DOUBLED BAYONET-FLAME ARRESTER Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: automatic small arms. SUBSTANCE: bayonet-flame arrester is attached to barrel of submachine gun by screwing on and is held in needed position with the aid of locator arranged in base of foresight. Cutting part of bayonet is composed of two identical rectangular double- edged steel plates sharpened over perimeter and its end is sharpened and tapered off. Plates are positioned with planes parallel to one another and their horizontal symmetry axis is located at level of imaginary line of barrel, distance between them being sufficient for flight of bullet. Plates have same dimensions which values are determined by volume of tongue of powder gases escaping machine gun barrel during shooting. EFFECT: maximum masking at night, increased efficiency in man-to-man fighting. 2 dwg