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F41A 5/02

recoil-operated

Introduced: January 1990

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Mechanisms or systems operated by propellant charge energy for automatically opening the lock > recoil-operated

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
WEAPONS
Subclass:
FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE

6 direct subcodes

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  • F41A 5/04 the barrel being tilted during recoil
  • F41A 5/06 the barrel being rotated about its longitudinal axis during recoil
  • F41A 5/08 having an accelerator lever acting on the breech-block or bolt during the opening movement
  • F41A 5/14 Barrel stops, i.e. devices for holding the recoiling barrel in a predetermined position, e.g. the recoil position
  • F41A 5/16 having a barrel moving forwardly after the firing of a shot