Patent ID: 9134082
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: F41A,F41C,F41G

Abstract:
1. A firearm comprising: a barrel defining a first bore extending along a longitudinal axis and having a breech and a muzzle defining a length of said barrel; a hand guard defining a second bore extending substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis and having a first end coupled to said breech and a second end spaced from said first end along said longitudinal axis toward said muzzle; a front sight supported entirely by said hand guard; a housing coupled to said front sight; and a support at least partially disposed between said front sight and said hand guard with said support being at least partially complementary in configuration with a portion of said housing for supporting said housing and said front sight relative to said hand guard when said hand guard is disposed over said barrel and for allowing removal of said housing when at least a portion of said hand guard is removed from said barrel; wherein said housing defines a chamber extending along a piston axis with a piston disposed within said chamber and movable along said piston axis between a static position and a displaced position, with said front sight, said housing and said piston removable as a unit for selectively detaching said unit from said hand guard.