GRENADE LAUNCHER Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC F41C27/06 F41A15/00 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: muzzle-loading grenade launcher consists of barrel with ledge, casing, hammer, post-like sight, thumb trigger with spring, sear with spring, thumb trigger link and safety lever. Grenade launcher is arranged on barrel ledge with the help of locking lever that accommodates blocks of sight with divisions, Thumb trigger link has: ledge in contact with locking lever ledge in lever turn, ledge for contact with grenade rear wall in fitting it into barrel, Ledge for contact with safety lever ledge as well as ledges can get in contact with sear and thumb trigger. Thumb trigger link accommodates spring with its rear end resting upon grenade launcher case inner surface. Mutual arrangement of ledges and sizes of thumb trigger link are selected so that, with locking lever inclined for less than 90° to grenade launcher barrel axis, link end extends beyond front edge for over 1/4 of its length. Locking lever in perpendicular position relative to barrel axis, links displaces backward with its end extends beyond barrel front edge of not over 1/8 of link length. Grenade fitted into barrel, link extends completely beyond barrel front edge, link ledge enters safety lever slot, and, on releasing safety lever key, thumb trigger link is released.

EFFECT: higher safety and ease of use.

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