Patent · US Expired

Small arm having a barrel with a transverse bore and a detachable silencer

US4576084A · kind A · utility

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1References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Heckler & Koxh GmbH · DE

Inventors

Rudolf Brandl · Dornhan, DE
Helmut Danner · Sulz am Neckar, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 12, 1984
Grant date	Mar 18, 1986
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 12, 2004

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF41A21/30
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A small arm having a barrel (11) with at least one transverse bore (14) and a detachable silencer (62) including an expansion chamber (58) communicating with the transverse bore, comprising selectively operable closure means (34) arranged in the path of the combustion gases between the interior of the barrel and the expansion chamber is characterized by an arrangement in which the closure means (34) is prevented from opening or remaining in the open position when the silencer (62) is not in place. Thus, any risk of injury to the shooter is excluded.

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