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US 4,152,857 AGranted
Means for loading small firearms including a box magazine and cartridge clips
AssigneeHeckler & Koch GmbH
InventorDieter Ketterer
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AssigneeHeckler & Koch GmbH
InventorDieter Ketterer
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The invention relates to a loading arrangement for handfire-arms, in particular automatic rifles for firing caseless ammunition, comprising a magazine and a cartridge clip adapted to it. The cartridge clip retains the cartridges by two resilient tongues and is constructed as an insert for a container. Several containers are detachable interconnected. The magazine comprises channels for the tongues and is provided with a one-way barrier at the front face, which is open over at least approximately the full cross-section. The one-way barrier allows the insertion of a cartridge clip having a plurality of cartridges into the magazine, tensioned against the follower spring. The one-way barrier further permits the removal of the clip while retaining the cartridges in the magazine. The cartridges are removed from the magazine perpendicular to the direction of insertion. The one-way barrier is constructed as a U-shaped stop spring.
A system for loading a hand gun with cartridges comprising a magazine for feeding said cartridges in association with said gun, said magazine having an elongated body defining a channel for receiving and storing a plurality of said cartridges in side by side arrangement, said channel being open at one end for the insertion of said cartridges and having barrier means at said one end facilitating entrance of and preventing removal of said cartridges, and spring means for normally biasing said cartridges within said magazine against said barrier means, a clip comprising a handle and a pair of tongues resiliently secured at one end to said handle extending outwardly therefrom to embrace and hold a plurality of cartridges in side by side arrangement, said magazine body having a pair of opposed recesses running longitudinally of said channel for receiving said tongues to thereby permit insertion and removal of said clip from said channel.
A clip for holding a plurality of cartridges each having a powder body and bullet embedded therein comprising a rigid handle member and a pair of elongated substantially rigid tongues extending parallel to each other for receiving and engaging the powder body of said cartridge in a single row side by side, said tongues having one end resiliently secured to said handle member and having the other end formed with means for releasably securing said cartridges in place.
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