US PATENT SUBCLASS 89 / 161
.~.~ Forwardly movable

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125  DF  AUTOMATIC {14}
160  DF  .~ Movable barrel (e.g., rotary) {4}
161.~.~ Forwardly movable

DEFINITION

Classification: 89/161

(under subclass 160) Guns wherein the barrel moves forwardly relative to the stock or other mount when a shot is fired.

(1) Note. Usually the breech block is fixed, and the barrel is not locked in battery position. These are sometimes called "Blow Forward" guns.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

42, Firearms,

10+, for nonautomatic guns having forwardly movable barrels.