ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,739, issued on Nov. 25.
"Repeating firearm" was invented by Heinz-Eckhard Engel (Battenberg/Eder, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a repeating firearm, in particular a repeating rifle, which is configured as a straight-pull bolt action rifle, comprising a forestock and a bolt handle. The repeating firearm is selectively operable either with the forestock or with the bolt handle."
The patent was filed on April 10, 2024, under Application No. 18/631,552.
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