SMALL ARMS MAGAZINE LOCKING MECHANISM Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: weapon equipment, in particular, magazine locking mechanism transposed, depending on the fact by which hand the weapon is controlled. SUBSTANCE: mechanism has a case installed in the weapon frame opening. A spring-loaded lock, whose end is located in the retainer groove, is positioned in the longitudinal blind hole of the case. The case has a V-shaped recess, whose each side has bulges for engagement with one of the respective cut-outs made on the opposite sides of the magazine. For transposing the mechanism for the other hand it is necessary to extract it from the weapon frame and then insert back, preliminary turning it through 180 deg. EFFECT: enhanced convenience in use of the small arms. 2 cl, 3 dwg