Patent · US Expired

Firearm

US4888901A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 25, 1989
Grant dateDec 26, 1989
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF41C9/08
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Muzzle-loading firearm which ignites the powder by means of a percussion cap located on a nipple coaxially of the bore, a venting passage directing gas laterally of the nipple.

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