ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,549, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Antonio Cudazzo (Milan).
"Firearm" was invented by Antonio Cudazzo (Milan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm comprises a frame; a barrel; a hand grip; a breechblock slidable along the frame; a striker slidable in the breechblock; a longitudinal elastic device for the recovery of the recoil kinetic energy for rearming the striker; and a closing block for locking the breechblock in the closing position, the closing block having a body which extends longitudinally and having a rear wall engaged with a downward protrusion integral with the barrel, a front wall engageable with the breechblock ...