Ordnance – Barrels – Flash shield
Patent
1987-05-11
1991-04-09
Bentley, Stephen C.
Ordnance
Barrels
Flash shield
89 143, F41A 2134
Patent
active
050054635
ABSTRACT:
An improved flash suppressor for attachment to the muzzle end of the barrel of a firearm comprising a generally cylindrical body member having a first portion adapted to receive a projectile from the barrel and a second portion adapted to receive a projectile from the first portion, the first portion having a longitudinal smoothbore passage therethrough through which a projectile discharged from the barrel passes, the second portion having a longitudinal passage with an inside diameter significantly greater than the inside diameter of the first portion passage, a smooth tapered transition wall connecting the longitudinal passages of the first and second portions, a pair of diametrically opposed longitudinal vent slots in the second portion and extending from the distal end of the second portion toward the first portion whereby the second portion comprises a pair of furcations, and at least one radially directed vent opening formed in each of the furcations.
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Ezell, Edward C., Small Arms of the World, 1977, pp. 555, 565.
Bentley Stephen C.
Dutton, Jr. Harold H.
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