US3182416A - Sighting systems for rifle grenades - Google Patents

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US3182416A
US3182416A US132259A US13225961A US3182416A US 3182416 A US3182416 A US 3182416A US 132259 A US132259 A US 132259A US 13225961 A US13225961 A US 13225961A US 3182416 A US3182416 A US 3182416A
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Wyser Giulio
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Brevets Aero Mecaniques SA
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    • 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
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G1/00—Sighting devices
    • F41G1/46—Sighting devices for particular applications
    • F41G1/48—Sighting devices for particular applications for firing grenades from rifles

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  • the present invention relates to sighting systems for grenades to be launched by a firearm such as a rifle, such systems comprising a sight enabling the rifleman to launch a grenade with the desired elevation by causing a line tangent to the body of the grenade to pass both through the target and through a notch or mark carried by the sight and corresponding to the distance of this target.
  • the object of the present invention is to obviate these drawbacks.
  • the essential feature of this invention consists in providing such sighting systems with a sight adapted to be secured in removable manner, before launching, upon a part of the rifle itself.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of a grenade provided with a sighting system according to the invention, the sight being shown in the position it occupies for transportation and storing of the grenade.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-section on the line IIII of FIG. 1.
  • FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 show, from the rear, three modifications of the system of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 6 is a sectional view on the line VIVI of FIG. 7, of a sighting system according to the invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a sectional view on the line VII-VII of FIG. 6.
  • FIG. 8 is a rear view of the sight mounted on the rifle.
  • FIG. 9 is a side view with parts in longitudinal section, corresponding to FIG. 8.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagrammatical view showing, in dotted lines, the sighting lines passing through the grenade launching sight and tangent to the grenade body.
  • grenades such as that shown at 1 are to be launched by means of a rifle the barrel 2 of which is provided at its front end with a launching extension 3 on which can be fitted the tail sleeve 4 of the grenade, this tail being provided with fins 5.
  • the sighting system comprises a sight 6 made for instance of a plastic material and in the form of an elongated plate, of such dimensions that, when it is fixed to a suitable part of the rifle, the notches provided in said plate permit of giving the necessary elevation to the rifle.
  • this plate forms a kind of frame in the form of an elongated rectangle and the Patented May 11, 1965 lower smaller side 7 of this frame forms a notch 8 corrseponding to a distance of 50 meters of the target from the rifle whereas the upper side 9 of the frame forms a notch it) corresponding to a distance of 150 meters, an intermediate part 11 of the frame being provided with a notch 12 corresponding to a distance of meters.
  • every grenade carries its own sight 6 removably secured laterally, in a detachable manner, on said grenade.
  • the portion 9 of the sight carries a projection 13 adapted to be engaged with some friction into a corresponding hole 14 provided in the side wall of the grenade at a place such that when projection 13 is engaged into hole 14, sight 6 is held along the side wall of the grenade, extending parallelly to the axis thereof, along a portion of this side wall where the sight is protected against shocks when the grenade is lying on a fiat surface.
  • sight 6 may be held in transportation position by means of spring lugs 15, said sight 6 then fitting against a portion of the tail of the grenade located between two fins thereof, sight 6 then having a curved cross-section.
  • sight 6 is held by spring means 16 against one of the faces of a fin 5.
  • sight 6 is fitted in a housing formed in one of the fins 5 which is accordingly made hollow and of suitable length.
  • sight 6 When the grenade is to be launched, sight 6 is separated from the grenade to which it was secured in a removable manner and it is fixed to a portion of the rifle in the vicinity of the front end of the barrel thereof.
  • sight 6 is secured to the bead sight protector 17 of the rifle.
  • the tail 4 of the grenade may be in any position whatever with respect to the barrel without the fins being liable to come into contact with some portion of the rifle, such as the bayonet holder 20.
  • the sight will be fitted with the correct graduations, provided of course that it corresponds to the launching rifle that is used.
  • the rifleman uses for every grenade the sight 6 carried by it, he cannot use for a given grenade a sight graduated for a different grenade, as this could happen when the rifle carries several sighting graduations between which the rifleman had to make a choice.
  • sight 6 is provided on one of the sides of the frame that it forms with a range finder scale 21 which permits of determining the distance of a target (for instance a tank) the height of which is known.
  • a target for instance a tank
  • a rifle grenade a rifle capable of launching said grenade fitted thereto, a. supplementary said grenade fitted to said rifle, and means for detachably securing said sight to said grenade for storing and transportation therewith, said means comprising a projection carried by said sight, the side wall of said grenade being provided with a hole in which said projection can be engaged with some friction.
  • a rifle grenade having a tail
  • a rifle comprising a barrel, a grenade launching extension carried by the front end of said barrel, on which extension said grenade tail can be fitted, a sight for bullet firing carried by said barrel at the rear of said grenade barrel to surround said sight, a sight corresponding to said grenade for the launching thereof ,by means of said rifle, a downward projection carried by the lower end of said second mentioned sight, said sight protector being provided in its upper part with a housing adapted to accommodate said projection.

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US3455204A (en) * 1965-09-29 1969-07-15 Stoner Eugene Feeding mechanism for an automatic gun

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US2645017A (en) * 1949-02-21 1953-07-14 Laurence Bono Gun sight
US2788599A (en) * 1951-10-30 1957-04-16 Energa Sighting device
US2968870A (en) * 1958-02-20 1961-01-24 Energa Sighting device for rifle grenades and the like
US3012349A (en) * 1958-10-03 1961-12-12 Brevets Aero Mecaniques Rifle equipped with a grenade throwing device and an aiming scale

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US2645017A (en) * 1949-02-21 1953-07-14 Laurence Bono Gun sight
US2788599A (en) * 1951-10-30 1957-04-16 Energa Sighting device
US2968870A (en) * 1958-02-20 1961-01-24 Energa Sighting device for rifle grenades and the like
US3012349A (en) * 1958-10-03 1961-12-12 Brevets Aero Mecaniques Rifle equipped with a grenade throwing device and an aiming scale

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US3455204A (en) * 1965-09-29 1969-07-15 Stoner Eugene Feeding mechanism for an automatic gun

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