Machine gun with belt and magazine feed
AssigneeThe State of Israel, Ministry of Defence, Israel Military Industries
InventorAdi Flashkes
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Abstract
A dual feed light machine gun comprises a barrel, a receiver, a cartridge lt feed mechanism assembly provided on top of the receiver, a magazine socket positioned at the bottom side of the receiver and essentially opposite the cartridge belt feed mechanism assembly. The machine gun includes a slide assembly having a slide which is essentially formed of an elongated, horizontal, rectangular frame with an integral bolt housing at the top near the rear end thereof and a gas piston attached at its front end. The bolt housing houses a bolt which has a head portion with upper and lower projections adapted, respectively, to drive a cartridge from either a belt or a magazine into the breech of the gun.
Claims5
A dual feed light machine gun comprising a barrel with a breech, a receiver, a cartridge belt feed mechanism positioned on top of the receiver, a magazine socket, and a slide assembly having an open type bolt,
- the magazine socket being positioned at the bottom side of the receiver essentially opposite the cartridge belt feed mechanism;
- the slide assembly being positioned in said receiver nd comprising a slide arranged for reciprocating movement inside said receiver, said slide being formed as a substantially horizontal, rectangular, elongated frame having an axis of elongation thereof extending in the direction of movement of the slide, said frame including a bolt housing formed at the top near a rear end of said frame integrally therewith for receiving said bolt, and a gas piston attached at a front end of said frame;
- said bolt including a head portion having upper and lower projections adapted, respectively to drive a cartridge from a belt or from a magazine into the breech.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.