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US2055168A
US2055168A US59956A US5995636A US2055168A US 2055168 A US2055168 A US 2055168A US 59956 A US59956 A US 59956A US 5995636 A US5995636 A US 5995636A US 2055168 A US2055168 A US 2055168A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B12/00—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material
    • F42B12/02—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect
    • F42B12/20—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type
    • F42B12/201—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type characterised by target class
    • F42B12/204—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type characterised by target class for attacking structures, e.g. specific buildings or fortifications, ships or vehicles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41C—SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • F41C27/00—Accessories; Details or attachments not otherwise provided for
    • F41C27/06—Adaptations of smallarms for firing grenades, e.g. rifle grenades, or for firing riot-control ammunition; Barrel attachments therefor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B30/00—Projectiles or missiles, not otherwise provided for, characterised by the ammunition class or type, e.g. by the launching apparatus or weapon used
    • F42B30/04—Rifle grenades

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  • the inven- Figure 3 represents a sectional view along the tion also contemplates-the provision of a modiline A-A of Figure 1; fied form of grenade '(or a modified part thereof)
  • Figure 4 represents a rear View of the weapon, for use with a weapon' designed to attain the and l 15 abovementioned objects.
  • Figure 5' represents, partly in section, a grenade
  • the invention consists in adevice for throwadapted to be projected by a weapon such as ing grenades comprising ,a grenade holder or shown in Figure 1. a
  • a separate small hand weapon e. g. a venient manner as shown in Figures 1--4 of the 20 pistol or revolver
  • Over 2 grenade Over 2 grenade.
  • the invention further consists in a device as there are attached to this tube two plateimembers indicated .above comprising slidable means 2 adapted to form a butt. These may be of adapted to clamp said hand weapon detachably wood and each may have, say, three metal strips in its operative position; Such clamping means 3 countersunk andheld to them by screws; these 3 may be provided with locking means for holding metal strips extending from the edges of the t the clamp in its locking position. butt plates to form rings 4 adapted to have sliding The invention further consists in.
  • the invention also consists in a grenade, suitdent with oneanother, side by side, the rings able for use with a device of the kind indicated which project 'over the plane between the two above, comprising a tail portion adapted to fit plates, lie alternately one from one butt plate externally of the holder or support, and a carand the next from the other butt plate, as shown 40 tridge or like propulsive'charge within said tail in Figure 1.
  • Spacing rings 5 of metal, with, if 40 portion adapted to be fired by the mechanical desired, rubber packing to separate the spacing firing means in the device. rings from the adjacent supporting rings, may
  • the invention further consists in .a, tail piece be fitted on to the tube one between each two fora grenade adapted to replace the removable adjacent butt-plate supporting rings, and these base plug of a known hand grenade and to conspacing rings may be held to the tube by screws 6 45 vert it to a grenade of the kind indicated in the or the like thus forming the securing means next preceding paragraph.”
  • a plug or grenades, (e. 9:. hand grenades" known as No. 36 end cap may be fitted to the rear end of the tube or No. 54: grenades) to becarried by troops to close it.
  • the butt plates are as shown of substantially above,,and used either normally as hand-throwtriangular shape, the apex being nearer to the ing grenadesyor quickly modified, for discharge front of the tube and the wider base at the by the devices specified herein, by inserting a rear. It will be seen that when they are folded tail member in place of the removable base flush togethenas'sho'wn by solid lines in Figure 4,
  • the dependent walls; of the 'U-shaped sleeve j are ⁇ spaced apart to allow'-the-barrel of the-j-revolver to-rest-betweenthem' ( Figure 3), and ifnecessary a small slot may be provided, forwardly of thesl-eeve, in thelitubeto receive the revolver sight and allow thebarrel to restflush-against the tube.
  • stirrup limbs are turned in'so that riasthe stirrup is moved along the sleeve rearwardly the inturned portions come below parts of -'the revolver.
  • the upper 'surfa'ce ofv the fixedsleeve'l, or the upwardlyprojecting flanges thereof may be inclined upwards, from its front end towards the-rear of the: tube,':and as the stirrup rides on this'zi-inclin'edisurface it is moved upwards, its
  • a" tongue maybe provided on the; stirrup' -18; to-pass under the trigger guard from in: front.
  • an "L-shaped bell crank lever I;3:and a screw may for example project as shown betweenthe ⁇ lgarms-of oneof theguard securingistripszll-g-thus forming a stop'against complete removal of the stirrup forwards.
  • the long- "er limb-of the bellcrank lever I3'Z preferably projects downwards "as shown and .itsis arranged so "that if,..when thestirrup "8 is in' its clamping position the shorter, limb bears-against, and has-a locking toggle; action; the stirrup; :;-A lugxor projection longer limb is; pulled.
  • a i -shaped lever I5 pivoted at its shoulder in the upper slot I6, the short limb projecting towards 'the rear of the device, jecting through theslots and by a short length and the longer limb probelowfthe tube.
  • This lever is p-ivotally attached by means of a fork within the tube a thin rodfll which extends forward in the tube I to a conical aperture in a plug I8 in the tube near tQ-itsppen end.
  • the front of this rod I! is pointed as a firing needle, as shown, and is borne in the conicalaperture, while aQspring I9 may bear-rangedtending-to hold thefiring'rod IT away'from theconical aperture.
  • a safetycatch may be provided for this firing rod-I'Ijand this may conveniently consist in a slidable' or pivoted plate 20, on-the tube I orsle"eve I; having an inclined surface or surfaces 2I adapted to be movedunder the shorter limb of the L shaped lever I'and thus hold the lever locked' or move it aboutits pivot, thereby removing the loweriprojeeting limb from the path of the revolverhammer.
  • thelever may be pivotedon a rotatingcrank or eccentric in such a way that rotation of this crank moves the lever downposition" where it' can be struck by the-hammer ofthe revolver, or conversely upwards, where the hammer can fly forward freely without striking it.
  • the forward'end'of the-tube I is adapted to receive'thegrenade for discharge, and for this purpose-there may be attached at a short distance from theend a sleeve or collar 22 which positions the grenade and strengthens the tube-against the explosive forces. "The grenade is fitted externally on to'the tube until it rests against the positioning collarZZ, and in this position a discharging cartridge inside the grenade, which fits within the tube, has its cap adjacent tothe conical aperture bearing the firing pin, and'is therefore ready to be fired. w
  • aAniimprovedform of grenade for use with the device described aboveis shown in Figure 5 and comprises a nose portion 23, carrying'the explosive charge, identical iri'the form with that of known. hand grenades (e. g; that known in the service as No. 54 H. E. grenade) having attached thereto a tail member v comprising fairing 24 shaped to give streamelined formto the grenade andhavinginside a discharging cartridge 25.
  • known'hand grenades e. g. No. 36 or No.
  • a removable base plug there is provided a removable base plug, and according to theinvention the tail member is'designed to screw'-on:to the grenade in place of the base plugias shown.
  • This enables an existing supply of hand grenades being carried, to be converted readily for discharge by the above described device, and the extra load for this purpose (con-'- sisting only of a suitable supply of tail members) is quite light.
  • a grenade tail piece according to the invention comprises a plug 26, threaded to engage with the base-plug hole of existing grenades, and having integral and coaxial therewith a larger threaded cylinder 21 which has extending therefrom a small threaded cylinder 28 upon which is screwed the casing of a discharge cartridge 25 enclosing the propulsive charge and cap.
  • the plug 26 is screwed into the base plug hole of the grenade, and upon the larger threaded cylinder 21 is screwed a hollow metal cylinder 29 to which is attached, at the rear end, hollow metal fairing 24, which at its forward edge fits as shown on to the rear of the grenade, and with it forms a streamlined body.
  • Fns 30 may be secured to the fairing externally by lugs projecting through the fairing and turned down on the inner surface.
  • the fairing-supporting cylinder 29 fits externally of the firing tube l in the device described above while the cartridge casing 25, as described, projects into the tube.
  • the muzzle portion through or along which the projectile travels, may be rifled, and the projectile, or a suitable portion of it, may have studs, a gas check or a driving band, or other known means to adapt it to take the rifling.
  • the muzzle portion 22 may have an opening (e. g. a slot in its side) at its rear end, susceptible of being closed by a breech-block (e. g.
  • a falling-block mechanism similar to that of the Martini-Henry rifle, comprising a block or plate slidable in guides adjacent to the aperture so that it can be lifted to open the aperture), or other known means, in order to facilitate the ejection of a cartridge case, cap-head, primer, adaptor or similar accessory of the propellant, and for cleaning purposes.
  • the muzzle portion may be hinged, screwed or otherwise capable of opening for similar purposes.
  • the muzzle portion may be tubular and of such a size that it can accommodate the whole grenade, which is then projected from within it in known fashion.
  • a bomb throwing device adapted to be operated by a pistol having a hammer, a supporting butt, a tube having its rear portion connected to said butt, a lever pivoted on said tube and a firing pin mounted to be operated thereby, means on said tube for supporting said pistol in such relation to said tube that the hammer of said pistol in falling will efiect movement of said lever to actuate the firing pin.
  • a bomb throwing device adapted to be used with a pistol having a hammer, a supporting butt, a tube, means revolubly connectingthe rear end of said tube to said butt, means at the forward end of the tube for supporting a bomb having a propelling charge, a lever pivoted on said tube, a firing pin for the propelling charge of said bomb connected to said lever, means for supporting a pistol from said tube in such relation to said tube that the lever is in the path of the hammer of the pistol in firing said pistol whereby when the hammer of said pistol is operated the firing pin for said bomb is actuated and the recoil is resisted entirely by the supporting butt.
  • the means for supporting the pistol on the butt comprises an inverted U-shaped member inclined at its forward end on said tube and slidable means supported on said U-shaped member and having inturned flanges to extend beneath the barrel of said pistol.
  • the means for supporting the pistol on the tube comprises a slidable clamp embracing the tube and a portion of the pistol and means for securing said clamp in position.
  • the supporting butt comprises two plates and members on each plate rotatably connecting it to said tube whereby said plates may be set at any desired angle to each other.

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Cited By (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0022431A3 (en) * 1979-07-06 1981-04-29 Forenade Fabriksverken Shoulder support for fire arms
FR2819881A1 (fr) * 2001-01-25 2002-07-26 Realisations Et D Applications Outillage de tirs pour munition a forte impulsion
US7540107B2 (en) 2006-03-29 2009-06-02 Sarany Oum Firearm holster for rifle stock
US20110030258A1 (en) * 2008-02-03 2011-02-10 Actions Items Limited Firearm accessory

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0022431A3 (en) * 1979-07-06 1981-04-29 Forenade Fabriksverken Shoulder support for fire arms
FR2819881A1 (fr) * 2001-01-25 2002-07-26 Realisations Et D Applications Outillage de tirs pour munition a forte impulsion
US7540107B2 (en) 2006-03-29 2009-06-02 Sarany Oum Firearm holster for rifle stock
US20110030258A1 (en) * 2008-02-03 2011-02-10 Actions Items Limited Firearm accessory

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