Patent ID: 11879702
Assignee: FN HERSTAL S.A.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A machine gun comprising:
an ammunition belt feed mechanism comprising an ejection mechanism configured to eject a last two links of an ammunition belt; and
an ejecting ratchet configured to push on a penultimate link, wherein the ejecting ratchet is secured to a belt traction mechanism wherein the belt traction mechanism comprises an advancing ratchet configured to push, in use, against an ammunition item, wherein the ejecting ratchet and the advancing ratchet are formed as a single part,
wherein the ejection mechanism comprises an ejection claw mounted opposite the ejection ratchet and the ejection claw is configured to push on a last link or the penultimate link to eject only the last link or the penultimate link.