Patent ID: 7770505

Claim:
A ballistic weapon stand comprising: a base for mounting the ballistic weapon stand; an armor panel having a front face and a rear face, the armor panel being fastened to and extending upwardly from the base at an angle in the range of 10-30° with respect to the vertical to provide a protected space to the rear of the armor panel defined by an obtuse slant of the rear face of the armor panel, and to provide a projectile deflection space in front of the armor panel defined by an acute slant of the front face of the armor panel; an opening through the armor panel; a strut fixed to the base and extending upwardly toward and through the opening in the armor panel, the strut having a first portion of a dimension greater than a corresponding dimension of the opening providing a support surface for engaging the front face of the armor panel and the strut having a second portion that extends through the opening and past the rear face of the armor panel; a welding plate disposed on the back face of the armor panel over the opening, the welding plate being constructed and arranged for welding to the second portion of the strut, and a weapon platform on the second portion of the strut for mounting a weapon in the protected space.