Patent ID: 6742297
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A firearm comprising:a frame comprising a hand grip portion and a trigger guard portion; a barrel having a forward end that terminates at a forward end face and an opposing rearward end that terminates at a rear end face, the barrel bounding a bore openly extending through the forward end face, the bore being adapted to receive a projectile, the barrel being slidably mounted on the frame so that the barrel moves relative to the frame from a forward position to a recoiled position as a discharge force is produced by the projectile being discharged from the barrel, the rear end face of the barrel being openly exposed and disposed rearward of the hand grip portion of the frame when the barrel is in the recoiled position; and a damping device mounted to the frame and the barrel, the damping device damping the discharge force as the barrel moves between the forward position and the recoiled position.