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US 6,578,463 B1Granted
Automatic machine gun
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorHubert M. Ross, Jr.
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Abstract
Miniature machine gun in which all components are housed within a cylindrical tube, the barrel being disposed axially of the tube and the magazine surrounding the barrel. Barrel and magazine is a removable unit which may be replaced by an identical unit where rapid reloading is desired; has no stock, sights or other appendages and is intended to be operated from the hip of the user.
Claims10
A gun comprising:
- (a) a circular cylindrical housing,
- (b) a barrel disposed axially of the housing within its forward end,
- (c) a cartridge magazine formed by an annular space between the barrel and housing for receiving cartridges disposed in a spiral configuration around the barrel,
- (d) means for bodily feeding the cartridges in a direction toward the rear of the barrel,
- (e) means for feeding the rearmost cartridge inwardly toward the axis of the barrel to a position in which a portion of its base is in the path of a reciprocating bolt,
- (f) a spring urged reciprocating bolt disposed within the rear portion of the housing slideably mounted for movement along the axis of the barrel adapted to engage said rearmost cartridge and transfer it to the barrel chamber, including a firing pin for engaging a primer carried by a cartridge,
- (g) a trigger device disposed within the rear portion of the housing including a sear for selectively engaging the bolt and retaining it at its rearmost position of travel.
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