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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398614 | Firearm apparatus and method A firearm apparatus and a method of firing ammunition therefrom, where the method utilizes a barrel (12) having a breech end surface (40) and immovably affixed to frame (10), a stand pressure surface (32), and a cartridge container (16... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7302773 | Method of firing of firearms A method of firing of arms which utilizes both action and reaction forces in the process of firing. The action force propels the projectile (14) while the opposite in direction reaction force is used with an independent freely moving inert mass (20) in... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7275342 | Semi-automatic weapon for several tubes cartridges loading system for long guns New design for semi-automatic weapon for several tubes cartridges loading system for long guns, wherein an in-between connection steel part fixes the barrel to the receiver. The retention of the cartridges inside the parallel tubes is done by three metallic nails. T... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7207130 | Over-and-under shotgun apparatus and method An over-and-under shotgun apparatus includes a radius track which serves as a hinge for articulating the barrel portion of the shotgun apparatus relative to the receiver/stock portion of the shotgun apparatus. The radius track is defined by a female or concave porti... | 04/24/2007 |
| 6994011 | Firearm safety device A firearm safety device for installation into an otherwise functional firearm for disabling the firearm with respect to chambering and firing a round of ammunition and thereby enabling the firearm to be used as a training firearm. The functional firearm includes, am... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6968770 | Firearm safety device A firearm safety device for installation into an otherwise functional firearm for disabling the firearm with respect to chambering and firing a round of ammunition and thereby enabling the firearm to be used as a training firearm. The functional firearm includes, am... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6460281 | Single trigger sequential firing mechanism for a double barrel firearm A single trigger sequential firing mechanism for a double barrel firearm fires the two barrels or chambers successively upon successive trigger actuation, without need for a separate selector switch. The firing pins are driven by linear motion of correspo... | 10/08/2002 |
| 5941004 | Muzzle-loading rifles and breech-loading rifles A muzzle-loading or breech-loading rifle which comprises a bolt (27), which is mounted, rotating, on the rear of the receiver casing of the barrel and rotates between a position of opening and one of closing. In the bolt is mounted a percussion means (30)... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5388361 | Nightstick with shell-firing mechanism A nightstick and shell-firing device having a club portion and a handle portion. The club portion has an internal barrel, and the handle portion is movable to actuate a shell-firing mechanism contained within the handle portion. The shell-firing mechanism... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5364097 | Baton with integral projectile launcher A police baton sidearm having a baton main body and a crosshandle which is ttached in a perpendicular manner to the baton main body at a position longitudinally displaced from the geometric center of the baton main body. The baton main body also houses a r... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5105569 | Single shot pistol Disclosed is a single shot pistol having a barrel 2, a grip 4, a trigger 6 and a firing pin 44, with a receiver 22 secured to the barrel. A cap 28 is threaded onto the receiver for relative rotation. Striker mechanism 52 extends from the trigger to the fi... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4748759 | Personal protection firearm A firearm for personal protection purposes is provided which is particularly useful in close combat situations. The firearm comprises a support which is in the form of a finger ring which has a barrel defining a chamber and has a trigger operated firing m... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4649659 | Obturation in a firearm A riot control weapon comprises a barrel, a fixed breech block, and there-between a chamber having a loading aperture through which a cylindrical round of ammunition can be inserted and ejected, the round being insertable by firstly a translational moveme... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4646456 | Firearm with automatic ejection A riot weapon comprises a barrel; a fixed breech block; and therebetween a chamber having a loading aperture through which a round of ammunition can be inserted so as to rest against the breech block, or ejected; a loading catch for retaining a round of a... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4254570 | Double barrelled firearm A double barrelled firearm includes first and second parallel barrels attached to a casing which includes a pair of spaced parallel arms. A firing lever is pivotable about a bearing extending between the spaced arms from a first non-firing position to sec... | 03/10/1981 |
