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EP 0156423 B1 19871104 - SHOTGUNS

Title (en)

SHOTGUNS

Publication

EP 0156423 B1 19871104 (FR)

Application

EP 85200330 A 19850307

Priority

BE 2060378 A 19840328

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0156423A1] 1. Sporting rifle, characterized by the fact that it contains the combination of a short recoil barrel (1) and of an energy storage device for the barrel recoil made of a spring (7).

IPC 1-7

F41C 11/06; F41D 3/06

IPC 8 full level

F41A 3/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F41A 3/26 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0156423 A1 19851002; EP 0156423 B1 19871104; AT E30637 T1 19871115; AU 4028585 A 19851003; BE 899262 A 19840928; DE 3560926 D1 19871210; PT 80176 A 19850401; PT 80176 B 19870529

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85200330 A 19850307; AT 85200330 T 19850307; AU 4028585 A 19850322; BE 2060378 A 19840328; DE 3560926 T 19850307; PT 8017685 A 19850327