Ordnance – Automatic – Firing device operation or control
Patent
1974-05-17
1977-01-11
Jordan, Charles T.
Ordnance
Automatic
Firing device operation or control
42 70E, 89148, F41C 1702, F41D 1102
Patent
active
040021017
ABSTRACT:
A firearm capable of shooting in bursts, or to fire shot by shot, or to have a safety position in which no firing is possible. The firearm includes a firing selector in the vicinity of the trigger. The firing selector is arranged so that its outer part can occupy a central position symmetrical with respect to the vertical plane passing through the axis of the firearm, a right-hand eccentric position located to the right of the plane, and a left-hand position located to the left of the plane. The central position corresponds to the "safety" position of the firing selector and the two off-center positions correspond to the "burst" and "shot-by-shot" positions. In a first embodiment, the firing selector slides in a direction perpendicular to the vertical plane passing through the axis of the firearm, and is formed by a slide which has a stepwise inner part and an outer part formed by its two ends which protrude on the right-hand and left-hand sides of the firearm. In another embodiment, the firing selector is of the turning type and is formed by a turning part with steps or cams constituting its inner part in order to control the rotation thereof. The pivoting part, which constitutes the outer part, is arranged in front of the trigger of the firearm and is mounted pivotally around an axis which is substantially perpendicular to the axis of the firearm.
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