel and breech. This can have the consequence that the self-loading function of the weapon is either completely omitted or there may be malfunctions because, for example, the cartridge case is ejected and / or a new cartridge is supplied incompletely and the weapon is no longer fully locked. This proves to be particularly problematic for firearms with a returning and tipping barrel, because here the front end of the barrel and thus the silencer must be raised.

In practice, attempts have been made to solve this problem by using lighter or smaller silencers. However, this has the disadvantage that the stability of the muffler decreases with correspondingly light mufflers and that the damping effect is sometimes considerably reduced in the case of smaller mufflers.

One solution to this problem is not to rigidly connect the muffler and the gun barrel to one another, but to place a so-called pulse generator between the muffler and the gun barrel, which is connected on the one hand to the muffler and on the other hand to the gun barrel and which has an axial movement of the gun barrel relative to the silencer.

However, the use of pulse generators has the disadvantage that they can easily become dirty and / or damage to the threads of the pulse generator can impair the function of the firearm. In addition, the manufacture of the pulse generators is relatively complex and expensive, which has a negative effect on the price of a silencer.

Both with silencers that are screwed directly onto the front end of the gun barrel and with silencers that are attached to the front end of the gun barrel via a pulse generator, it is disadvantageous that both the assembly of the silencer and the disassembly of the silencer take a relatively long time takes up. Furthermore, when screwing on the silencer it must always be ensured that it is screwed tight.

Object of the invention

The object of the present invention is therefore to provide solutions which at least partially avoid the above disadvantages known from the prior art and which enable simple and quick assembly and disassembly of the muffler and at the same time do not impair the function of the firearm.

Solution according to the invention

This object is achieved with a silencer and a fastening device, and a firearm according to the corresponding claims 1 and 8. Advantageous refinements and developments of the invention are specified in the respective dependent claims.

As a result, a muffler can advantageously be attached to the firearm without the muffler having to be coupled to the barrel of the firearm. The barrel can move independently of the muffler even when the silencer is attached to the weapon.

The fastening means can comprise a groove of a tongue-and-groove connection that at least partially surrounds the fastening plate or a tongue that at least partially surrounds the fastening plate.

The groove or the tongue can be designed in such a way that a tongue or groove provided on the weapon accessories or on the muffler can be brought into engagement with the tongue or groove of the fastening plate. This allows the silencer to be pushed onto the mounting plate.

The fastening plate has a predetermined thickness, so that side walls are formed between the front side and the rear side of the fastening plate. The groove or the tongue of the mounting plate is preferably at least is provided on two opposite side walls of the mounting plate, wherein the weapon accessories can be pushed onto the mounting plate along the tongue or groove.

It is advantageous if a locking device is provided on the mounting plate for locking the weapon accessories attached to the mounting plate.

The locking device can comprise at least one hole provided on at least one side wall, which corresponds to a drill hole provided on the weapon accessories when the weapon accessories are fastened to the fastening plate, wherein a securing bolt can preferably be pushed through the hole and the drill hole.

The locking device can also be designed as a snap or clip connection, which can be operated manually to release the weapon accessories from the mounting plate.

The fastening means can comprise an internal thread formed in the firing channel of the fastening plate or a bayonet lock in order to screw the weapon accessories onto the fastening plate.

It is advantageous if the fastening plate and the fastening rail are designed in one piece or in one piece.

A locking device can be provided on the fastening rail in order to lock the fastening device on the firearm.

The locking device can comprise at least one locking rocker which is arranged pivotably about a pivot axis at the rear end of the fastening rail and can be brought from a locking position into an unlocking position, the locking rocker being oriented essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fastening rail and in the fastened state of the fastening device on the firearm can be brought into engagement with the trigger of the firearm in order to lock the fastening device on the weapon.

A handgun according to claim 8 is also provided.

Brief description of the figures

Fig. 1

ein Griffstück einer Schusswaffe mit einer daran angeordneten erfindungsgemäßen Befestigungsvorrichtung in einer perspektivischen Ansicht von schräg hinten;

Fig. 2

eine alternative Ausgestaltung einer erfindungsgemäßen Befestigungsvorrichtung, die an einer Schusswaffe befestigt ist, in einer perspektivischen Ansicht;

Fig. 3

die in Fig. 1 gezeigte erfindungsgemäße Befestigungsvorrichtung in einem Entriegelungszustand;

Fig. 4

die in Fig. 1 gezeigte erfindungsgemäße Befestigungsvorrichtung in einer perspektivischen Ansicht von schräg vorne;

Fig. 5

ein Griffstück einer Schusswaffe mit einer daran angeordneten erfindungsgemäßen Befestigungsvorrichtung in einer Seitenansicht;

Fig. 6

eine Detailansicht der in Fig. 5 gezeigten erfindungsgemäßen Befestigungsvorrichtung in einer Seitenansicht;

Fig. 7

eine erfindungsgemäße Befestigungsvorrichtung in einer Seitenansicht und in einer Ansicht von vorne;

Fig. 8

eine schematische Darstellung einer erfindungsgemäßen Befestigungsvorrichtung und zweier Schalldämpfer zur Verdeutlichung des Befestigungsmechanismus;

Fig. 9

eine alternative Ausgestaltung der Befestigungsplatte einer erfindungsgemäßen Befestigungsvorrichtung; und

Fig. 10

zwei alternative Ausgestaltungen eines Adapters, der an der Befestigungsplatte anordenbar ist.

Details and features of the invention as well as specific embodiments of the invention result from the following description in conjunction with the drawing. It shows:

Fig. 1

a handle of a firearm with a fastening device according to the invention arranged thereon in a perspective view obliquely from behind;

Fig. 2

an alternative embodiment of a fastening device according to the invention, which is attached to a firearm, in a perspective view;

Fig. 3

in the Fig. 1 shown fastening device according to the invention in an unlocked state;

Fig. 4

in the Fig. 1 shown fastening device according to the invention in a perspective view obliquely from the front;

Fig. 5

a handle of a firearm with a fastening device according to the invention arranged thereon in a side view;

Fig. 6

a detailed view of the in Fig. 5 Fastening device according to the invention shown in a side view;

Fig. 7

a fastening device according to the invention in a side view and in a view from the front;

Fig. 8

is a schematic representation of a fastening device according to the invention and two silencers to illustrate the fastening mechanism;

Fig. 9

an alternative embodiment of the fastening plate of a fastening device according to the invention; and

Fig. 10

two alternative configurations of an adapter that can be arranged on the mounting plate.

Detailed description of the invention

The fastening device according to the invention described below for fastening a weapon accessory to a firearm has the advantage that the weapon accessories are fastened to the weapon independently of the barrel / bolt, so that the function of the weapon is not restricted. A further advantage lies in the fact that, in particular in the case of a silencer, the design of the fastening device ensures that the silencer is largely prevented from vibrating, in particular after a shot has been fired. This also enables semi-automatic or fully automatic operation of the firearm. The invention is described below using the example of a silencer, but the invention is not limited to this. According to the invention, appropriately designed tactical lights or the like can also be attached to the fastening device. Furthermore, other sound-absorbing devices, such as plastic bottles, can also be attached to the fastening device.

Fig. 1 shows a handle 92 of a firearm with a fastening device 10 according to the invention arranged thereon in a perspective view obliquely from behind. For example, a silencer can be attached to the fastening device 10.

The fastening device 10 according to the invention has a fastening rail 30 and a fastening plate 12.

In the assembled state of the fastening device 10, the fastening rail 30 runs essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis LA of the firearm or to the handle 92 of the firearm. The fastening rail 30 is pushed onto a mounting rail 94 of the firearm and is thus fastened to the weapon. The mounting rail 94 is arranged here on the underside of the front area of the handle 92, ie below the barrel of the weapon. The fastening rail 30 has two axially running and spaced-apart side walls 31, on the inner surfaces of which guide joints are provided which can be brought into engagement with the mounting rail 94.

The fastening rail 30 and thus the entire fastening device 10 are locked with locking means on the weapon or on the handle pieces 92 of the weapon in order to prevent the fastening device 10 from being released independently or unintentionally from the weapon. The locking means here comprise one, preferably two locking rockers 13, which are arranged at the rear end of the fastening rail 30 and engage in the trigger guard 97 of the weapon. The locking means is related to Fig. 2 described in more detail. Regarding Fig. 7 an alternatively designed locking means is described.

Furthermore, the fastening rail 30 has two wings 35 at the rear end 33, between which a front end section of the trigger guard 97 can be engaged when the fastening device 10 is pushed onto the mounting rail 94. The wings 35 are referenced to Fig. 2 described in more detail.

The fastening plate 12 is arranged at the front end of the fastening rail 30. The mounting plate 12 is perpendicular to the mounting rail 30. The mounting plate 12 and the mounting rail 30 are advantageously designed in one piece. However, they can also be configured in two parts in order to enable the fastening plate 12 to be detached from the fastening rail 30. Because of the stability, however, the one-piece design is advantageous.

Due to the vertical arrangement of the fastening plate 12 on the fastening rail 30, the entire fastening device 10 has an L-shaped basic shape, the fastening rail 30 forming one leg of the L-shaped basic form and the fastening plate 12 forming the other leg of the L-shaped basic form. The angle inscribed between the two legs is approximately 90 °.

How from Fig. 1 can be seen, the mounting rail 30 runs below the barrel of the firearm, while the mounting plate 12 is perpendicular to the barrel and is arranged axially in front of the barrel.

A firing channel 20 is formed in the fastening plate 12, the diameter of which essentially corresponds to the inside diameter of the barrel of the weapon. Furthermore, the firing channel is formed in the mounting plate 12 such that it is largely coaxial with the barrel when the mounting device 10 is attached to the weapon.

The fastening plate 12 has a specific thickness d, so that it has two opposite side walls 16. The two side walls run parallel to each other and are also perpendicular to the mounting rail 30. At the top of the mounting plate 12 there is a wall that runs between the two side walls. The upper one can be perpendicular to the side walls 16 and can be flat, as in FIG Fig. 1 shown, or also describe an arc, ie have a certain radius of curvature.

Fastening means are provided on the fastening plate 12 with which the muffler or other weapon accessories can be detachably fastened to the fastening plate 12. The fasteners include the in Fig.1 Shown embodiment of a fastening device 10 according to the invention a groove 12a a tongue and groove connection. Such a groove 12a is provided on both side walls 16 of the fastening plate 12. The grooves 12a run perpendicular to the fastening rail 30. The weapon accessories or the muffler has springs 12b corresponding to the grooves 12a, so that the weapon accessories or the muffler can be pushed onto the fastening plate 12, as for example in FIG Fig. 8 shown.

Alternatively, a tongue and groove connection can also be provided on the fastening plate 12, while a corresponding groove is provided on the weapon accessories or on the muffler.

A groove or a tongue can likewise be provided on the upper side wall of the fastening plate 12.

The tongue and groove connection created in this way between the mounting plate 12 and the muffler or weapon accessories ensures that the muffler cannot be moved in the axial direction relative to the mounting plate 12.

A seal, for example a rubber seal, can be provided in the groove (the fastening plate 12 or the muffler 11), which prevents gas from escaping from the muffler, provided that the muffler housing on the side facing the fastening plate 12 is open or partially open. The silencer housing is advantageously closed on the side facing the fastening plate 12 and has only one opening for the firing channel.

In order to also prevent the pushed-on silencer from moving in the radial direction relative to the mounting plate 12, a corresponding locking device is provided. The locking device is formed here by drill holes 12c provided on the side walls 16, which correspond to drill holes 40 on the muffler. After the silencer has been pushed on completely locking bolts can be pushed onto the fastening plate 12 through the boreholes 40 of the muffler 11 and inserted into the boreholes 12c of the fastening plate 12.

Instead of drill holes / locking bolts, a clip or snap connection can also be provided, which can be released manually.

With the fastening device 10 according to the invention, the barrel and the breech of the firearm can move independently of the muffler attached to the fastening rail 30, so that the muffler does not impair the self-loading function of the weapon.

Fig. 2 shows an alternative embodiment of a fastening device according to the invention, which is attached to a firearm, in a perspective view.

The fastening rail 30 of the fastening device 10 is identical to that in FIG Fig. 1 Fastening rail 30 shown. The fastening device 10 according to Fig. 2 differs from the fastening device 10 according to FIG Fig. 1 only in the specific configuration of the fastening plate 12.

The fastening plate 12 is also arranged perpendicular to the fastening rail 30 at the front end of the fastening rail 30 and is located axially in front of the barrel of the weapon. Here, too, a firing channel 20 is formed in the fastening plate 12, which is coaxial with the barrel when the fastening device 10 is fastened to the weapon.

The fastening plate 12, however, has a smaller thickness d than that in FIG Fig. 1 mounting plate 12 shown.

The attachment of the weapon accessories or the muffler to the mounting plate 12 is not carried out here by means of a tongue and groove connection but by means of a screw connection. For this purpose, an internal thread is provided in the firing channel 20 of the mounting plate 12, which corresponds to an external thread of the muffler. The silencer can then be screwed onto the fastening plate of the fastening device. The silencer is not screwed to the barrel. Instead of a silencer, other silencing devices can also be screwed on, such as a plastic bottle or a container filled with a sound absorbing material. Instead of a threaded connection between the silencer and the mounting plate, a bayonet connection can also be provided.

The rear end 33 of the fastening rail 30 has a support surface (not visible in the figures), the surface of which largely corresponds to the front or front surface of the trigger guard 97. The front surface of the trigger guard 97 forms a counter support surface for the support surface of the fastening rail 30. The support surface extends perpendicularly between two wings 35 provided on the rear end 33.

The fastening device 10 is pushed completely onto the mounting rail 94 of the weapon with the fastening rail 30 for fastening to the firearm, so that the supporting surface of the fastening rail 30 lies largely flush with the counter-supporting surface of the trigger guard 97.

At the rear end 33 of the fastening rail 30, locking rockers 13 are provided, with which the fastening device 10 is locked on the firearm, so that the fastening device 10 cannot detach itself from the weapon independently or unintentionally.

The locking rocker 13 runs essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis LA of the fastening rail 30. The locking rocker 13 is pivotably mounted on the fastening rail 30 about a pivot axis 14, so that the locking rocker 13 moves from a locking position (as in FIG Fig. 2 shown) in an unlocking position (as in Fig. 3 shown) can be brought. In the unlocked position, the fastening device 10 can be pulled off the firearm.

The locking rocker 13 is arranged on the rear end 33 of the fastening rail in such a way that a section of the locking rocker 13 projects beyond the rear end 33 of the fastening rail. With the section protruding beyond the rear end 33 of the fastening rail, the fastening device 10 is locked to the firearm in that this section can be brought into engagement with the trigger guard 97 of the firearm.

On the section projecting beyond the rear end 33 of the fastening rail 30, a pin 17 is provided which engages in the trigger guard 97 in the locked state and thus prevents the silencer from being released independently or unintentionally from the weapon. Furthermore, by the engagement of the pin 17 in the trigger guard 97, the support surface of the fastening rail 30 is pressed against the counter support surface of the trigger guard 97, so that the support surface rests securely on the counter support surface. In the locked state, horizontal movement of the fastening device 10 along the longitudinal axis of the firearm is prevented.

The side of the pin 17 facing the trigger guard 97 has a surface which is designed to slope inwards. That is, the angle enclosed by the surface and the longitudinal axis of the locking rocker 13 is less than 90 °, preferably less than 75 °, particularly preferably approximately between 40 ° and 50 °. As a result, the inclined surface comes into abutment when the fastening device 10 is pushed onto the mounting rail 94 of the firearm the trigger guard 97. The trigger guard 97 then pivots the pin 17 of the locking rocker 13 outwards and the pin 17 slides past the trigger guard 97. After the fastening device 10 has been pushed completely onto the mounting rail 94 of the firearm, the section of the locking rocker 13 which projects beyond the rear end 33 of the fastening rail tilts inwards again, so that the pin 17 engages in the trigger guard 97. The locking rocker 13 is then in the locking position. The inward tilting can be effected by a spring element which is assigned to the locking rocker 13.

In order to bring the locking rocker 13 into the unlocking position, only the section which does not protrude beyond the rear end 33 of the fastening rail 30 has to be pressed inwards. The section or the pin 17 projecting beyond the rear end 33 of the fastening rail is then pivoted outward about the pivot axis 14, so that the pin 17 no longer engages in the trigger guard 97. The fastening device 10 can then simply be pulled off the firearm.

On the one hand, this enables a particularly simple locking and a simple release of the locking. On the other hand, the support surface of the fastening rail is pressed against the counter support surface of the trigger guard 97.

Characterized in that the support surface of the mounting rail 30 rests on the counter support surface of the trigger guard 97 when the fastening device 10 is mounted on the weapon and the fastening device 10 is locked on the weapon with the locking rockers 13, the fastening device 10 or the on the Fastener 10 attached muffler swings in the vertical direction after a shot has been fired from the weapon. The front portion of the handle 92 can no longer swing down because of a downward movement due to the counter support surface of the Trigger guard 97 resting mounting rail 30 is prevented. This also increases the overall rigidity of the handle 92.

The counter support surface can have a substantially concave surface. Accordingly, the corresponding support surface of the fastening rail 30 has a convex surface. Of course, it is also possible for the counter support surface to have an essentially convex surface and for the support surface to have a corresponding concave surface.

In principle, the surfaces of the support surface and the counter support surface can be designed in any way. It is important according to the invention that the two surfaces correspond to one another, so that when the fastening device 10 is mounted, the support surface of the fastening rail 30 rests, preferably largely flush, on the counter support surface of the trigger guard 97 and prevents the rear end 33 of the fastening rail from moving downward relative to the trigger guard.

The wings 35 provided on the rear end 33 of the fastening rail 30 project axially on the rear section 33 of the fastening rail 30. Furthermore, the two wings 35 are spaced apart and largely parallel to one another. The support surface of the fastening rail 30 runs between these two wings 35. The distance between the two wings 35 is selected such that it essentially corresponds to the width of the end section (the section on which the counter support surface is located) of the trigger guard 97. After the fastening device 10 has been pushed completely onto the mounting rail 94, the two wings 35 run laterally past the end section of the trigger guard 97 or lie laterally on the trigger guard. This means that the end section of the trigger guard 97 engages between the two wings 35 essentially in a form-fitting manner. The engagement of the trigger guard 97 between the two wings 35 ensures that the fastening device 10 swings in the horizontal direction after a shot from the Gun was fired. Furthermore, the rigidity of the handle is increased even further.

The above-mentioned measures improve the vibration behavior of the muffler to such an extent that semi-automatic or fully automatic operation of the firearm is also made possible because the firing channel 20 formed in the fastening plate 12 also runs coaxially to the barrel of the weapon after a shot and does not move relative to the barrel emotional.

Fig. 3 shows the in Fig. 1 Fastening device according to the invention shown in an unlocked state, while in Fig. 1 the fastening device 10 is shown in a locked state.

The two sections of the locking rockers 13 which do not protrude from the rear end of the fastening rail 30 are pressed inwards, so that the two 17 are pivoted outward about the pivot axis 14. The two pins 17 no longer engage in the trigger guard 97, so that the fastening device 10 can be removed from the weapon.

The side walls 31, which run on the upper side of the fastening rail 30 parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle and whose inner longitudinal guides are brought into engagement with the mounting rail 94 of the weapon, can be seen better here.

Fig. 4 shows the in Fig. 1 Fastening device according to the invention shown in a perspective view obliquely from the front.

The groove 12a of the tongue and groove connection running around the side wall 16 of the fastening plate 12 and the firing channel 20 formed in the fastening plate 12 are clearly visible here.

An internal thread can be provided in the firing channel. As a result, a muffler can optionally be pushed onto the fastening device 12 using the tongue and groove connection or the muffler can be screwed into the firing channel.

Fig. 5 shows a handle 92 of a firearm with a fastening device 10 according to the invention arranged thereon in a side view. The end sections of the locking rockers 13 which engage in the trigger guard 97 and the wings 35 which run to the side of the trigger guard 97 are clearly visible here. The L-shaped basic shape of the fastening device 10 is also clearly visible here.

Fig. 6 shows a detailed view of the in Fig. 5 Fastening device 10 according to the invention shown in a side view, wherein the in Fig. 5 area with dashed lines is shown.

The circumferential groove 12a on the side walls 16 of the fastening plate 12 is clearly visible here.

Fig. 7 shows a fastening device 10 according to the invention in a side view (figure (a)) and in a view from the front (figure (b)).

The side walls 31 on top of the fastening rail 30 are clearly visible here.

Furthermore, the fastening device 10 can have a mounting rail 34 on the underside, so that additional aids, e.g. a light or the like can be attached.

Instead of a locking rocker, the fastening device 10 here has a locking pin 13 which extends transversely through the fastening rail 30 and can be brought into engagement with the mounting rail 94 of the firearm between the two side walls 31. This prevents the fastening device 10 from moving axially along the mounting rail 94 of the weapon.

Fig. 8 shows a schematic representation of a fastening device 10 according to the invention and two mufflers 11 to illustrate the fastening mechanism.

The upper silencer is connected to the fastening plate 12 of the fastening device 10 by means of the tongue and groove connection. For this purpose, the muffler 11 has an axially projecting wall 25 at the end facing the fastening plate 12. The inner surface of the wall 25 is designed such that after the muffler is fastened to the fastening plate 12, it lies flush with the side wall 16 of the fastening plate 12. Furthermore, a circumferential tongue 12b of the tongue and groove connection is provided on the inner surface of the wall 25, which is brought into engagement with the groove 12a of the fastening plate 12 by pushing the muffler onto the fastening plate 12 from above. The boreholes 40 of the silencer 11, which are also provided in the wall 25, correspond to the boreholes 12c in the side wall 16 of the fastening plate 12. After the silencer has been pushed onto the fastening plate 12, bolts can be introduced into the boreholes 40, 12c in order to to lock the muffler 11 on the mounting plate 12.

The lower muffler 11 is designed as a muffler, which has an external thread on the connection piece, with which the muffler 11 can be screwed into the firing channel 20 of the fastening plate 12. Instead of a silencer, a plastic bottle can also be screwed in, for example.

Fig. 9 shows an alternative embodiment of a fastening plate 12 of a fastening device 10 according to the invention in a longitudinal section.

On the front, i.e. on the side facing away from the barrel of the firearm, the mounting plate 12 has an adapter 60. The adapter 60 is designed as a sleeve-shaped and axial projection 50 which is fastened to the fastening plate 12 coaxially to the firing channel 20 of the fastening plate 12. The mounting plate 12 and the sleeve 50 are configured in one piece here. An external thread is provided on the cylindrical sleeve 50, on which conventional silencers having an internal thread can be screwed on.

Alternatively or additionally, the sleeve 50 can also have an internal thread. Instead of the thread, bayonet connections or bayonet-type connections can also be provided.

Fig. 10 shows two alternative configurations of an adapter 60 which can be detachably fastened to the fastening plate 12 of the fastening device 10 according to the invention.

The adapter 60 in FIG. (A) essentially consists of a tubular sleeve 50, the inside diameter of which is the same over the entire length and corresponds at least to the inside diameter of the weft channel 20 of the fastening plate 12.

The sleeve 50 has an external thread both on the end section facing the firing channel 20 of the fastening plate 12 and on the end section facing away from the firing channel 20 of the fastening plate 12. A conventional silencer with an internal thread can also be fastened to the fastening plate 12, which can have an internal thread in the firing channel 20, by fastening the silencer to the adapter 60.

In addition or as an alternative to the external thread, the adapter shown in FIG. (A) can also have an internal thread on the section facing the firing channel 20 of the fastening plate 12, for example on Fig. 9 mounting plate 12 shown to be attached.

The adapter 60 in the illustration (b) has two sleeve-shaped sections 50, the section L facing the firing channel 20 of the fastening plate 12 having a smaller diameter than the section facing away from the firing channel 20 of the fastening plate 12. However, the diameter of the adapter is at least as large as the diameter of the weft channel 20. The section with the larger diameter here has an internal thread, to which, for example, oil filters or plastic bottles can be attached.

In addition or as an alternative to the internal thread, the adapter shown in FIG. (B) can also have an external thread on the section facing away from the firing channel 20 of the fastening plate 12.

In the Fig. 10 Adapters shown can also have bayonet closures or bayonet-type closures instead of the thread.

With the help of a Fig. 10 shown adapter can be attached to the mounting plate 12 muffler or other sound absorbing devices. Depending on the type of connection, a corresponding adapter 60 can be attached to the mounting plate 12. For example, a plurality of adapters 60 can be provided, each having a different inside and / or outside diameter.

On the outer wall, the adapter can have a radial flange 61, which in one configuration of the adapter is designed as a circumferential flange. The flange is provided in order to more easily attach the adapter to the mounting plate 12 or to attach the adapter more firmly to the mounting plate 12.

For this purpose, the flange 61 can be designed such that, for example, a wrench or open-end wrench can be attached to tighten the adapter.

With the fastening device according to the invention or with the in Fig. 10 shown adapter, a muffler can be attached to the firearm without the muffler being coupled to the barrel of the firearm. The barrel can move completely independently of the silencer.

In addition, silencers can also be attached to such firearms, the barrel end of which is not designed to attach a silencer. For example, a silencer can also be attached to a firearm whose barrel has no external thread for screwing on a silencer.

Reference numerals:

10

fastening device

11

Weapon accessories, e.g. Silencer or silencer housing

12

mounting plate

12a

Groove of a tongue and groove connection

12b

Tongue and groove of a tongue and groove connection

12c

Drill holes in the mounting plate 12

13

Locking rocker / locking pin

14

Rotation or swivel axis of the locking rocker 13

16

Side walls of the mounting plate 12

17

Pin the locking rocker 13

20

firing channel

25

axially projecting wall of the silencer 11

30

mounting rail

31

Side wall of the fastening rail 30

33

rear end of the mounting rail 30

34

Mounting rail on the underside of the fastening device 10

35

Wing at the rear end 33 of the fastening rail 30

40

Drill hole on the weapon accessories 11

50

shell

60

adapter

61

flange

92

Gun grip

94

Mounting rail on the underside of the weapon or on the underside of the handle 92 in the area of the breech

97

Gun trigger guard

d

Mounting plate thickness 12

L

the end of the adapter 60 facing the barrel

LA

Longitudinal axis of the weapon or the fastening device 10

Claims (8)

1. Silencer (11) and fastening device (10) for fastening the silencer (11) to a handgun,
   wherein the fastening device has

   - a fastening rail (30) for fastening the fastening apparatus to a mounting rail (94) of the handgun, and

   - a fastening means for fastening the silencer (11) to the fastening rail (30),

   wherein

   - a fastening plate (12), which is perpendicular to the fastening rail, is arranged on the front end of the fastening rail (30), wherein a firing channel (20) is formed in the fastening plate, which channel extends coaxially to the central axis of the barrel of the handgun when the fastening device is fastened to the mounting rail (94),

   - the fastening plate (12) has the fastening means,

   - the fastening means comprises a groove (12a) running circumferentially around at least part of the fastening plate (12) or a tongue of a tongue and groove joint running circumferentially around at least part of the fastening plate (12),

   - the groove (12a) or the tongue is designed such that a tongue or groove provided on the silencer (11) can be brought into engagement with the groove (12a) or tongue of the fastening plate (12),

   - a locking device is provided on the fastening plate (12) for locking the silencer (11) that is fastened to the fastening plate, and

   - the locking device comprises at least one hole (12c) which is provided in at least one side wall (16) and corresponds to a borehole (40) provided in the silencer (11) when the silencer (11) is fastened to the fastening plate (12).
2. Silencer and fastening device according to the preceding claim, wherein the groove (12a) or the tongue of the fastening plate (12) is provided at least on two opposing side walls (16) of the fastening plate, wherein the silencer (11) can be pushed along the groove (12a) or tongue onto the fastening plate.
3. Silencer and fastening device according to either of the preceding claims, wherein a safety bolt can be pushed through the hole (12c) and the borehole (40).
4. Silencer and fastening device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the locking device is designed as a snap connection or clip connection which can be manually operated in order to remove the silencer (11) from the fastening plate (12).
5. Silencer and fastening device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the fastening plate (12) and the fastening rail (30) are formed in one piece or integrally.
6. Silencer and fastening device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein a latching device (13) is provided on the fastening rail (30) in order to lock the fastening device onto the handgun.
7. Silencer and fastening apparatus according to the preceding claim, wherein the latching device comprises at least one latching rocker (13) which is arranged so as to pivot about a pivot axis (14) at the rear end (33) of the fastening rail (30) and which can be brought from a latching position into an unlatching position, wherein the latching rocker (13) is oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis (LA) of the fastening rail (30) and can be brought, when the fastening apparatus is fastened to the handgun, into engagement with the trigger guard (97) of the handgun in order to lock the fastening device to the handgun.
8. Handgun having a silencer (11) and a fastening device (10) according to any of the preceding claims.

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