The SALVO rifle is an experimental, multi-barreled assault rifle developed in the 1950s by Springfield Armory as an entrant to the SALVO project.
Design Details
The SALVO rifle is a three-barreled, volley fire assault rifle made in a bullpup configuration. It is based on the never-completed T31 rifle. The barrels are arranged in a triangular formation, where two of the barrels are positioned over the third one.
It is gas-operated and uses a three-chamber revolving shutter system that feeds ammunition into the weapon from a single magazine.
Gallery
Technical drawing
Model of the revolving shutter mechanism
External Links
- LiveJournal blog post about the Springfield SALVO (Russian)
- SPIW history part 1 at Firearmsworld.net (Chinese) (Wayback Machine)
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