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US2141537A
US2141537A US99650A US9965036A US2141537A US 2141537 A US2141537 A US 2141537A US 99650 A US99650 A US 99650A US 9965036 A US9965036 A US 9965036A US 2141537 A US2141537 A US 2141537A
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Laloux Rene
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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
    • F41A23/00—Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles
    • F41A23/02—Mountings without wheels
    • F41A23/12—Tripods ; Mountings having at least three legs
    • 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
    • F41A11/00—Assembly or disassembly features; Modular concepts; Articulated or collapsible guns
    • 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
    • F41A17/00—Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties
    • 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
    • F41A21/48—Barrel mounting means, e.g. releasable mountings for replaceable barrels
    • F41A21/481—Barrel mounting means, e.g. releasable mountings for replaceable barrels using partial or interrupted threads, e.g. bayonet-type mountings
    • 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
    • F41A5/00—Mechanisms or systems operated by propellant charge energy for automatically opening the lock
    • F41A5/18—Mechanisms or systems operated by propellant charge energy for automatically opening the lock gas-operated
    • F41A5/26—Arrangements or systems for bleeding the gas from the barrel
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41C—SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • F41C23/00—Butts; Butt plates; Stocks
    • F41C23/04—Folding or telescopic stocks or stock parts

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  • the present invention relates to a machine gun or similar portable firearm operating by means of a gas vent in the barrel.
  • the invention particularly relates to machine guns comprising a butt pivoted about a horizontal axis and its object is to completely free the lower face of the breech casing without causing the butt to pivot in such a way as to permit temporary dismounting.
  • the pivot axis of the butt is situated below and at the rear of the breech casing, the lower face of the breech casing being opened in order to receive the magazine and the trigger guard containing the trigger mechanism. Due to this choice of position of the pivot axis, the lower face of the breech casing can be opened by lifting off the magazine and the trigger guard containing the trigger mechanism.
  • this butt is provided with a stop which in the normal position of the butt bears against the trigger guard so as to prevent pivoting of the butt as long as the trigger guard is secured to the firearm,
  • this butt is formed so as to be able to rotate through an angle of about 90 about the pivot axis in such a way as to occupy a substantially vertical position when the firearm is horizontal and supported in front of the gas cylinder by a double footed support.
  • the stop which bears against the trigger guard in the normal position of the butt bears against the breech casing in the pivoted position of the said butt.
  • Figure 1 is a view of the assembly of the fire arm showing the barrel in separated position and the butt in its pivoting position.
  • Figure 2 is a side view of the rear portion of the firearm showing the butt in its normal position, the trigger guard being secured on the firearm.
  • Figure 3 is a similar view of the rear portion of the firearm when temporarily dismounted.
  • the firearm essentially comprises a barrel 2 provided with its gas vent system 3, a breech casing 4 provided towards the front part with a gas cylinder 5, and towards the rear part with the pivoted butt 6.
  • the front end of the gas cylinder 5 is provided with a two footed support I.
  • the butt 6 can pivot about an axis in the form of a pin 6a provided at the rear of and below the breech casing. With the butt in a downward position the firearm can hold itself in a horizontal position thereby permitting dismounting and the examination of the internal mechanism without the firearm coming into contact with the ground which is of particular importance when dismounting on the terrain.
  • the firearm is temporarily dismounted; this dismounting is effected as follows: the firearm lever I9 is pulled thereby pushing back the internal firing mechanism; then by a push on the hook 20, the bolt and a part of the mechanism is caused to fall outside the breech casing while at the same time being held by their normal connecting pivot; the bolt 2
  • a machine gun or similar automatic firearm comprising a breechcasing, a butt, means for connecting said butt to the rear of said breech casing for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis, a removable trigger guard, means carried by the butt adapted to engage the trigger guard in firing position to maintain the butt in firing position, and means carried by the butt for engaging the breech casing when the but is swung from its firing position to limit its swinging movement about the pivot so that the butt will extend beneath the breech casing and serve as a support for the rear portion of the firearm.

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US9506708B2 (en) * 2007-10-11 2016-11-29 Ashbury International Group, Inc. Tactical firearm systems and methods of manufacturing same
US8051594B2 (en) 2009-03-24 2011-11-08 Covert Arms Ltd. Compact foldable handgun
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