The present invention is a connection system (100) that brings the ammunition strip (link) located inside an ammunition box (300) within a backpack to the ammunition feeding unit of an automatic firearm, characterized by comprising; an extensible/contractible, flexible and partially-closed flexible ammunition feed chute (200) through which the ammunition link inside the ammunition box (300) is run; an ammunition box connection apparatus (400) that attaches one end of the flexible ammunition feed chute (200) to the outlet of the ammunition box (300) located inside the backpack, and that serves as a bridge by ensuring the connection between the ammunition box (300) and the flexible ammunition feed chute (200); a flexible ammunition feed chute firearm connection apparatus (500) that enable the passage of the ammunition link by ensuring the connection between the flexible ammunition feed chute (200) and the firearm connection adapter (600); and a firearm connection adapter (600) that enables the ammunition link passage between the flexible ammunition feed chute (200) and the firearm.

The present invention is a connection system (100) that brings the ammunition strip (link) located inside an ammunition box (300) within a backpack to the ammunition feeding unit of an automatic firearm, characterized by comprising; an extensible/contractible, flexible and partially-closed flexible ammunition feed chute (200) through which the ammunition link inside the ammunition box (300) is run; an ammunition box connection apparatus (400) that attaches one end of the flexible ammunition feed chute (200) to the outlet of the ammunition box (300) located inside the backpack, and that serves as a bridge by ensuring the connection between the ammunition box (300) and the flexible ammunition feed chute (200); a flexible ammunition feed chute firearm connection apparatus (500) that enable the passage of the ammunition link by ensuring the connection between the flexible ammunition feed chute (200) and the firearm connection adapter (600); and a firearm connection adapter (600) that enables the ammunition link passage between the flexible ammunition feed chute (200) and the firearm.

A mechanism for loading suspended loops of linked ammunition onto rails of an ammunition magazine includes a guideway and a carriage. The guideway has cam surfaces and cam slots each extending vertically from a lower portion of the guideway and curving near an upper portion of the guideway toward the rails at a loading end of the magazine. The carriage includes a support block slidably received by the guideway and a tandem bucket mounted on the support block by a linkage. The tandem bucket includes inner and outer followers engaging the cam surfaces and cam slots. The tandem bucket is horizontal and may be loaded with two adjacent rounds of a belt of linked ammunition when the carriage is at a lowered position. The carriage may then be raised manually, wherein the tandem bucket is articulated by camming engagement of the followers to a vertical orientation to deposit one of the two rounds onto the magazine rails with the other round and trailing rounds suspended therefrom.

A mechanism for loading suspended loops of linked ammunition onto rails of an ammunition magazine includes a guideway and a carriage. The guideway has cam surfaces and cam slots each extending vertically from a lower portion of the guideway and curving near an upper portion of the guideway toward the rails at a loading end of the magazine. The carriage includes a support block slidably received by the guideway and a tandem bucket mounted on the support block by a linkage. The tandem bucket includes inner and outer followers engaging the cam surfaces and cam slots. The tandem bucket is horizontal and may be loaded with two adjacent rounds of a belt of linked ammunition when the carriage is at a lowered position. The carriage may then be raised manually, wherein the tandem bucket is articulated by camming engagement of the followers to a vertical orientation to deposit one of the two rounds onto the magazine rails with the other round and trailing rounds suspended therefrom.

Ammunition storage and feeding system for light weapons that facilitates a continuous loading of the weapon, thereby relieving the user from multiple magazine replacements, and reducing potential weapon stoppages, thus providing more reliable and significantly uninterruptable use of the weapon with respect to operating the weapon with conventional magazines. According to an embodiment of the invention, the system is configured to automatically receive interlinked cartridges from a carrying device (e.g., a backpack or other convenient device harnessed to the user's body) through a flexible or semi-flexible leading means, to successively extract the cartridges from the linking arrangement and to successively feed each extracted cartridge into a dedicated magazine in a First In First Out (FIFO) manner.

Ammunition storage and feeding system for light weapons that facilitates a continuous loading of the weapon, thereby relieving the user from multiple magazine replacements, and reducing potential weapon stoppages, thus providing more reliable and significantly uninterruptable use of the weapon with respect to operating the weapon with conventional magazines. According to an embodiment of the invention, the system is configured to automatically receive interlinked cartridges from a carrying device (e.g., a backpack or other convenient device harnessed to the user's body) through a flexible or semi-flexible leading means, to successively extract the cartridges from the linking arrangement and to successively feed each extracted cartridge into a dedicated magazine in a First In First Out (FIFO) manner.

A simulated ammunition belt is captured in and released from a feedway of an imitation machine gun by selectively extending and retracting a retaining projection into the space between adjacent simulated rounds of the ammunition belt. The retaining projection is operably connected to a cover of the gun housing and is concealed within the housing when the cover is closed.

A rifle has a receiver. The receiver has a recess with a rectilinear major section and a trapezoidal minor section. The minor section extends upwardly from the major section. The receiver has a chamber above the recess. A rectilinear container has a lid with an upwardly extending projection. The lid is removably received in the minor section of the recess. A plurality of bullets are removably positioned in the container. The bullets extend upwardly through a passageway in the lid and into the chamber.

A rifle has a receiver. The receiver has a recess with a rectilinear major section and a trapezoidal minor section. The minor section extends upwardly from the major section. The receiver has a chamber above the recess. A rectilinear container has a lid with an upwardly extending projection. The lid is removably received in the minor section of the recess. A plurality of bullets are removably positioned in the container. The bullets extend upwardly through a passageway in the lid and into the chamber.

The present invention relates to a machine gun (1) comprising a carcass body (22) with an essentially tubular shape.