MANUAL GRENADE LAUNCHER Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC F41F3/42 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: grenade launcher comprises launching tube-container with front flange and barrel arranged in it with grenade and engine. Front cover is arranged in the form of ballistic cap with external cylindrical surface and ogive part protruding from barrel. End of barrel is arranged in a single plane with end of launching tube, and support is installed onto grenade, where end profiled groove is arranged with internal circular bore. Bush is coaxially installed in groove of support, and ballistic cap is made of elastically plastic material. On outer cylindrical surface of ballistic cap there is a circular ledge arranged, which responds to inner circular bore of support. On inner side ballistic cap is separated into circular sectors by means of radial links that meet on outer surface of cylindrical sleeve arranged in central part of ballistic cap. Inner surface of cylindrical sleeve is parallel to axis of grenade and covers part of outer surface of bush. On other part of external surface of bush there is a device fixed for correction of grenade weight, and detonating fuse is installed inside bush. Ballistic cap of grenade may be made of rubber, and device for correction of grenade weight - in the form of rings set.

EFFECT: improved accuracy of firing due to improvement of operational characteristics of grenade launcher.

3 cl, 3 dwg