Appeal No. 96-3021
Application 08/104,452
APPENDED CLAIMS
1. A combined tactical breaching device and flash
suppressor, comprising a cylindrical body portion having a
longitudinal central smoothbore, said body portion being threaded
at one end thereof and threadedly engaging the muzzle of a
shotgun barrel, said barrel having a threaded portion in threaded
engagement with said one end of said breaching device, a pair of
longitudinally extending diametrically opposed furcations formed
in the other end of said body portion by a pair of diametrically
opposed slots formed in said body portion and extending from said
other end toward said one end, said slots being of a length and
width such that when said other end is placed against a target
and in contact therewith, frangible ammunition may be discharged
through said device for breaching the target.
5. A firearm comprising a smooth bore barrel
having a threaded portion at the muzzle end thereof and a
tactical breaching device mounted on said threaded portion of
said barrel, said breaching device comprising a cylindrical body
portion having a central bore, said body portion being threaded
at one end thereof for threadedly engaging said threaded portion
of said barrel, a pair of longitudinally extending diametrically
opposed furcations formed in the other end of said body portion
by a pair of diametrically opposed slots formed in said body
portion and extending from said other end toward said one end,
said slots being of a length and width such that when said other
end is placed against a target and in contact therewith,
frangible ammunition may be discharged through said device for
breaching the target.
8. A method for breaching a barrier comprising
providing a shotgun having a smooth bore barrel having a tactical
breaching device mounted on the muzzle end of said barrel, said
breaching device comprising a cylindrical body portion having a
longitudinal central bore, said body portion being threaded at
one end thereof for threadedly engaging said threaded portion of
said barrel, a pair of longitudinally extending diametrically
opposed furcations formed in the other end of said body portion
by a pair of diametrically opposed slots formed in said body
portion and extending from said other end toward said one end;
loading said shotgun with frangible ammunition, placing said
furcations against and in contact with a target to be breached,
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