MUZZLE CAP TMT-2 Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: gas devices of barrel armament, applicable for designing of muzzle caps. SUBSTANCE: the muzzle cap has an assembly for attachment to the weapon muzzle, chamber with a shell window that communicates with the bore in its muzzle section and is provided with inner partitions with holes for passage of the shell. Besides, the muzzle cap has a nozzle through which the chamber before the first inner partition in shell motion communicated with the atmosphere. The nozzle represents an annular diffuser, which has longitudinal partitions connecting the muzzle cap components to a single assembly. EFFECT: reduced recoil momentum and reduced temperature of powder gas running out to the atmosphere, enhanced efficiency of the muzzle cap as a flash hider. 4 cl, 2 dwg