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Ammunition supply device for an automatic weapon

US5180879A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 1991
Grant dateJan 19, 1993
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF41A9/02
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to an ammunition supply device for an automatic weapon that undergoes translational motion in relation to a fixed magazine. It comprises at least one slide fitted with gripping devices (9) for ammunition (11), and primary guide mechanisms (12,13) to bring the slide from a longitudinal position that is random in relation to the weapon to a longitudinal position that is predetermined in relation to the weapon.

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