AUTOMATIC GUN Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC F41C7/00 F41A9/38 

FIELD: weapons.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to small arms and represents an automatic gun with belt feeding mechanism that consists of barrel, breech box, breech frame with bolt, gas discharge tube, return spring, belt feeding mechanism housing and belt feeding mechanism spring-loaded slide. Belt feeding mechanism represents single assembly detachable from breech box. Belt feeding mechanism housing side part has a recess to receive box magazine that allows cartridge belt to pass there through. Magazine retainer represents a three-arm lever, whine arm of which can engage with the slide when there is no magazine in said recess, while retainer end can hold slide in engagement with breech frame. Top feeding pins represent a three-arm lever with its one arm staying in contact with breech frame in its rear position and another arm staying in contact with magazine feeder in its top position. Aforesaid slide can extend though belt feed opening and beyond belt feeding mechanism housing edge driven by its spring.

EFFECT: simplified design.

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