Rotatable cartridge chamber for firearm type weapon

US4004363A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Diehl GmbH & Co. · DE

Inventors

• Hans Sackenreuter · Crimmitschau, DE
• Anton Politzer · Achern, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 13, 1975
• Grant date: Jan 25, 1977
• Expiry date: Jan 13, 1995

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F41A3/74
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A rotatable cartridge chamber for a firearm type weapon in which the chamber is rotatable in the weapon at the rear end of the barrel and has cartridge chambers therein. The chamber receives cartridges from a magazine parallel to and adjacent the barrel in one rotated position and in another rotated position presents the cartridges projectile end foremost to the rear end of the barrel.