Patent ID: 7878107

Claim:
A locking and recocking assembly for a weapon, comprising a single body of mutually interconnected parts which are insertable as a self-supporting unit into a sheath or barrel extension of a portable weapon so as to be accommodated completely within the sheath or barrel extension, the parts of said single body including a rotating locking head for the stable closure of a firing chamber of the weapon, a breechblock, a spring-loaded ejector member for expelling a case, and a recocking or recovery spring to return said breechblock to a locking position after opening of the firing chamber and ejecting of the case, said breechblock housing a recoil spring and carrying the rotating locking head for stable closure and locking of the firing chamber of the weapon, said rotating locking head being provided with a helical rotation cam and said rotating locking head and said breechblock being provided with contacting helical surfaces.