Firing apparatus for an externally powered firing weapon

Details Firing apparatus for an externally powered firing weapon Firing apparatus for an externally powered firing weapon

1985-11-21

1987-06-16

Schmidt, Frederick R.

Ordnance

Machine guns

Revolving barrels

89 11, F41F 1100

Patent

active

046728805

ABSTRACT:
In a Gatling gun containing a rotary weapon barrel assembly and positively reciprocating breechblocks, each of which is operatively associated with one weapon barrel of the weapon barrel assembly, each breechblock is provided with a spring-loaded firing pin and a cocking pin which are cocked and released by two control cams for piercing a cartridge. These two control cams are displaced from a safety or unarmed position into a firing position by a control slide possessing oppositely extending control grooves or slots. This firing apparatus possesses no pivotable parts as opposed to known apparatuses.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4550641 (1985-11-01), Bruderer et al.

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