Patent ID: 8230632
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: F41A,F41C

Abstract:
1. A modular portable weapon comprising a supporting module, including a barrel of the weapon and a sheath or barrel extension extending rearwardly from and coaxially with said barrel, and one or more modules which are functionally mutually independent and are associated with said supporting module, said one or more modules including a locking and recocking module insertable into said sheath or barrel extension for containment therein, a stock or handle module directly connectable to a rear end of said sheath or barrel extension, a containment module connectable directly to said barrel at a location forward of said sheath or barrel extension, a magazine module, and a cartridge lifting and firing mechanism module, said locking and recocking module including a breech-lock and a locking head, wherein said cartridge lifting and firing mechanism module is received substantially entirely in a receiver portion of the containment module.