Firearms – Safety mechanism – Firearm lock
Patent
1989-09-27
1990-11-13
Jordan, Charles T.
Firearms
Safety mechanism
Firearm lock
42 96, F41A 1744
Patent
active
049692844
ABSTRACT:
A disabling device for a shotgun comprises a generally elongate and rigid rod which has an opening therethrough towards a first end of the rod, and there being a cap secured to the second end of the rod, the cap having an outwardly extending flange, the rod being adapted to be received in a barrel of the shotgun by inserting the first end of the rod into a chamber end of the barrel and relatively moving longitudinally the barrel and the rod until the flange of the cap engages the chamber end of the barrel, with at least part of the opening at the first end of the rod extending from the muzzle end of the barrel, the cap comprising a sprung element which projects from an end of the cap to a position where the element would be struck by a hammer of the shotgun firing mechanism in the event that the firing mechanism is actuated with the disabling device received in the barrel.
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Fitzpatrick Paul A.
Healey Christopher T.
Jordan Charles T.
Wendtland Richard W.
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