Troy Industries, Inc.

Alexander M Gottzmann

Gary R Morin

Stephen P Troy, Jr

Stephen P Troy

Andreas M Gottzmann

An apparatus to couple a handguard to a firearm having a barrel nut, wherein the barrel nut includes a cylindrical portion and an outwardly protruding flange with a plurality of scalloped regions, the apparatus comprising at least one handguard mounting member, the handguard mounting member providing a collar configured to at least partially circumscribe the cylindrical portion of the barrel nut, and the least one handguard mounting member configured to fit in at least one of the scalloped regions of the plurality of scalloped regions of the barrel nut to inhibit rotation of the at least one handguard mounting member relative to the barrel nut.

Composite handguard for a firearm and mounting/attachment apparatus therefor

A handguard assembly for a firearm is provided, comprising a handguard configured to overlie a barrel of the firearm in spaced relationship, the handguard comprising a plurality of apertures; a rail segment including a plurality of mounting bosses, each of the plurality of mounting bosses located in a different one of the plurality of apertures of the handguard; a plurality of rotatable fasteners to fasten the rail segment to the handguard, each of the rotatable fasteners located in a different one of the mounting bosses of the rail segment; and each of the rotatable fasteners comprising a mounting latch to mount the rail segment to the handguard, each mounting latch rotatable from an aperture insertion position overlying a top of the boss to a mounting position overlying the handguard.

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Longmeadow, MA, United States of America

Alexander M Gottzmann