Safety block for guns having interchangeable barrels
AssigneeWeatherby, Inc.
InventorsFred L. Jennie, Edmond M. Lishka
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Abstract
A safety device for guns such as gas operated shotguns having interchangeable barrels. The barrels may be chambered for different-sized cartridges or shells, such as 23/4 inch shells or 3 inch shells. It would be unsafe to load a 3 inch shell into a barrel chambered for 23/4 inch shells. The invention is a safety block or lug which is fitted to the barrel chambered for the smaller size cartridge, the block having a position such that it is not possible to load the larger size cartridge into the gun.
Claims4
A safety device adapted for utilization in guns of types having interchangeable barrels, different barrels being chambered for different sized shells, the combination comprising a barrel having a breech end part which is normally in a position adjacent to the loading chamber of the gun, and a blocking member positioned at the breech end in a position to block movement of an oversized shell into position for loading into the chamber of the barrel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.