40 mm Grenade
© Brooke Clarke 2008
Background
Low Pressure Gas Generation
Launchers
Very Pistol
M-320 GLM
XM-25 CDTE
XM307Advanced Crew Served
Weapon
M79 with Stock
Airsoft M79
M203 rifle mounted
Mk19 Pedestal mounted
M32 revolver
M26 MASS
Ammunition
Case Cartridge Practice M212
Ping Pong Ball Adapter
Antenna
Ammo Patents
Individual Integrated Fighting
System
Patents, 2737889
Related
Links
Background
This is a low pressure
munition. Unlike high pressure munitions, like a rifle, that
need very strong chambers and barrels, low pressure munitions can
use thin walled barrels. The heart of the system is the low
pressure gas generator. These gas generators are also used
for things like automobile air bags, life vest inflation, life
raft inflation, bolt cutters, grappling hooks,
radio antenna launching. This same
system is used to launch mortars.
AAI stands for Aircraft Armaments Incorporated. The origins
of the 40 mm Grenade may be in explosive bolts used in Navy
aircraft bomb racks.
China Lake Naval Weapons Center
(
Wiki) worked on the
40mm pump action 40mm system around 1968 (
China Lake Patents -
Description) (
Wiki).
In the past I had a surplus flare gun that took some impossible to
get cartridge so made up an adapter shell. It took a large
pistol primer and fired a Ping Pong ball. Some padding was
needed to keep from burning a hole in the ping pong ball, but then
it would shoot the ball over the power lines. Based on this
experience it may be possible to make a tennis ball
launcher that could be used to
put up
wire antennas based on the
high-low pressure system except using 22 rim fire blanks.
The current antenna launchers include:
Compressed gas driven tennis ball launchers. They require a
way to get the compressed gas and are more bulky than a cartridge
type device.
Bow and Arrow suffers from the problem of doing severe damage when
coming down.
Sling Shot and lead weight - has limited height capability.
I have 100+ feet tall pine trees and the sling shot at full
extension can not get that high.
Low Pressure Gas Generation
The first generation 40 mm grenade
used the very common 0.38" blank pistol cartridge mounted in the
base of the 40 mm round. When the primer is fired gas is
generated in the blank cartridge and the pressure builds up
(30,000 psi) to the point where the brass case ruptures in places
where the chamber in the 40 mm round has holes. The high
pressure gas expands into an empty space lowering the pressure
(3,000 psi) which pushes the round out the 40 mm rifled
barrel. This is called the High-Low pressure system.
The high pressure is needed to properly burn the propellant that's
commonly used in pistol rounds.
Wiki:
High-low
system,
Project
NIBLICK,
Launchers
In addition to the 40mm grenade launchers listed below there
are the spigot-type STANAG type 22mm rifle grenades (Wiki).
These are not 40mm, but rather just a different type of
grenade. Most modern military rifles have a flash hider
that's made to work with these rifle grenades (Wiki).
There are three types: those that require a blank cartridge,
those with a hole all the way through so a regular round can be
used, and those that trap a bullet.
Very Pistol (Wiki)
Named after Edward Wilson Very (Wiki)
there are two spellings Wiki shows Verey, the patent shows Very.
His cartridge looks similar to a shotgun except there's a couple
of pyrotechnic balls that ignite as soon as the cartridge is
fired and so, like a tracer round, there's light from the muzzle
until burnout after reaching maximum altitude. He patented
the signal cartridge (not a pistol) which came to be called the
Very Light.
Signal Cartridges were intended to be used like Signal Flags (Wiki)
or Morse Code (Wiki) and
Aldis lights 1867 (Wiki),
that's to send a message.
In 1846 Henry J Rogers (short bio at: Famous
Americans -Mr. Rogers published (visual signaling codes
for daytime use?).
- "Telegraph Dictionary and Seaman's Signal-Book"
(Baltimore, 1845);
- "American Semaphoric Signal Book " (1847) ;
- " American Code of Marine Signals " (1854); and,
- with Walter P. Larkins. edited "Rogers's Commercial Code
of Signals for all Nations" (1859).
In 1859 the Coston colored fires were being used.
An example is in Season
7, Episode 1, Murdoch
Ahoy, of the Murdoch Mystery series near the end
as a ship is going down. You see two red balls of light
arching up and then down.
The Telegraph - Weapons
invented in the heat of the conflict - Flare
Pistol - Geophone
- they got the flare pistol wrong, it was not invented for
illumination or attention getting but instead for sending
signals using 1 to 3 red or white shooting stars.
12528
Breech-loading fire-arm, Eollin
White, Mar 13, 1855, oldest patent in
class 42/28 - falling block
15496 breech-loading
fire-arm, Gilbebt
Smith, Aug 5, 1856, oldent patent in
class 42/8 - hinged barrel
23536 System
of Pyrotechnic Night Signals, B.F. Coston, Apr 5, 1859, 102/345;
102/360; 200/81.5 - boxes with red, white & blue fires.
The prior patents set the stage for the Very
patent below.
190263
Signal-Cartridge, E. W. Very, May 1, 1877, 102/346 -
oldest patent in this class, 300 feet up 8 seconds burn time
(starts burning in barrel) -
oldest in class 102/346
AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES\PYROTECHNICS\Gun-type cartridge
RE8167
Signal Cartridge, E.W. Very, April
9, 1878, 102/346; 102/342
(reissue of 190263)
191843
pyrotechnic signal-cartridges, Jacob
J. Detwillee, Jun 12, 1877,
102/346
197339
Signal-cartridge, Henry
H. Coston, Nov 20, 1877, 102/346; 102/360 - "Colston
telegraphic night signals" successive colors
202126
breech-loading
fire-arms, Chaeles
W. Sneldee, Apr 9, 1878,
42/28 - falling
block rifle
216552 pyrotechnic
signal cartridges, Adam
H. Bogardus, Jun 17, 1879, 102/346 - sub
munition with balls inside
508152
Pyrotechnic
projectile, Stauth & Wiebach, Nov 7, 1893, 102/335; 124/21; 42/54 -
muzzle loaded into rifle
1306407
Flare-Light Shell, Samuel
Cleland Davidson, Jun 10, 1919, 102/342,
102/346
- to light up an area for a minute or more, lands on
it's base still burning
2097023
Firearm, Driggs
Jr Louis L, Faber
Henry B, Oct 26, 1937, 42/40,
102/340, 42/1.15 - removable barrel (part of
flare) pistol.
2351268
Signal
pistol, Molins
Machine Co Ltd, Patrick
Jackson Donald Richard, Jun 13, 1944, 42/41,
42/1.15, 42/71.2, 42/44, 42/70.8
- connects to aircraft port
2360168
Flare
pistol, Glen
R Severance, Frederick
K Comiskey, Hilten
E Jones, Eureka
Vacuum Cleaner Co, Oct 10, 1944, 42/46, 42/1.15
- AN-M8 shoots British AND American flares.
3168788
Signal Pistol, Feb 9, 1965, 42/1.15,
42/69.1, 42/41 - cheap to make uses pins
& coil springs rather than conventional shaped trigger,
sear, &Etc.
6257146
Noise making projectile, Christopher
P. Stonebraker, Stoneco,
Inc., Jul 10, 2001, 102/346, 102/360, 102/502, 102/513, 102/503, 102/501 - whistles then explodes to scare
game
Can fire both flanged "American" shells as well as grooved
"British" shells.
2347645
Flare pistol, John
M Sherrer, Glen
R Severance, Ephraim
S Huntington, Eureka
Vacuum Cleaner Co, May 2, 1944, 42/69.1, 42/44
2360168
Flare pistol, Glen
R Severance, Frederick
K Comiskey, Hilten
E Jones, Eureka
Vacuum Cleaner Co, Oct 10, 1944, 42/46, 42/1.15
2363203
Flare pistol, John
M Sherrer, Glen
R Severance, Ephraim
S Huntington, Eureka
Vacuum Cleaner Co, Nov 21, 1944, 42/69.1
Flare (Very) Pistol references
Lieutenant Very's Pistol by F.H. Baer
German Flare
Pistols and Signal Ammunition by Dr. Lorenz Scheit - YouTube
book review - publisher: Simpson Ltd - Standard
Ed, Leather
Bound Ed
Notes on Signal and Illuminating Devices and the
Apparatus for Projecting Them, from the French Edition
of 1917, Translated and edited at the Army War College, May
1917. - mentions 25 & 35mm flares
M-320 Grenade Launcher Module (GLM)
To replace the M-203.
Wiki
-
Flickr
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Army
- July 3, 2009 starting to be deployed
XM-25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement
System (CDTE)
XM307Advanced Crew Served Weapon
Wiki - Fires the
25mm smart round like the XM-25 above.
Intended to replace the MK 19 40mm (see
below)
and the 0.50 HB heavy machine gun.
M79 Rifle Stock shoulder fired single shot
Wiki
- says named the M79 in Dec. 1960, but the development was
earlier. Note 14-1/2" barrel vs. the M203 (Wiki)
with a 12" barrel, so the M79 has slightly longer range.
TM 9-1010-10 40 mm Grenade Launcher M79, Feb 1985 (change 4)
TM 9-1010-205-24 ORGANIZATIONAL, DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT
MAINTENANCE MANUAL INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST
FOR40-MM GRENADE LAUNCHER M79, JULY 1972
Bore Brush
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Tool
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Fiberglass
Stock
Mounting screw is 5/16"-18
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King Arms M79 Airsoft
Got this after seeing the H4855U
radio that looks real in almost all aspects. And this
appears just like I would imagine a real M79 looks. Parts may
even interchange.
Air Soft M79 40 mm gernade
launcher.
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Tip is the inlet valve to pressurize the round.
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Stock mounting screw is 8mm-1.25mm (not interchangeable with
real M79 stock)
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2968870 Sighting device for rifle grenades and the
like, William
Brandt Edgar, Energa,
Jan 24, 1961 - for use on rifle grenades, not 40mm.
M203 Fits under M16 barrel, single shot
Wiki
- Note 12" barrel
TM 9-1010-221-10 OPERATOR'S MANUAL GRENADE LAUNCHER, GRENADE, 40 MM,
M203A2
MWO 9-1010-221-30-2 MODIFICATION OF M203 GRENADE LAUNCHER
MWO 9-1010-221-30-3 MODIFICATION OF M203 GRENADE LAUNCHER
MWO 9-1010-221-30-4 MODIFICATION OF M203 GRENADE LAUNCHER
Mk19 Pedestal mounted automatic
TM 9-1010-230-10 MACHINE GUN, 40-MM, MK19, MOD 3
TM 9-1010-230-23&P MACHINE GUN, 40-MM, MK19 MOD 3
M32 Multiple Grenade Launcher (MGL) "Six
Pack Attack"
Wiki - Milkor - MGL Mk 1L (L for
Long chamber) - MEI
- ammo
- Helhound (400m) - Mercury (800m) - Huntir (camera)
The radio at the lower left looks like the Bowman.
LEMO connector in front with cable to headset and stubby antenna in
background
In this photo you can see the use of the rail mounting system on
four sides of the forearm.
Picatinny rail (Wiki)
= MIL-STD-1913 = STANAG 2324
Although first used just for mounting scopes it's now used as a
general purpose mounting system.
M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System MASS (Wiki)
This is an 12 gauge shotgun that mounts like the M203.
Replacing the M500 (Wiki)
shotgun.
Because it's length is too short to qualify as a shotgun I
doubt it can be sold in a civilian version.
Although it might be classified as a shotgun pistol.
Ammunition (Wiki)
There's a question about what ammo fits what.
For example the practice ammo for the Mk19 & M79 shown below
does not fit the AN-M8 flare pistol. I have a Webly &
Scott 1.5" (40mm) flare pistol on the way to help resolve this.
The AN/M8 Flare Pistol
will not chamber 40mm grenade rounds.
40 mm practice rounds 1969 M385
These rounds do not use the .38 blank
but might be using an aluminum 12 ga short blank
or just a pistol/rifle primer?
These are for the Mk 19, not the M79/M203.
See: Amron- 40mm
Cases & Bodies & Grassi below
The M118/M195 case appears to use the .38 blank.
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Case marked:
CTG 40MM RACM??
AMM LOT MA-355-44
Case Cartridge M169
RNO-3-29-69
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Solid aluminum projectile marked:
CTG
40 MM
PRACTICE M385
Note different colors of center and outer case
around primer.
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Empty M169 case
You can see the huge hole where a plug (12 gauge?)
with primer fits.
Photo from Island
Ordnance
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Case Cartridge Practice M212
November 2017 from eBay seller: coolkollectables
body outside dia: 41.25mm
Fig 1 used rounds
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Fig 2 hollow nose cones.
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Fig 3 using .357 Mag to substitute for
a .38 blank so show size.
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Fig 3
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Ping Pong Ball Adapter
While traveling in Canada many decades ago picked up a ships port
or starboard kerosene lantern and a flare pistol from a maritime
surplus store. The flare pistol was old pitted metal with
handmade wooden grips. The flare was a standard 40mm
size. For fun a friend made an adapter to allow shooting a
ping pong ball by making the bore of the adapter 1.48" I.D.
(37.6mm) (Wiki: Ping Pong
ball 40mm) Propulsion by means of a small rifle/pistol
primer (external
web page with dimensions) (no powder) with a pocket diameter
near 0.175" I.D. The main body diameter is about 39.8mm, but
at the time I didn't know about 40mm grenades and so just made the
OD to fit the flare gun.
If the ping pong ball is used by itself the primer may blow a
hole into it, so a few disks of cardboard are needed as
packing/wadding below the ping pong ball. It will shoot the
ball over the top of power lines never to be seen again.
40mm (37mm?) antenna cartridge
This was a Vietnam era round probably used by the special forces in
conjunction with the GRC-109 to put a
wire antenna up in the tree canopy.
40mm ammo Patents
AMMUNITION FOR GUNS AMMUNITION FOR GUNS AMMUNITION FOR GUNS
AMMUNITION FOR GUNS AMMUNITION FOR GUNS
TM 9-1300-251-20&P ARTILLERY AMMUNITION FOR GUNS, E LAUNCHERS
TM 9-1300-251-34&P ARTILLERY AMMUNITION FOR GUNS,
HOWITZERS,MORTARS, RECOILLESS RIFLES AND 40MM GRENADE LAUNCHERS
SB 742-1310-94-50 Cartridge, 40-mm: Riot Control, CS, M674 & Red
Smoke, RS, M675
SB 742-1310-94-51 CARTRIDGE, 40-MM: TACTICAL CS, M651
SB 742-1310-94-52 CARTRIDGE, 40-MM, RED SMOKE,GROUND MARKER, M713,
CARTRIDGE, 40-MM, GREEN SMOKE,GROUND MARKER, M715, CARTRIDGE, 40-MM,
YELLOW SMOKE,GROUND MARKER, M716
TB 9-1300-279-12 UNIT LEVEL MAINTENANCE INFORMATION ON CARTRIDGE,
40MM: DUMMY, M922A1
TB 9-1310-253-12 CARTRIDGE 40MM: NON-LETHAL, XM1006 (40MM SPONGE
GRENADE-MODIFIED GOVERNMENT VERSION) FOR 40MM M203 GRENADE LAUNCHER
TB 9-1310-257-10 OPERATOR INFORMATION FOR CARTRIDGE, 40MM:
MULTIPURPOSE, XM1060 FOR 40MM M203 GRENADE LAUNCHER
TM 43-0001-28 ARMY AMMUNITION DATA SHEETS ARTILLERY AMMUNITION GUN,
HOWITZERS, MORTARS, RECOILLESS RIFLES, GRENADE LAUNCHERS, AND
ARTILLERY FUZES
Fuse Patents
1321455
Percussion Fuse, Nov 11, 1919, - "all-ways" Stokes shell (Wiki:
Stokes mortar, Mortar)
5081929 Projectile having a movable interior fuze,
Jan 21, 1992, 102/273, 102/246, 102/248,
102/255
Grassi
Baselining
of the 40mm Family of Ammunition, James Grassi, 30 March 2006
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page 11 illustration of 3 cases:
Establishment
of Production Line for Manufacture of 40mm M169 Cartridge Case,
Andrew Vargo, Amron Corp.
MIL-C-63062 40 mm cartridge case M169, Cup Closing
MIL-C-63063 (PA), 29 March 1976 plug for M169, dwg: 8886332,
MIL-DTL-0060982C
MIL-C-48070 M169 40mm case inert metal parts May 1970
Individual Integrated
Fighting System (Wiki)
A possible follow on to ALICE but was replaced by MOLLE.
8415-01-317-1622 Vest, Grenade Carrier (40mm)
This vest is designed to both carry the 40mm gernades and to also
act as suspenders for the standard ALICE belt. It has
built-in shoulder pads and a number of snap/velcro loops at the
bottom to attach to the belt. One size fits all.
Patents
Patent Class Number
42 Firearms
89 Ordinance
1.1 misc
1.14 explosive operated tools
102 ammunition
430 Cartridges
439 Projectile Structure
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors (not explosive)
1816265 Portable Firearm for Casting Bombs and Grenades by Means of
Ordinary Bullet Cartridges, L. Savani (Breda), Jul 28 1931, 42/105
-
used gas pressure piped from rifle
barrel
2737889
Let me know more about this
Incendiary device
2888768 Underwater Spear Gun, Erein W. Taylor, Jun 2 1959, 42/1.14
; 102/504; 124/27; 124/37; 124/67; 42/69.01; 43/6; 89/1.1 - uses .22
rimfire cartridge
2938429 Explosive Release Actuator, J.J. Jaglowski (Navy), May 31
1960, 89/1.14 ; 123/24A; 294/82.29; 60/632; 89/1.51
-aircraft bomb rack
3404598 Cup-Sealed Actuator with Obturating Groove Anchoring and
Sealing Arrangement, M.G. Angelos (AAI), Dec 30 1966, 89/1.14
; 102/530 -
The propellant is contained in an
expandable metal case that's sealed so no gas escapes
Calls:
2575071 Explosive Operated Device, G.O. Rockwell (Navy), Nov 13
1951, - The propellant is contained in an expandable metal case
that's sealed so no gas escapes
3106131 Cartridge Actuated Device, I.R. Barr & N.J.La Costa
(AAI), Oct 8 1963, - The propellant is contained in an
expandable metal case that's sealed so no gas escapes. moves
piston a fixed distance.
3119302 Gas Sealed Explosive Propelling Arrangement, I.R. Barr
(AAI), Jan 28 1964, - separates adjacent bulkheads (explosively
actuated separable bolt electric ignition
Called By:
3967552
Percussion ignition system for a smokeless, flashless, low noise
cartridge Jul 6, 1976
3971322
Pressure actuated tube primer Jul 27, 1976
4047465
Telescoped explosive driver Sep 13, 1977
4406209
Projectile-firing weapons Sep 27, 1983
4549464
Inflatable, aerodynamic shroud Oct 29, 1985
4635443
Non-fouling actuating mechanism Jan 13, 1987
4671178
Low energy fuses Jun 9, 1987
5372071
Thrusting separation system Dec 13, 1994
5421263
Cartridge for spraying a liquid into the barrel of a firearm Jun
6, 1995
5493975
Cartridge for a power driven tool Feb 27, 1996
5585596
Thrusting separation system Dec 17, 1996
5834681
Reloadable high-low pressure ammunition cartridge Nov 10, 1998
3507067 Grenade launcher having
a rotatable forwardly sliding barrel and removable firing
mechanism, Into
Henry A, Colt
S Inc, Apr 21, 1970, 42/10,
42/69.1,
42/70.1,
89/14.5,
42/106
- M203?
3106131 Cartridge Actuated Device, Barr (AAI), Oct 8 1963 -
Packaged unit for operating valves,
cutting and splicing cable, actuating linkages, propelling masses,
disconnecting components, initiating sequential operations, etc.
This particular one has a telescoping completely enclosed
expansion chamber so can be used in explosive atmospheres
3119302 Gas Sealed Explosive Propelling Arrangement, I.R. Barr
(AAI), Jan 28 1964, 89/1.14 ; 102/378; 29/421.2; 29/426.4;
29/426.5; 30/DIG.4; 411/441; 60/632 -
looks like aircraft bomb rack?
3120186 Grenade Round with Telescoping Rifled
Barrel, E.M. Harvey (Army), Feb 4 1964, 102/439 ; 102/434 -
3249010 Zip Cartridge, J.W. Blain (Lockheed Aircraft), May 3 1966, 89/1.1
; 102/530 -
Plunger is used to propel round
while sealing the combustion gas preventing muzzle flash and noise
3279114
Grenade Launcher, K.R. Lewis (Colt), Oct 18 1966, 42/105 -
filed Sep 25 1964 - clips under M16 (M203?)
cites US patents from 1910 to 1946
does not look like for M16
3332162 Combined Rifle and Grenade Launcher, W.E. Martwick
(Honeywell), Kul 25 1967 - filed Dec 22 1965 - modifies the M16 gas
system
3416252 Combined Firing and Ejecting Mechanism for a Grenade
Launcher, Stanley D. Silsby (US Army), Dec 17 1968, 42/105 -
filed Apr 2 1963
3404477 Semiautomatic Grenade Launcher, Stanley D. Silsby (US Army),
Oct 8 1968, 42/105 ; 42/25 - filed May 23 1961
this group of 3 patents covers clip
fed semi auto launcher that fits under the barrel of a M16 rifle
in a way similar to the M203
3404478 Semiautomatic Grenade Launcher, Stanley D. Silsby (US Army),
Oct 8 1968, 42/105 ; 42/25 - filed May 23 1961
3404479 Semiautomatic Grenade Launcher, Stanley D. Silsby (US Army),
Oct 8 1968, 42/105 ; 42/25; 89/191.01 - filed May 23 1961
3404598 Cup-sealed Actuator with Obturating Groove Anchoring and
Sealing Arrangement, Angelos (AAI), Oct 8 1968 - simpler to
manufacturer
3408761 Ammunition Launcher Firing Mechanism with Breech Closure
means, Stanley D. Silsby (US Army), Nov 5 1968 - filed Jun 13, 1961,
M203?
3421242 Firearm Ejector, Stanley D. Silsby (US Army), Jan 14 1969, 42/25
; 42/105 - filed May 23 1961 - M203?
3507067 Grenade Launcher having a Rotatable Forwardly Sliding
Barrel, H.A. Into (Colt), - filed Dec 14 1967 for use on M16
calls 3279114
3538635 Combined Extractor and Ejector Mechanism for Automatic
Grenade Launcher, H.H. Friend (Army), Nov 10 1970, 42/10 ;
42/105; 42/25 - filed Dec 26 1968
3566527 Emergency Weapon for Firing High-velocity Grenade, S.D.
Silsby (Army), Mar 2 1971, 42/41 ; 42/105; 42/45 - filed Dec
6 1968
3568350 Emergency Firearm, Stanley D. Silsby (US Army), Mar 9 1971,
42/75.01 ; 42/40 - filed Dec 17, 1968
3604137 Sighting System for a Firearm0Carried Grenade Launcher,
Stanley D. Silsby (US Army), Sep 14 1971 42/137 ; 42/148 -
filed Jun 17 1969
3611867 Emergency Weapon for Firing High-velocity Grenade, S.D.
Silsby (Army), Oct 12 1971, 89/14.05 ; 42/105 - filed
Nov 19 1968 -
a way for chopper crew members to
fire the M384 HE round which normally has too much recoil for
manual firing
barrel has gas bleed holes to lower pressure
3641961 Grenade Launcher with Pivotally Mounted Barrel, P.H. Ellis
(Army), Feb 15 1972, 42/105 - filed May 21 1969
3687078 Ammunition round, Us
Army, Aug 29, 1972, 102/453 - high-low pressure interior
ballistics system
3738271 Grenade Round with means giving Forward Momentum to the
Fired Case, N.J. LaCosta (Army), Jun 12 1973, 102/430 ;
102/482 -
telescoping chamber holds all
combustion gas and flash inside the round so there's no muzzle
flash and no explosive noise. Cartridge case contains short
rifled barrel.
Calls:
3951070
Non-hazardous ring airfoil projectile of non-lethal material Apr
20, 1976
3967552
Percussion ignition system for a smokeless, flashless, low noise
cartridge Jul 6, 1976
4047465
Telescoped explosive driver Sep 13, 1977
4406209
Projectile-firing weapons Sep 27, 1983
4478150
Cartridge with elastic pusher cup Oct 23, 1984
5121692
Non-lethal, non-penetrating training bullet and cartridge with
impact marking capability Jun 16, 1992
5686692
Single fuse follow-through grenade Nov 11, 1997
7194960
Non-lethal projectiles for delivering an inhibiting substance to a
living target Mar 27, 2007
3967402 Manually-operated Firearm with Forward-moving barrel and
Pivoted Breach, G.E. Cooksey (Army), Jul 6 1976, 42/10 ;
42/105; 42/26; 42/38 - filed Jan 22 1975
M79 type but must be newer
3820463 Shotgun grenade, Leonard
G, Ross
H (Us
NavyUs)
China Lake, priority: Oct 30, 1972, 102/436, 102/434,
102/439
3967403 Manually-operated firearm with forward-moving barrel and
automatic breech lock , George L. Reynolds (Army), Jul 6, 1976 42/10
; 42/105 - filed Jan 22, 1975
7004074Controlled fluid energy delivery burst cartridge, Bruce G. Van Stratum (Martin-Electronics Inc),
Feb
28, 2006, 102/470 ; 102/430; 102/469 -
Calls:
89563
Cartridge, G.H. Daw, May 4 1869,
102/469 - rolled &
soldered sheet metal tube, paper base
99899
Primer and Cartridge, B.B. Hotchkiss, Feb 15 1870,
102/470
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116094
Method of Priming T.J. Powers, Jun 20 1871,
102/470 -
148366
Primers for Cartridges, A.C. Hobbs, Mar 10 1874,
102/470 -
278394
Cartridge Primer, J.H. Bullard, May 29 1883,
102/470 -
3728967
Tri-Pri Three Contact Primer, Hinkle; Charles J. &
Marquardt; Frank R. (Navy), Apr 1973 - electrically initiated
primer
3771451
Low Pressure Ballistic System, W.B. Woodring (Olin), Nov 1973 -
slow burning propellant.
Calls:
3120186
above
3645207 Combustible Moistureproof Percussion, E.S. Daniels (TRW
Army), - for use in casless cartridge
3698319 High Temperature-resistant Waterproof Caseless Primer,
J.B. Quinlan, E.F.V. Artsdalen (Army)
3404598
3395478
Construction for cartridge Feb 3, 1976
3983817
Spotting projectile Oct 5, 1976
4164903
Shotgun wad for use as a practice projectile Aug 21, 1979
4370930
End cap for a propellant container Feb 1, 1983
4493263
Ballistic propulsion system Jan 15, 1985
4587905
Wad and slug for a shotgun cartridge May 13, 1986
4887674
Cartridge operated fire extinguisher Dec 19, 1989
4892038
Cartridged ammunition Jan 9, 1990
4913054
Projectile delivery apparatus Apr 3, 1990
5078117
Projectile propellant apparatus and method Jan 7, 1992
5086703
Universal projectile ammunition Feb 11, 1992
5259319
Reusable training ammunition Nov 9, 1993
5341744
Cleaning shell for firearms Aug 30, 1994
5353779
Self-contained cartridge for launching a low speed projectile Oct
11, 1994
5402729
Munition for low-pressure firing of projectiles from large-caliber
guns Apr 4, 1995
5408931
Shotgun ammunition Apr 25, 1995
5429054
Tracer cartridges Jul 4, 1995
5493975
Cartridge for a power driven tool Feb 27, 1996
5703322
Cartridge having high pressure light gas Dec 30, 1997
5834681
Reloadable high-low pressure ammunition cartridge Nov 10, 1998
5936189
Cartridged ammunition Aug 10, 1999
6041712
Non-lethal cartridge with spin-stabilized projectile Mar 28, 2000
6189926
Airbag inflator with center discharge and soft onset Feb 20, 2001
6198718
Disc cartridge Mar 6, 2001
6230733
Self-contained rupture disk cartridge May 15, 2001
6328906
Chemical delivery systems for fire suppression Dec 11, 2001
6532402
Method for selecting a robotic mechanism best suited to perform a
job from multiple robotic mechanisms in a storage library Mar 11,
2003
6619211
Practice ammunition Sep 16, 2003
Called By:
7373887
Expanding projectile May 20, 2008
10643205 Method and apparatus for performing
reconnaissance, intelligence-gathering, and Surveillance over a
Zone, P. Rayond, V. Wegner & W. Knorr - hand launched from
tube.
11225807 Deployable Monitoring Device having Self-Righting Housing
and Associated Method, Y.W. Chang, W. Grainger, M Johnson, W.
Traeger, P.D.L. Rios, W. Osterholm - sits on floor hostage
situation
Calls:
6831699 Deployable monitoring device having self-righting
housing and associated method, (Chang Ind) -
US 2006/0283345 A1Surveillance projectile, P.H. Feldman, M.J. Ray,
J.F. McNutly, filed Jun 16 2005 - 40 mm round fired into building
with: IR light source, Audio Tx, Video Tx, etc. Switch turns
on unit when it leaves barrel.
Stanley D. Silsby Patents
3054208
Firing Mechanism for a Spotting Rifle, S.D. Silsby (Army), Sep 18
1962,
42/70.08 ; 42/106; 89/27.11 - has two safeties, one
for each of the two man team
3010370 Controlled Burst Firing Mechanism, S.D. Silsby (Army), Nov
28 1961,
89/129.02 - maybe 3 rounds for M16
3204529 Controlled Burst Firing Mechanism, S.D. Silsby (Army), Sep
7 1965,
89/140 ; 89/129.02; 89/149 - filed May 4, 1964
3345771 High Capacity Magazine and Cooperating Firearm, S.D.
Silsby (Army), Oct 10 1967,
42/18 ; 42/50 - filed Jan 7,
1966 - two mags each with staggered cartridges side by side
Rifle Mounted for hand grenades
1900790
Grenade, Brandt
Edgar William, Mar 7, 1933, 102/485,
102/253,
42/105
- bullet catching spigot type
2339285
Grenade
launcher, Moore
Wiley T, Filed: Nov 21, 1941, Pub: Jan 18, 1944, 42/105
-
2455361 Grenade
launcher, Garand
John C, Dec 7, 1948, 42/105
-
2479582 Projectile fuse, McCaslin
James F, Aug 23, 1949, 102/230,
102/483-
spigot type, with safety pin that needs to be removed
2564684 Mounting of
grenade launcher on firearm with stabilizer, Garand
John C, Aug 21, 1951, 42/105
-
2748518 Grenade
launcher, Moran
Robert W, Jun 5, 1956 -
2807112
Grenade launcher for a gun with a
gas cylinder, Garand
John C, Sep 24, 1957, 42/105,
89/14.2,
89/191.1
-
2846949
Arming
of rifle grenades, Bowles
Romald E, Maurice
Apstein, Mitchell
David G, Rongus
Leo P, Aug 12, 1958, 102/483,
102/247
- spigot type uses 1/32" thick aluminum
deformable diaphragm,
2968870 Sighting device for rifle grenades and the
like, William
Brandt Edgar, Energa,
Jan 24, 1961.
42/148,
42/142,
102/483
-
3156187 Rifle-grenades, Boris
Baton. Energa,
Nov 10, 1964,
102/483,
102/498
- spigot type
3479956 Self-propelled
rifle grenade
capable of being launched by bullet impact, Birkigt
Louis, Brevets
Aero Mecaniques, Nov 25, 1969, 102/483
- bullet catching
spigot type
3664263
Bullet trap, John
J Driscoll, Allied
Res Ass Inc, May 23, 1972, 102/485,
42/105
- Referenced
by (34)
4567831
Bullet
trap and bullet deflector in rifle grenade, Tsvi
J. Gordon, David
Moseinco, IMI,
Feb 4, 1986, 102/485
-
Mk
18 Navy Gun Rapid Fire 40 mm (Wiki)
Forgotten Weapons: Vietnam
Mk18 Mod0 Hand-Crank Grenade Launcher - Used on Navy
patrol boats (Wiki: PBR,
PCF,
SOC),
maybe 250 yard range. Uses 40x46 low pressure 40mm rounds
same as the M79, not the newer 40x53mm high pressure rounds like
used on the Mk 19. From Owen St. Hilaire: " This gun would
have to be hand cranked because there would not be enough recoil
force or gas pressure to make an automatic action function."
3431820
Grenade
launcher, Chinn
George M, Schnatter
William P, Watson
Henry F, Us
Navy, Filed:Mar 13, 1968, Pub: Mar 11, 1969, 89/161,
89/33.3,
42/105,
89/148
- This is
a full auto version of the Mk 18 hand cranked version.
3563132
Grenade launcher, Cashen
Walter R, Chinn
George M, Schnatter
William P, Us
Navy, Feb 16, 1971, 89/33.14,
89/149,
89/198,
89/135,
89/148,
89/132
-
Stud Driver
2931039 Cartridge
firing apparatus, Henning
Robert W, Roger
Marsh, Olin
Mathieson, Apr 5, 1960, 227/11,
89/28.5,
42/10,
89/27.11,
102/464
-
3087428
Explosive
propelling device, Jr
Harry E Frech, Olin
Mathieson, Apr 30, 1963, 102/531,
42/69.1,
89/1.1
-
Drone Net
10197365B1
Scalable Effects Net Warhead, Tomasz Blyskal, Richard Fong,
LaMar Thompson, Army, 2019 Feb 5 - for small drones
(quadcopters)
Calls:
2372383
Projectile (anti-aircraft net), Filed: 1942-03-19
6626077
Intercept vehicle for airborne nuclear, chemical and biological
weapons of mass destruction, Filed: 2002-10-16 - web captures
& slows missile
7028947
Self-powered tethered decoy for heat-seeking transport aircraft
missile defense, Priority: 2004-04-30 - MANPAD (Wiki)
defense for airliners
7412916
Fixed deployed net for hit-to-kill vehicle, Priority: 2002-08-29
- a net - Ref: ISBN 1-56347-255-4 & ISBN 1-56347-473-5
7415917
Fixed deployed net for hit-to-kill vehicle, Priority: 2002-08-29
- a net -
8141493
Projectile for use with a rifled barrel, Priority: 2010-11-02 -
round expands because of rotation
8205537
Interceptor projectile with net and tether, Priority: 2008-08-11
- net for RPG (Wiki)
8387507
Weapon interceptor projectile with deployable frame and net,
Priority: 2008-08-11 - net for RPG
8387540
Interceptor projectile and method of use, Priority: 2008-08-11 - net for RPG
9074858
Projectile-deployed countermeasure system, Priority: 2012-07-13
- semirigid barrier captures RPG
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