Patent ID: 9046319
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: F41C,F41G

Abstract:
1. A machine gun of the type having a significant recoil force, the machine gun comprising a gun body, an accessory mount mounted onto the machine gun, at least one accessory detachably mounted to the accessory mount, the accessory mount detachably securing the at least one accessory directly to the machine gun, the accessory mount having a base portion detachably and directly mounted to the gun body, a body portion mounted to the base portion and slidable along a first axis substantially parallel to a firing direction of the machine gun, an attachment portion connected to the body portion for releasably receiving the at least one accessory, and a hydraulic dampener system connected to the base and body portions for dampening a recoil force produced by the machine gun, the hydraulic dampener system having first and second dampeners mounted in parallel along the firing direction, the first and second dampeners cooperating together to provide damping during both opposed recoil and reaction movements.