US1341363A - Silencer and flash-obscurer - Google Patents
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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
- F41A21/32—Muzzle attachments or glands
- F41A21/34—Flash dampers
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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
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- My invention relates to an improved silencer and Hash obscurer, one object being the provision of a small, compact and practical device of this character, particularly adapted for service upon the Browning niachine gun, althoughnot limited to such use, and capable of ready application and removal from thewater-jacket contiguous to the muzzle of the gun anl'd having means to guide the projectile, silence or muii'le the re port of the discharge, as well as to hide or obscure the flash produced by said firing charge.
- Another object of my invention is the provision of' a device of the character and for the purpose stated, which will be comparatively inexpensive of construction; which may be quickly inspected or taken apart for the purpose of repairing or cleaning; and whichy generally will prove highly eflicient for the purposes intended.
- the invention broadly stated, consists of an outer casing having a means at one end for'attaching the device to the water-jacket orto the muzzle of the gun, means at the other end having a. passage for the projectile and openingsV for the escape of confined gases, a retaining sleeve having a spiral groove mounted in the casing and confined between said end means of the casing and a spiral or screw mounted in said spiral groove of the retaining sleeve and having a projectile passage therein, in linewitli the entrance and exit piojectile passagein the ends of the casing.
- the invention further consists of a device' of the character and for the purpose stated embodying novel features of construction and combination of parts substantially as shown, described and particularly defined and distinguished by the claims.
- Figure l represents a vertical central sectional view of a combined silencer and flash obscurer constructed according to my invention
- Fig. 2 represents aside elevation of the spiral screw retaining sleeve
- Fig. 3 represents a view in front elevation of the end member of my device, showing the location of the projectile opening or passage and the outlets for the escape of confined gases.
- rlhe invention is made of the desired size or capacity to meet the requirements for which it is intended and consists of an outer barrel or casing A, a cap B, screwed into one end of said casing and formed with a threaded connecting stem C, for application to the with an attaching member at one end and a y disk or plate at its other end, both being provided with passages for the projectile,
- the spiral shell or sleeve H whose equally distanced rooves H, are adapted to receive and con ne the edges J, of the muffling screw K, which is provided through the body of its convolutions with cut-away or rounded portions L,
- tachable members mounted in the ends of said casing; one having a projectile passage and the other having a projectile passage and gas escape openings, a screw or spiral mounted in said casing and confined between the said endmembersfsaid screw having a projectile passage alining with the similar passages of ⁇ the end members, a sleeve mounted between the end members and it' ting the casing, and having a spiral groove through its length to receive and retain the outer edge of the convolutions of said screw.
- a device of the character and for the purpose stated consisting of a casing having projectile passages 1n its ends, ⁇ a sleeve snugly tting within the casing, said sleeve formed with a spiral groove and a muling screw having. a bullet passage in its walls and having the vperipheral edge of its con'- volutions conined within the groove of said sleeve.
- device .of the character and for the purpose stated consisting vof a casing, detachable members mounted in the ends of said casing,'one having a projectile passage and the other having a projectile passage and gas escape openings, a screw or spiral mounted in said casing and confined between the said end members, said screw having a projectilepassage alining with the similar passages lof the end members and having convolutions, a sleeve mounted between the end members and tting the casing, and having a spiral groove through its length to receive and ret-ain the outer edge of the convolutions of said screw.
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A. FIALA.
SILENCER AND FLASH OBSCURER. APPLICATION FILED MAR.26, 1919.
Patented May 25, 1920..
UNITED STATES Param ortica.,
ANTHONY FIALA, 0F THE lUNITED STATES ARMY.
SILENCER AND FLASH-OBSCURER.
Application led March 26, 1919.
Specification of Letters Patent.
(FILED UNDER THE ACT 0F MARCH 3, 1883, 22 STAT. L., 625.)
To all 'whom t may concern.'
Be it known that I, ANTHONY FIALA, major, Ordnance Department, U. S. A., a citizen of the United States, stationed at Springfield Armory, have invented an Improvement in Silencers and Flash-0bscur ers, of which the following is a specification.
The invention described herein may be used by the Government, or any of its oflicers or employees in prosecution of work for the Government, or by any other person in the United States, without payment of any royalty thereon.
My invention relates to an improved silencer and Hash obscurer, one object being the provision of a small, compact and practical device of this character, particularly adapted for service upon the Browning niachine gun, althoughnot limited to such use, and capable of ready application and removal from thewater-jacket contiguous to the muzzle of the gun anl'd having means to guide the projectile, silence or muii'le the re port of the discharge, as well as to hide or obscure the flash produced by said firing charge. Y
Another object of my invention is the provision of' a device of the character and for the purpose stated, which will be comparatively inexpensive of construction; which may be quickly inspected or taken apart for the purpose of repairing or cleaning; and whichy generally will prove highly eflicient for the purposes intended.
With .these objects in view, the invention, broadly stated, consists of an outer casing having a means at one end for'attaching the device to the water-jacket orto the muzzle of the gun, means at the other end having a. passage for the projectile and openingsV for the escape of confined gases, a retaining sleeve having a spiral groove mounted in the casing and confined between said end means of the casing and a spiral or screw mounted in said spiral groove of the retaining sleeve and having a projectile passage therein, in linewitli the entrance and exit piojectile passagein the ends of the casing.
The invention further consists of a device' of the character and for the purpose stated embodying novel features of construction and combination of parts substantially as shown, described and particularly defined and distinguished by the claims.
In the accompanying drawings, I have shown a combination silencer and Hash obseurer constructed in accordance with my invention and embodying a practical structure for obtaining the objects of my inven` tion, but it will be understood that I reserve the right to make any changes or modifications which come within the scope of my invention.
In the said drawings Figure l represents a vertical central sectional view of a combined silencer and flash obscurer constructed according to my invention;
Fig. 2 represents aside elevation of the spiral screw retaining sleeve; and
Fig. 3 represents a view in front elevation of the end member of my device, showing the location of the projectile opening or passage and the outlets for the escape of confined gases.
rlhe invention is made of the desired size or capacity to meet the requirements for which it is intended and consists of an outer barrel or casing A, a cap B, screwed into one end of said casing and formed with a threaded connecting stem C, for application to the with an attaching member at one end and a y disk or plate at its other end, both being provided with passages for the projectile,
while within the said barrel or casing and confined in proper relation to the casing and end members is located the spiral shell or sleeve H, whose equally distanced rooves H, are adapted to receive and con ne the edges J, of the muffling screw K, which is provided through the body of its convolutions with cut-away or rounded portions L,
which aline and form a projectile guiding passage L through the center of the said screw, such projectile'guiding passage being in perfect alinement `with the entrance passage of the inner end Vmember and the exit passage f the outer `end member, while the convolutions of the screw are in a more or less perpendicular or vertical position the accurate iitting of the screw in the shell and the proper directing or guiding of the projectile-during its passage and presents a long continuous series of walls or barriers whichserve to deaden or muflie the sound from the report of the charge and also obscui'e'the light or flash from such charge, the invention thus performing all of the necessary requirements in an eflicient and practical manner and insuring the production of a highly desirable commercial product of this'A character.
The spirals of the screw as near as possible conform to the pitch of the rifling of the gun, as it has been found by experience that this construction produces the most satisfactory silencing and flash hiding results.
I claim:- i'
l. A device of the character and for the purposel stated, consisting of a casing, de-
tachable members mounted in the ends of said casing; one having a projectile passage and the other having a projectile passage and gas escape openings, a screw or spiral mounted in said casing and confined between the said endmembersfsaid screw having a projectile passage alining with the similar passages of `the end members, a sleeve mounted between the end members and it' ting the casing, and having a spiral groove through its length to receive and retain the outer edge of the convolutions of said screw.
2. A device of the character and for the purpose stated, consisting of a casing having projectile passages 1n its ends, `a sleeve snugly tting within the casing, said sleeve formed with a spiral groove and a muling screw having. a bullet passage in its walls and having the vperipheral edge of its con'- volutions conined within the groove of said sleeve.
3. device .of the character and for the purpose stated, consisting vof a casing, detachable members mounted in the ends of said casing,'one having a projectile passage and the other having a projectile passage and gas escape openings,a screw or spiral mounted in said casing and confined between the said end members, said screw having a projectilepassage alining with the similar passages lof the end members and having convolutions, a sleeve mounted between the end members and tting the casing, and having a spiral groove through its length to receive and ret-ain the outer edge of the convolutions of said screw.
' ANTHONY FIALA.
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US2792760A (en) * | 1954-03-26 | 1957-05-21 | Hammer Alexander | Combination flash eliminator and stabilizer for a firearm |
DE1301824B (en) * | 1958-04-30 | 1969-08-28 | Kolhonen Erkki | Silencers for internal combustion engines, especially of motor vehicles |
US5029512A (en) * | 1990-04-16 | 1991-07-09 | Latka Gregory S | Firearm muzzle silencer |
US5303634A (en) * | 1993-04-19 | 1994-04-19 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army | Flash suppressor |
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