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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971380 | Break-open over-and-under rifle equipped with selective controlled hull extraction device A break-open over-and-under rifle (21) comprising an upper barrel (23s) and a lower barrel (23i) assembled close to a breech (24) thereof in a sleeve (A) to which an action body (B) is hinged through a hinge pin (P), two sym... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7627974 | Bridged extractor spring for firearms New and unique improvements of prior known M4/M16 firearms are disclosed that comprise (A) a bolt which, in addition to all of the normal M4/M16 features is configured or reconfigured to accept a bridged extractor spring which straddles the firing pin and presses ag... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7469496 | Dual pivoting extractors Apparatus and methods to improve the functioning of a firearm includes a simplistic, condensed extractor mechanism that is easy to manufacture. Two symmetrical extractors mounted on the sides of a sliding breech block rotate around a pivot point and navigate forward... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7380362 | Firearm extractor mechanism An extractor mechanism with improved reliability is provided having an extractor arm pivotally mounted within a pocket in a firearm slide. The extractor arm includes a body portion and a hook portion, the body portion being disposed within the pocket and the hook po... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7331135 | Internally asymmetrical bolt carrier A bolt locking housing (16) on a gun, behind the chamber (4) thereof, for receiving a bolt (6) including an extractor (10) having an extractor hook that grips a corresponding extractor groove (21) of a cartridge (2) within s... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7305786 | Pistol with loaded chamber indicator A centerfire autoloading pistol including a loaded chamber indicator to identify the presence of a cartridge loaded in the firing chamber. The pistol may generally include a housing having an external surface and defining a chamber to receive a cartridge, a barrel u... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7257917 | Muzzle loading rifle with movable extractor A muzzle loading firearm has a barrel with a bore defining a bore axis. The barrel has a muzzle end and a breech end, with a breech plug removably attached to the barrel and having a rear surface. An extractor is connected to the barrel and has a portion positioned ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7076901 | Empty cartridge removing device of a dummy launcher for animal training An empty cartridge removing device of a dummy launcher for animal training having a fixed member of a fixed assembly pivotally assembled with a body of a firing assembly, the empty cartridge removing device comprising: a barrel adapted to be coupled with a coupling ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7036259 | Casing for firearms A casing for firearms, comprising a metal sleeve (15) on which is stably applied, through attachment means, a barrel (12), an inner element (14) made from polymeric material for the anchoring of said sleeve (15) and an outer shell (13 | 05/02/2006 |
| 6966137 | Device for extracting and ejecting a cartridge case in a firearm A device for extracting and ejecting a cartridge case in a firearm applied to a breechblock equipped with windows (17) on opposite sides, comprises an extraction element (19), equipped with an engagement means (28) suitable for holding a cartrid... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6851212 | Extractor assembly for a semi-automatic handgun A system and method for extracting a round of ammunition from a semi-automatic handgun having a slide with an opening are provided. An extractor assembly includes a first member configured to be disposed in the opening of the slide such that the slide encloses the f... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6397505 | Cartridge casing ejector for a firearm The cartridge ejector has a spring loaded ejector slide supported by the barrel pivot block for siding motion from a seated position to an eject position. The slide has a finger configured to engage the cartridge casing rim when the casing is seated at th... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5768815 | Extractor and system for extracting a cartridge from a firearm The present invention relates to an extractor for a firearm which incorporates internal extraction to withdraw a cartridge from the chamber of the firearm. The extractor includes an outwardly extending lip for engagement in a cavity defined in the rear of... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5682699 | Single-shot falling block action rifle with improved safety An improved single-shot rifle is shown having a rifle barrel secured to a receiver and having a lever-activated falling block action. The action includes a hammer and trigger each pivotally connected to the lever. A breechblock is moveable downwardly with... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5678340 | Cartridge extractor A semi-automatic breech locking pistol having a frame and an operating slide supported for reciprocal movement on the frame between battery and retired positions. An extractor supported for limited pivotal and lateral movement relative to the slide cooper... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5469649 | Firearm top lever adjusting system A break open firearm having a top lever adjusting system that allows the radial position of the centerline of the top lever to be easily positioned just to the right of the centerline of the frame top tang when the action is closed.... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5459956 | Firearm ejector system In a break open firearm, an automatic ejection system that utilizes the hammer cocking rods to cam the ejector sears into position to latch the ejectors.... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5109621 | Cartridge ejection device The reliability of a cartridge ejection device can be improved by the interposition of a readily deactivatable control flap, arranged on the outside of a monobloc unit, between a control bolt and a cartridge ejector of a break-open gun-housing of at least... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5018293 | Shotgun shell ejector/extractor means for skeet gun carrier barrel having smaller gauge tube therein A detachable large-bore regular barrel of a shotgun is replaced by a light-weight, thin-walled, carrier barrel having a bore in which a smaller-bore tube and an adapter are mounted. This enables the shotgun to fire a smaller-gauge shotgun shell without ch... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4980985 | Ejector for hunting weapons Ejector for hunting weapons, characterized in that it shows on its rear extremity two arms (9, 10) separated from each other by a groove (8), one of the arms (9) being provided with a screw of which one of the extremities can act on the other arm (10) in ... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4976059 | Device for extracting cartridge cases from the cartridge chambers of so-called swing-barrel shotguns In a device for extracting cartridge cases from the cartridge chambers of so-called swing-barrel shotguns, an extractor is held in a retracted position relatively to the cartridge chamber by a check mechanism activated by a re-set device which comprises a... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4964232 | Single barrel break-action trap shotgun The trap gun stock has a projection which mates snugly with a complementary-shaped depression in the rear end of the receiver and is secured therein by a spring-loaded stock bolt which extends through the stock and screws into a stud on the receiver. A la... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4646459 | Firearm with tiltable barrel A firearm with a barrel tiltable about a breechblock includes an ejector for throwing out a cartridge or cartridge case. The ejector is prestressed by a spring so as to be movable in discharge direction and cooperates with a locking pin such that in a fir... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4646458 | Rimless cartridge extractor A double barrel derringer has an extractor mechanism which includes a T-shaped extractor element supported in a T-shaped slot which opens laterally outwardly through one side of the barrel and through the breech end thereof and communicates with the cartr... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4516345 | Cartridge ejector device for firearms Ejector device for a firearm, the action of which is opened by tilting about a hinge interconnecting the barrel and the receiver. A spring-urged cartridge ejector (19) is latched in cocked position by an ejector latch plunger (35) which is displaceable by... | 05/14/1985 |
| 3964198 | Firearm extractor/ejector system An extractor/ejector system is described for automatically extracting a cartridge from the breech of a firearm or automatically ejecting the cartridge when the cartridge has been fired. A gas port is provided in the barrel of the arm to direct gases from ... | 06/22/1976 |