SELF-DEFENSE WEAPON Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: hand portable firearm, designed for use by civilians for self-defense by shooting with traumatizing elements or giving audible and light signals (flashes at a shot). SUBSTANCE: the self-defense weapon has a body, holder of cartridges with seats, barrels made in the form of cartridge cases with an electric primer, and an actuating mechanism having a pulsed magnetoelectric and/or electrochemical current source electrically connected to a switch-gear containing a unit of contact points, the unit contact points are made floating, a laser target indicator is built in the weapon body, and the holder of cartridges with seats is made detachable with a through hole located in its middle part between the seats of the cartridge holder. Besides, the weapon is provided with a safety lock of the starting key, and a light conduit is positioned in the through hole of the cartridge holder. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of the self-defense weapon with a low kick, improved sighting system, quick reloading and prevented its criminal use. 3 cl, 2 dwg