US Government As Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Robert J Facteau

George E Hathaway, Iv

Wayland P Barber

Brian James Van De Wal

Zachary P Jablonka

Brett L Stewart

Joshua W Ward

Karolanne L Madulka

A Handle and Firing Mechanism Assembly (H&FMA) provides a robust and streamlined H&FMA for a mortar weapon system. The H&FMA is easier to assemble and eliminates jamming issues, and firing pin protrusion adjustment procedures. It also incorporates a lighter trigger squeeze in Trigger fire mode and locks the firing pin in Drop fire mode. The handle is easier and more cost effective to produce. The H&FMA can be used with, for example, a 60 mm mortar weapon system.

Handle and firing mechanism assembly

Mortar training aid

An external firing mechanism for a muzzle loaded mortar system incorporates a drop fire mode, a lever fire mode and a safe mode. The firing mechanism is easy to assemble or replace and does not require an adjustment procedure when mounting to the mortar system. The firing mechanism utilizes bearing balls as a tripping device which transfers potential energy in a compressed spring to kinetic energy of a firing pin oriented orthogonal to that spring.

Firing mechanism assembly

Bore swabbing tool

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Troy, NY, United States of America

Robert J Facteau