Blank fire configuration for automatic pistol
Abstract
A pistol configured to fire blank cartridges includes a modified barrel with a breech portion connected to an aligned inner sleeve. Around the inner sleeve, there is disposed an outer sleeve having a vent therein through which the cartridge discharges. The breech portion is connected to a barrel anchor to move backward in a slight arc when the pistol is fired. A spring retention rod projects from the barrel anchor and receives a shortened recoil spring therearound which recoil spring has one end abutting a stop on the barrel anchor and the other end in abutment with the end of a spring retaining cup. The spring retaining cup is engaged by a flange projecting from a slide so that when the pistol is fired, the slide moves rearwardly against the compression of the spring to eject the spent cartridge and then moves forwardly under the urging of the spring to load a fresh cartridge into the breech portion. The spring then returns all of the slidable elements to their initial position so that the pistol may again be fired.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AT&T
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867292
- Patent Number(s):
- 4907489
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F41 - WEAPONS F41A - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- blank; fire; configuration; automatic; pistol; configured; cartridges; modified; barrel; breech; portion; connected; aligned; inner; sleeve; disposed; outer; therein; cartridge; discharges; anchor; move; backward; slight; fired; spring; retention; rod; projects; receives; shortened; recoil; therearound; abutting; stop; abutment; retaining; cup; engaged; flange; projecting; slide; moves; rearwardly; compression; eject; spent; forwardly; urging; load; fresh; returns; slidable; elements; initial; position; outer sleeve; inner sleeve; coil spring; blank cartridge; /89/
Citation Formats
Teague, Tommy L. Blank fire configuration for automatic pistol. United States: N. p., 1990.
Web.
Teague, Tommy L. Blank fire configuration for automatic pistol. United States.
Teague, Tommy L. Mon .
"Blank fire configuration for automatic pistol". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867292.
@article{osti_867292,
title = {Blank fire configuration for automatic pistol},
author = {Teague, Tommy L},
abstractNote = {A pistol configured to fire blank cartridges includes a modified barrel with a breech portion connected to an aligned inner sleeve. Around the inner sleeve, there is disposed an outer sleeve having a vent therein through which the cartridge discharges. The breech portion is connected to a barrel anchor to move backward in a slight arc when the pistol is fired. A spring retention rod projects from the barrel anchor and receives a shortened recoil spring therearound which recoil spring has one end abutting a stop on the barrel anchor and the other end in abutment with the end of a spring retaining cup. The spring retaining cup is engaged by a flange projecting from a slide so that when the pistol is fired, the slide moves rearwardly against the compression of the spring to eject the spent cartridge and then moves forwardly under the urging of the spring to load a fresh cartridge into the breech portion. The spring then returns all of the slidable elements to their initial position so that the pistol may again be fired.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
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