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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2012
Matthew A. Sharron, Seymour, CT (US);
Matthew A. Sharron, Seymour, CT (US);
Other;
Abstract
A charging handle for a firearm having a barrel, a stock, a receiver, a receiver trigger and a bolt reciprocating within the receiver. The firearm may include a gas tube for directing powder gases to cause operation of the bolt within the receiver. The charging handle comprising a generally elongated spar having a forward end portion in the direction of the firearm barrel and a rearward end portion in the direction of the firearm stock. The charging handle includes a latch engaging the receiver to hold the charging handle in a forward most position and, extending laterally from said rearward portion, an offset arm extending at least a portion of the length of the elongated shaft member in the direction of the firearm barrel.