ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,784, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to ZOLI ANTONIO S.r.l. (Gardone val Trompia, Italy).

"Break-barrel firearm with mechanical extraction assembly" was invented by Paolo Zoli (Gardone Val Trompia, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm comprising at least one frame defining a housing seat of a barrel group; and a barrel group comprising at least one barrel with longitudinal development axis (A), the barrel group being mounted in a tilting manner with respect to the frame between a position in which the barrel group engages the housing seat and a position in which the barrel group is rotated with respect thereto. The barrel gro...