Oerlikon Contraves Ag

Rheinmetall Air Defence Ag

Peter Kressibucher

Hans Viktor Haefeli

Jacek Prorok

A device for firearms ( ) and a firearm ( ) having this device are disclosed. The device is used for detecting a state in the space ( ) and for transmitting a signal correlated to the state. The device has a sensor region ( ) for detecting the state and a conductor arrangement ( ), connected to the sensor region ( ) for transmitting the signal. The sensor region ( ) and the conductor arrangement ( ) are formed by a fiber-optic system ( ). The device also has a movable indicator ( ), whose position corresponds to the state to be detected in the space ( ) to be monitored and is detectable by the sensor region ( ). The sensor region ( ) of the fiber-optic system is protected by a shield ( ).

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Watt, Switzerland

Peter Kressibucher