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Modular lightweight squad automatic weapon system

  • US 3,999,461 A
  • Filed: 09/03/1975
  • Issued: 12/28/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A gas operated gun, comprising:

  • a gun barrel adapted to contain a gas under pressure for propelling a projectile through said barrel,a receiver having a pair of elongated, substantially parallel hollow tubes,said receiver further having bracket means connected to each of said tubes for securing said tubes fixedly in spaced-apart relationship and also for securing said gun barrel between said tubes,elongated force-transmitting means including operating rods longitudinally moveable within each of said tubes,gas cylinder means connected between said gun barrel and said force-transmitting means, for applying force generated from said gas under pressure to said force-transmitting means,a cartridge feeding mechanism rotatably mounted on one of said tubes and a bolt carrier slidably mounted on the other tube, anda main drive pin inter-connecting said rods,said tubes having slots therein along which said drive pin rides in response to gas pressure applied to said operating rods,said drive pin being operatively connected to said cartridge feeding mechanism and to said bolt carrier.

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