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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1983
Filed:
May. 26, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
John H Peck, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
89 34 ; 89 3 / ;
Abstract
A belt-fed automatic weapon includes a retainer for holding one or more of he leading rounds on the belt exposed external to the magazine in a position where they can be picked up and automatically fed into the automatic weapon by a feed sprocket in the automatic weapon during insertion of the magazine into the weapon. This permits one-hand loading by an erect walking operator whose second hand is occupied supporting the weapon. A belt guide at the exit of the magazine prevents jamming of linked rounds when the weapon is fired upside down or on its sides.