Patent ID: 8424440
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A muzzle brake for attachment to a muzzle of a gun tube, comprising: a body having a top, a bottom, and vanes that extend from the top to the bottom; an attachment hub at a rear end of the body; a longitudinal bore through the body and the hub, the bore being centered on a longitudinal axis; a first of the vanes being located at a front of the bore in the attachment hub, the first vane having a forward-angled internal surface; a second of the vanes being located axially forward of the first vane, the second vane having a forward-angled rear surface and a forward-angled front surface; and a third of the vanes being located axially forward of the second vane, the third vane having a rearward-angled rear surface.