Rifle body
Rifle body with a basic carrier for anchoring a stock and a barrel, wherein the base carrier is provided on at least one side with the first part of at least one snap fastener connection for detachably anchoring elements which are equipped with the second part of said snap fastener connection.
1. A rifle body comprising:
a basic carrier including open sides exposing an attachment for a trigger mechanism, an attachment for a barrel at a first end and an attachment for a stock at a second opposite end, the basic carrier further including on one side, a first part of at least two snap fasteners; and at least one removably attachable element provided with at least two second mating parts of said snap fasteners, the removably attachable element being mounted on the side of the basic carrier between the first and second ends thereof to cover the exposed trigger mechanism, wherein at least one snap fastener is positioned between the first end and of the attachment for the trigger mechanism and a second snap fastener is positioned between the attachment for the trigger mechanism and the second end for removably securing the element to the basic carrier.
2. A rifle body according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one element comprises two side panels, each side panel being attached on one side of the basic carrier.
3. A rifle body according to claim 2 , wherein the side panels are made of plastics and the second part of the snap fasteners are partially embedded in the plastics.
4. A rifle body according to claim 1 , wherein the first part of the snap fastener is connected to the basic carrier by riveting.
5. A rifle body according to claim 1 , wherein the basic carrier is made of plastics and the first part of the snap fastener is partially embedded in the plastics.
6. A rifle body according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one removably attachable elements comprises a spare cartridge holders, a sight or a camouflaging means.
7. A rifle body comprising:
a basic member having a first attachment portion at a fore end for a barrel and a second attachment portion at a rear end thereof for a stock; the basic member further including an exposed interior having a central receptacle for a breech block and trigger mechanism;
at least one removably attachable element removably mounted to a side of the basic member between the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion to provide a cover for the exposed interior of the basic member; and
at least one snap fastener comprising a first part and a second part which detachably attach to each other, wherein the basic member includes the first part of the snap fastener and the removably attachable element includes the second part of the snap fastener so that the removably attachable element can be easily attached, detached and reattached to the basic member to expose and/or cover the interior of the basic member.
8. A rifle body according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one element comprises two side panels, each side panel being attached on one side of the basic member by at least two snap fasteners, the at least two snap fasteners being positioned on one side of the basic member such that the fasteners are provided on opposite sides of a trigger mechanism receptacle.
9. A rifle body according to claim 8 , wherein the side panels are made of plastics and the second part of the snap fasteners are partially embedded in the plastics.
10. A rifle body according to claim 7 , wherein the first part of the snap fastener is connected to the basic member by riveting.
11. A rifle body according to claim 7 , wherein the basic member is made of plastics and the first part of the snap fastener is partially embedded in the plastics.
12. A rifle body according to claim 7 , wherein the removably attachable element comprises a spare cartridge holder, a sight or a camouflaging means.
13. A rifle body according to claim 7 , wherein the first part of the snap fastener is in the form of a head and the second part of the snap fastener is in the form of a socket.
14. A rifle body according to claim 13 , wherein the socket includes a spring ring.
15. A rifle body according to claim 1 , wherein the first part of the snap fastener is in the form of a head and the second part of the snap fastener is in the form of a socket.
16. A rifle body according to claim 15 , wherein the socket includes a spring ring.