摘要 |
Semiautomatic pistol which is small enough to be carried in a pocket or otherwise concealed on the body of a person, and caseless ammunition (163) for use in the pistol. The pistol has a grip (29) adapted to be held in the hand of a shooter, a barrel (22) extending in a forward direction from the grip (29) a closed chamber at the rear of the barrel (22), means for firing a caseless cartridge in the chamber with the entire cartridge (163) being discharged through the barrel (22) and means responsive to the firing of the cartridge (163) for opening the chamber and loading another cartridge (163) into the chamber. The caseless cartridge (163) consists of a hollow projectile filled with gunpowder (177), and a primer (174) for igniting the powder (177). The primer (174) is mounted directly to the projectile, and there is no casing or other material to be ejected from the chamber before another round is loaded. |