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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299737 | Method and apparatus for an action system for a firearm A method and apparatus providing an action system for a firearm. The action system includes a primary roller-lock mechanism located rearward of an ejection port. The primary roller-lock mechanism includes a bolt and a first primary roller caged within the bolt. A bo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7213498 | Rifle A rifle with an upper receiver and a barrel attached to the upper receiver and including a bolt carrier, and operating, buffer, and cooling systems. The operating system includes a cylinder and a piston coupled to receive propelling gases from the barrel. As the pis... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7200964 | Firearm cartridge clip A preferred embodiment of a firearm cartridge clip is disclosed, in which the clip has an elongated housing extending from an open top end to an enclosed bottom end defining an elongated cartridge storage chamber. The clip has a cartridge support seat mounted in the... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201094 | Firearm with enhanced recoil and control characteristics The invention comprises an improved recoil control device comprising a bolt head and an inertia block or slider for use in a variety of firearms. In one embodiment, the bolt head and inertia block are articulated so that the displacement of the bolt head results in ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7162824 | Modular trigger group for firearms and trigger group installation method A module housing is adapted to be inserted into an operating position in the trigger group receiving area of a firearm. The module housing includes at least one pin receiver defined by two openings formed in the module housing, one on each lateral side of the housin... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159505 | Hydraulic breech mechanism for firearms A hydraulic breech mechanism uses a sealed reservoir of fluid to rigidly support the bolt 6 against barrel 2 resisting pressure generated by discharging a cartridge in chamber 3. Recoil forces cause the high pressure cylinder 7 and barrel... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6588312 | Automatic firearm with a bolt assembly that moves between a closed position and an open position An automatic firearm with a bolt assembly which is moveable along a bolt assembly motion path between a closed position and an open position, a magazine which advances cartridges by spring force across the bolt assembly motion path into this motion path, ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6487806 | Weapon housing system for an automatic loading firearm A lightweight weapon housing system is disclosed for a self-loading firearm. The weapon housing includes an outer and an inner housing. A wall structure in the weapon housing reinforces the magazine chamber and transmits the transverse forces arising in t... | 12/03/2002 |
| 5520019 | Gas-operated rifle system An M16 type rifle capable of being fired in automatic or semi-automatic mode is disclosed utilizing a blow-back system with a forcing cone breech and a matching conical bolt face. The blow-back bolt assembly of the present invention allows elimination of ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5499569 | Gas-operated rifle system An M16 type rifle capable of being fired in automatic or semiautomatic mode is disclosed utilizing a blow-back system with a forcing cone breech and a matching conical bolt face. The blowback bolt assembly of the present invention allows elimination of th... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5412894 | Inertia driven striker for a firearm An inertia striker assembly including a striker and a U-shaped spacer straddling the striker, both the striker and the spacer being free to slide axially and independently within a cylindrical bore in a slide body. The U-shaped spacer transfers energy fro... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5038666 | Automatic firearm An automatic firearm of especially simple construction and easy maintainability, having an adjustable cyclic firing rate. The firearm has a receiver with an upper and lower portion. The upper portion defines a cavity in which a bolt assembly reciprocates.... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4972617 | Automatic firearm An automatic firearm of especially simple construction and easy maintainability, having an adjustable cyclic firing rate. The firearm has a receiver with an upper and lower portion. The upper portion defines a cavity in which a bolt assembly reciprocates.... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4938116 | Recoil system for weapons with a reciprocating breech block The present invention relates to a firearm, generally of the automatic or semi-automatic type, having a reciprocating breech block normally biased into closed position by a primary recoil absorption system including a spring, the improvement comprising pr... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4889032 | Automatic firearm An automatic firearm of especially simple construction and easy maintainability, having an adjustable cyclic firing rate. The firearm has a receiver with an upper and lower portion. The upper portion defines a cavity in which a bolt assembly reciprocates.... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4649800 | Self-contained blowback-type firing unit A self-contained blowback-type firing unit insertable in a gun body as a discrete subassembly and including a barrel and bolt with a compression spring acting between them, characterized in that the barrel and bolt slide together on matching longitudinal ... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4625621 | Compact foldable gun A foldable gun, useful in mob control and police undercover work because of small size and unassuming appearance when it is in folded configuration, includes a magazine housing and stock pivotally mounted to a receiver assembly in a manner in which the ma... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4569270 | Automatic hand firearm The invention concerns an automatic, mass-obturated hand firearm comprising a body (1) with handle (2), a barrel (3) joined to the body, a breech block (4) with guide (5) constituted by the body and with cocking and firing mechanism (7), the guide of the ... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4440062 | Reversible bolt for firearms A reversible front bolt for converting a firearm of a first caliber to fire cartridges of a second caliber; or to provide a second front bolt of the same caliber as a spare part. The regular bolt assembly comprises a front bolt, a plurality of rails and a... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4327626 | Submachine gun having a pistol grip 360 degrees rotative about the barrel The submachine gun also has a forward housing. The forward housing is installed over the forward bolt and barrel, and rotatably secured to the assembly collar, and to the barrel by a sling swivel and a muzzle nut. The forward housing has integrally made t... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4220071 | Conversion kit for semi-automatic carbines A conversion system for .30 caliber semi-automatic carbines permits selective use with .22 caliber ammunition. Modified barrel, bolt, operating slide and magazine sub-assemblies easily replace the corresponding original sub-assemblies to provide for direc... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4048901 | Recoil-operated automatic pistol An automatic pistol with blowback action, in which a hammer is cocked by the recoil of a slidable breechblock, has a retaining member in the form of an elongate lid detachably secured to the gunstock for holding the breechblock in place, this lid carrying... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4019423 | Automatic or semi-automatic firearm A stable automatic or semi-automatic firearm having a differential recoil system in which an open bolt has a designed mass and closing velocity to impact and drive a reciprocating barrel forwardly without rebound and remain locked to the barrel during the... | 04/26/1977 |
