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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7793578 | Percussion device for a medium or large calibre weapon A percussion device for a medium or large caliber weapon incorporating a firing pin, spring means and a drive cam for the firing pin enabling its displacement in translation up to an “armed” position and the compression of the spring means, such device wherein i... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7007586 | Device providing an electrical connection between a weapon and a piece of ammunition A device to provide an electrical connection between a power generator integral with a weapon and a first contact area integral with a piece of ammunition, said device comprising a conductive rod carried by a breech of the weapon and able to translate with respect t... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976431 | Cartridge for a firearm A cartridge for firearms includes a bullet connected to a casing. The casing includes a cylindrical wall that extends to an end member opposite the bullet, a hollow interior formed by the wall and the end member, means for receiving a priming composition, and means ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6931774 | Smokeless cylinder for muzzle-loading revolver A replacement cylinder that enables the use of modern smokeless gunpowder in a black powder muzzle-loading revolver is provided. The cylinder includes a main cylinder body and a removable cylinder cap. The main cylinder body includes a number of chambers, each of wh... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6634128 | 0.22 caliber long rifle removable conversion system kit for black powder cap and ball reproduction and replica revolver--recreation and gallery shooting A 0.22 caliber long rifle removable conversion system kit for open top frame, black powder, ball and cap colt reproduction and replica revolver--recreation and gallery shooting comprises a barrel nut and a barrel sleeve nut being threaded to mate with a t... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6450080 | Firing mechanism for ordnance by striking a detonator An ordnance firing mechanism for striking detonators by a strike pin which is translatable relative to a support, the strike pin being driven in translation by actuation apparatus including a lever connected to the strike pin and pivotable relative to the... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6070512 | Handgun and method of operating handgun A handgun comprises a frame, a trigger mounted on the frame for movement between a rest position and a depressed position, a firing pin movable along a firing path between a cocked condition remote from a cartridge chamber and a fire condition proximate t... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5610361 | Primer detonation device and method A primer detonation device includes a slide block and a rod. The slide block is configured to slide along an axis within a housing. The housing has a rear end and a front end. The rod is configured to slide within the housing relative to the slide block. ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5604326 | Striker device for a firearm A striker device for a firearm of the type having a loading chamber for a munition includes a detonator cap provided with a percussion cap and a translationally movable assembly comprised of a striker equipped with a striker tip and associated with a part... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5410942 | Percussion ignition device for a mortar or the like and a mortar comprising such a device A device for percussion firing of a mortar or similar comprises a translationally mobile firing pin and means for actuating it. Said firing pin is part of a firing assembly (10) housed in a casing (23) secured to the base plate (27) of the mortar (M), sai... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5229539 | Firing pin arrangement in a firearm A firing pin arrangement for a firearm using caseless ammunition wherein the firing pin is activated by rotary movement and a protrusion on the firing pin that is eccentrically displaced relative to an axis of the firing pin is used for setting off the af... | 07/20/1993 |
