HELLSXGUNSMITH
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- Feb 9, 2014
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From my understanding Trident Ltd was using the Airtronic USA licensing to manufacture their China Lake Grenade Launchers under the Gov license, hence why Airtronic stated 500 units destined to the U.S. Military when producing for the open Marine Corps contract. The license is still controlled by the U.S Government under a Technical Data Package as I stand corrected.
This is why the Trident/CSG launchers are rare and unusual to have even legally been introduced to the civilian market, they were manufactured during the time period of the leased TDP from the U.S. Gov to Airtronic even though litigation happened between Trident and Airtronic in the courts afterward. The two companies under partnership at the time could keep the controlled TDP manufactured launchers which could be sold privately under the controlled license because of selection of the U.S. Gov to another manufacturer causing a void in agreement of purchase contract. Anything manufactured until that point was free and clear of infringement and a direct financial loss, over one million dollars by Airtronic spent on the reproductions all together with reverse engineering, parts and labor for the reproduction launchers said to number eight originally but now it is proven that nine legal launchers are out there from this contract cancellation.
Note: Filed Sept. 1, 1967 Alfred F. Kermode holding patent 3,435,549 PUMP TYPE TUBULAR MAGAZINE REPEATING FIREARM was transferred to and held with the U.S. Gov and Filed under April 1, 1969 to the U.S. Patent office. No other China Lake reproductions are allowed unless approved by the U.S. Government for direct defense contract to the U.S. Government. V. C. Muller Attorney. U.S. Patent Office.
This is why the Trident/CSG launchers are rare and unusual to have even legally been introduced to the civilian market, they were manufactured during the time period of the leased TDP from the U.S. Gov to Airtronic even though litigation happened between Trident and Airtronic in the courts afterward. The two companies under partnership at the time could keep the controlled TDP manufactured launchers which could be sold privately under the controlled license because of selection of the U.S. Gov to another manufacturer causing a void in agreement of purchase contract. Anything manufactured until that point was free and clear of infringement and a direct financial loss, over one million dollars by Airtronic spent on the reproductions all together with reverse engineering, parts and labor for the reproduction launchers said to number eight originally but now it is proven that nine legal launchers are out there from this contract cancellation.
Note: Filed Sept. 1, 1967 Alfred F. Kermode holding patent 3,435,549 PUMP TYPE TUBULAR MAGAZINE REPEATING FIREARM was transferred to and held with the U.S. Gov and Filed under April 1, 1969 to the U.S. Patent office. No other China Lake reproductions are allowed unless approved by the U.S. Government for direct defense contract to the U.S. Government. V. C. Muller Attorney. U.S. Patent Office.
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