Ordnance – Barrels – Lining – rifling – or making
Patent
1981-08-27
1983-08-16
Brown, David H.
Ordnance
Barrels
Lining, rifling, or making
89 12, 89 375E, B64D 706, F41F 1712
Patent
active
043984452
ABSTRACT:
An improved gun muzzle clamp is provided for a Gatling type gun to reduce friction and increase durability in a high temperature, gunfire environment. The clamp assembly surrounds 6 gun barrels and supports the barrels at two independent bearing surfaces. One supporting arrangement consists of a plurality of bearings which rotate around the inner periphery of a blast diffuser and the other supporting arrangement is comprised of an annular ring which holds a piston ring gun gas seal.
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Brown David H.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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