ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,805, issued on Feb. 3.

"Reverse-saboted sidearm systems, and related sidearms, ammunition, and methods" was invented by Cameron Scott Wales (Lake St. Louis, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A representative reverse-saboted sidearm system includes: a sidearm having a barrel assembly with an inner wall defining a longitudinally extending bore; and a round of reverse-saboted ammunition having a non-necked casing, a reverse sabot, and a projectile, the reverse sabot mounted at a discharge end of the casing with a distal end of the reverse sabot extending outwardly from the casing, the reverse sabot exhibiting a diameter corresponding to...