IMPROVEMENTS IN REPEATING FIRE-ARMB
Year: 1868

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Charles François Galand, of Liège, in the
Kingdom of Belgium, Gun Manufacturer, and Alfred Sommerville,
of the Firm of Braendlin, Sommerville, and Company, of Bir-
mingham, in the County of Warwick, Gun Manufacturers, for the
Invention of " IMPROVEMENTS IN REPEATING FIRE-ARMB."
Sealed the 19th March 1869, and dated the 5th October 1868.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Charles François Galand
and Alfred Sommerville at the Office of the Commissioners
of Patents, with their Petition, on the 5th October 1868.
We, CHARLES FRANÇOIS GALAND, of Liège, in the Kingdom of
Belgium, Gun Manufacturer, and ALFRED SOMMERVILLE, of the Firm
of Braendlin, Sommerville, and Company, of Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, Gun Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN REPEATING FIRE-ARMS," to be as
follows:-
Our Invention consists, firstly, of the improvements herein-after
described in repeating fire-arms whereby the whole of the cases of the

page_text: exploded cartridges are simultaneously withdrawn or extracted from the
chambers of the revolving barrel of the said fire-arms and great facility
afforded for the introduction of fresh cartridges into the said chambers.
We will describe this part of our Invention as applied to a repeating
pistol. We construct and arrange the parts of repeating pistols in the
following manner :-We make both the revolving barrel and fixed
barrel capable of a sliding motion upon a rod projecting axially from
the face of the break-off or false breech of the pistol. Between the said
break-off and the rear end of the revolving barrel we place a disk
having a series of holes in it equal in number to the chambers of the
revolving barrel. The said holes are chambered out to receive the rims
of the cartridges when the latter are placed in the chambers of the
revolving barrel. To the axis of the said disk a tube is fixed, which
tube slides upon the axial rod herein-before described. The revolving
barrel is situated on and is capable of sliding upon the tube of the disk,
the revolving barrel and tube being connected together by a sliding
key on the said barrel working in a longitudinal slot in the said tube.
By this arrangement the rotatory motion which is given to the disk
is communicated to the revolving barrel. On that face of the disk
which is presented to the break-off is a ratchet upon which the arm
of the lock acts to propel the revolving barrel, and on the periphery of
the said disk are projections by means of which and an arm of the
lock the revolving barrel is fixed during discharge. In order to extract
the cases of the exploded cartridges from the chambers of the revolving
barrel it is necessary to slide the disk revolving barrel and fixed barrel
away from the break-off. This is effected by a lever, one end of which
is jointed to the extreme front end of the axial rod described. The
other and free end of the said lever is so shaped as to constitute the
trigger guard of the pistol. Near the jointed end of the lever is a link
which is connected to a lump at the under side and rear end of the
fixed barrel. To extract the cases of the exploded cartridges from the
revolving barrel the lever described is depressed, the disk revolving
barrel and fixed barrel are thereby caused to slide upon the axial rod
from the break-off of the pistol. As soon as the disk has receded from
the break-off a distance about equal to the length of the cartridges
used the said disk comes to rest by the end of its tube bearing against
a shoulder on the axial rod. By the continued depression of the lever
the fixed and revolving barrels are moved from the now fixed disk
(the key of the revolving barrel sliding in the slot in the tube of the

page_text: disk) until they have attained the full extent of their sliding motion.
As the revolving barrel moves from the fixed disk the whole of the
cases of the exploded cartridges in the chambers of the said barrel are
simultaneously withdrawn or extracted by the said fixed disk, the rims
of the said cases as herein-before explained occupying the chambered
out parts in the holes in the said disk. After the exploded cases have
fallen from the disk the revolving barrel is returned to the said disk
by partly raising the lever. When in this position there is sufficient
room between the said disk and the face of the break-off for the easy
introduction of fresh cartridges into the disk and chambers of the
revolving barrel. After introducing the cartridges the lever is fully
raised into its normal position under the pistol and is maintained there
by a spring catch fastening. By the raising of the lever the disk
revolving and fixed barrels are carried to the break-off, the said parts
being supported in that position by means of a shoulder on the lever
bearing against the lump on the inside of the fixed barrel.
The pistol
is now ready to be discharged by pressure on the trigger.
Our Invention consists, secondly, in applying, constructing, and
arranging in the manner herein-after described the mechanism of
repeating fire-arms. We make the said mechanism capable of ready
attachment to or detachment from the barrel of an ordinary gun, or
rifle, or stock, or other support. The said mechanism consists essentially
of a revolving barrel of the ordinary kind carried in a frame, on the
under side of the base of which are tenons or other convenient fastenings
for securing the repeating mechanism to a barrel or other support with
which it is to be used.
This part of our Invention may however be fixed permanently to
a stock or other support. We construct the lock of the repeating
mechanism as follows:-The said lock is situated behind the revolving
barrel and above the base plate carrying the barrel. The trigger
consists of a lever raised into its normal position by a flat spring.
Near the end of the short and inner arm of the trigger are two levers
or arms, one being for lifting the hammer and the other for working the
revolving barrel. Another arm or lever is jointed nearly over the centre
on which the trigger turns. This arm is for the purpose of holding
the hammer at half-cock. The several arms described are pressed upon
by flat springs. A rectangular case covers the lock mechanism, and
a guard covers the projecting outer end of the trigger; by depressing

page_text: the trigger the hammer may either be raised to full-cock and liberated
or be raised to half cock only. When the trigger is depressed the arms
described lift the hammer, work the revolving barrel, and if wished hold
the hammer at half-cock. The depressing of the trigger also causes the
end of its inner arm to bear on the revolving barrel and fix it during
discharge. The repeating mechanism described is fixed in such a
position on the barrel of the gun with which it is used that the person
holding the gun in position for firing can readily reach the trigger of
the said mechanism. When applied to a gun the repeating mechanism
may be discharged, should occasion require it, after the gun has been
used.
The arrangement herein first described for extracting the exploded
cartridge cases from the barrel and for introducing fresh cartridges may
be applied to the repeating mechanism last described. In this case the
actuating lever is situated above the barrel.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Charles François Galand and Alfred Sommerville
in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 2nd April 1869.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, CHARLES
FRANÇOIS GALAND, of Liège, in the Kingdom of Belgium, Gun
Manufacturer, and ALFRED SOMMERVILLE, of the Firm of Braendlin,
Sommerville, and Company, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
Gun Manufacturers, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Fifth day of October, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, in the thirty-
second year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto us, the said Charles François Galand and Alfred
Sommerville, Her special licence that we, the said Charles François
Galand and Alfred Sommerville, our executors, administrators, and
assigns, or such others as we, the said Charles François Galand and
Alfred Sommerville, our executors, administrators, and assigns, should
at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all
times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully

page_text: might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man,
an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN REPEATING FIRE-ARMS," upon the
condition (amongst others) that we, the said Charles François Galand
and Alfred Sommerville, our executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under our or their hands and seals, or under
the hand and seal of one of us or them, should particularly describe
and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner
the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the
Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Charles François Galand, on
behalf of myself, and the said Alfred Sommerville, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement thereof, that is to say:-
Our Invention consists, firstly, of the improvements herein-after
described in repeating fire-arms whereby the whole of the cases of the
exploded cartridges are simultaneously withdrawn or extracted from the
chambers of the revolving barrel of the said fire-arms and great facility
afforded for the introduction of fresh cartridges into the said chambers.
We will describe this part of our Invention as applied to repeating pistols.
We construct and arrange the parts of repeating pistols in the following
manner-Both the revolving barrel or cylinder and fixed barrel are made
capable of a sliding motion upon a rod projecting axially from the face
of the break-off or false breech of the pistol. Between the said break-
off and the rear end of the revolving barrel or cylinder we place a disk
having a series of holes in it equal in number to the chambers of the
revolving barrel or cylinder. The said holes are chambered out to receive
the rims of the cartridges when the latter are placed in the chambers of
the revolving cylinder. To the axis of the said disk a tube is fixed,
which tube slides upon the axial rod herein-before described. The revolving
barrel or cylinder is situated on and is capable of sliding upon the tube
of the disk, the said revolving cylinder and tube being connected
together by a sliding key on the said cylinder working in a longitudinal
slot in the said tube. By this arrangement the rotatory motion which is
given to the disk is communicated to the revolving cylinder. On that
face of the disk which is presented to the break-off is a ratchet upon

page_text: which the arm of the lock acts to propel the revolving chamber, and on
the periphery of the said disk are projections, by means of which and an
arm of the lock the revolving chamber or barrel is fixed during discharge.
In order to extract the cases of the exploded cartridges from the chambers
of the revolving cylinder, it is necessary to slide the disk revolving
cylinder, and the barrel in front of it away from the break off. This is
effected by a lever, one end of which is jointed to the extreme front end of
the axial rod described. The other and free end of the said lever may be
so shaped as to constitute the trigger guard of the pistol. Near the jointed
end of the lever is a link which is connected to a lump at the under side
and rear end of the fixed barrel. To extract the cases of the exploded
cartridges from the revolving cylinder the lever described is depressed,
the disk, revolving cylinder, and barrel in front of it are thereby made
to slide upon the axial rod from the break-off of the pistol; as soon
as the disc has receded from the break-off a distance about equal to
the length of the cartridges the said disk comes to rest by the end of
its tube striking against a shoulder on the axial rod. By the continued
depression of the lever the said barrel and revolving cylinder are moved
from the now fixed disk (the key of the revolving cylinder sliding in the
slot in the tube of the disk) until they have attained the full extent of
their sliding motion. As the revolving cylinder moves from the fixed
disk the whole of the cases of the exploded cartridges in the chambers
of the said cylinder are simultaneously withdrawn or extracted by the
said fixed disk, the rims of the said cases as herein-before explained
occupying the chambered out parts in the holes in the said disk. After
the exploded cases have fallen from the disk the revolving cylinder is
returned to the said disk by partly raising the lever. When in this
position there is sufficient room between the said disk and the face of
the break-off for the easy introduction of fresh cartridges into the disk
and the chambers of the revolving cylinder. After introducing the
cartridges the lever is fully raised into its normal position under the
pistol and is maintained there by a spring catch fastening. By the
raising of the lever the disk, revolving cylinder, and barrel are carried to
the break-off, the said parts being supported in that position by means
of a shoulder on the lever bearing against the lump on the under side
of the barrel. The pistol is now ready to be discharged by pressure. on
the trigger.
Our Invention consists, secondly, in applying, constructing, and
arranging in the manner herein-after described the mechanism of

page_text: repeating fire-arms. We make the said mechanism capable of ready
attachment to or detachment from the barrel of an ordinary gun, or rifle,
or stock, or other support. The said mechanism consists essentially of a
revolving cylinder or barrel of the ordinary kind carried in a frame, on
the under side of the base of which are tenons or other convenient
fastenings for securing the repeating mechanism to a barrel or other
support with which it is to be used. This part of our Invention may
however be fixed permanently to a stock or other support. We construct
the lock of the repeating mechanism as follows:-The said lock is
situated behind the revolving barrel or cylinder and above the base
plate carrying the said barrel or cylinder. The trigger consists of a
lever raised into its normal position by a flat spring. Near the end of
the short and inner arm of the trigger are two levers or arms, one
being for lifting the hammer and the other for working the revolving
cylinder. Another arm or lever is jointed nearly over the centre on
which the trigger turns. This arm is for the purpose of holding the
hammer at half-cock. The several arms described are pressed upon by
flat springs. A rectangular case covers the lock mechanism, and a
guard covers the projecting outer end of the trigger. By depressing
the trigger the hammer may either be raised to full-cock and liberated
or be raised to half-cock only. When the trigger is depressed the arms
described lift the hammer, work the revolving cylinder, and if wished
hold the hammer at half-cock. The depressing of the trigger also causes
the end of its inner arm to bear on the revolving cylinder and fix it
during discharge. The arrangement herein first described for extracting
the exploded cartridge cases from the barrel and for introducing fresh
cartridges may be applied to the repeating mechanism last described.
In this case the actuating lever is situated above the barrel or revolving
cylinder.
Having explained the nature of our Invention we will proceed to
describe, with reference to the accompanying Drawings, the manner in
which the same is to be performed.
Figure 1 represents in side elevation in position for firing a repeating
pistol constructed according to one of the arrangements of our
Invention; Figure 2 is the same with the parts in the positions which
they respectively occupy after the cases of the exploded cartridges have
been extracted from the chambers of the revolving cylinder; Figure 3

page_text: is a longitudinal vertical section of Figure 1; Figure 4 is an elevation
of a portion of the pistol taken from the side opposite that from which
the elevations, Figures 1 and 2, are taken; and Figures 5, 6, 7, and 8
are parts of the pistol separately as herein-after explained. The same
letters of reference are employed to indicate the same parts in
Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
a is the break-off; b, the revolving cylinder rotating in the frame
or body c, c, the said cylinder 6 being capable of rotating and sliding
upon the rod d projecting axially from the break-off a; e is the barrel
of the pistol fixed to the moveable part c* of the body or frame c, c,
and capable of sliding on the rod d. Between the break-off a and
the rear face of the cylinder b is a disk f provided with holes fs, f
recessed to receive the rims of the cartridges placed in the chambers
of the cylinder. This disk forms the extractor of the pistol. To the
axis of the disk or extractor f a tube g is fixed, which tube slides upon
the rod d, its sliding motion being limited as herein-after explained.
The revolving cylinder is situated on and slides upon the tube g of
the disk or extractor f. The revolving chamber b is shown separately
in end elevation in Figure 5, in end elevation and side elevation in
Figure 7, and in connection with the tube 9 and other parts in
longitudinal section in Figure 8. The disk or extractor f with its
tube g is represented separately in side elevation and end elevation
in Figure 6. The revolving cylinder 6 and the tube g of the extractor
are connected together by a sliding key h on the said cylinder (see
Figures 5, 7, and 8,) working in a longitudinal groove i in the tube g
(see Figures 6 and 8). Or the parts may be reversed, that is, the
key may be made on the extractor tube g and the longitudinal groove
in the cylinder b. By either of these arrangements the rotatory motion
given to the disk or extractor f is communicated to the revolving
cylinder b. On the rear face of the disk or extractor f is a ratchet k,
upon which an arm of the lock acts to propel the revolving cylinder,
and on the periphery of the disk or extractor are projections f³ against
which an arm of the lock bears to fix the revolving cylinder during
discharge. 1, P, is the lever by which the sliding motion of the revolving
cylinder and barrel e is effected, and by which the said cylinder
and barrel are supported during discharge. That part or end of the
lever marked is jointed at to the extreme end of the rod d, and
the other part
is so shaped as to constitute the trigger guard of

page_text: the pistol as represented. The lever 1, , is held in its place by the
spring catch fastening at 1. The said lever is connected to the moveable
part of the frame or body by means of the link m, the shape and
position of which will be readily seen by reference to the Drawing.
The revolving cylinder 6 is connected to the moveable part c³ of the
frame or body by means of the plate n fixed by a screw (see Figures 4
and 8). One end of this plate is hooked and is engaged with the
collar p on the front of the revolving cylinder. To extract the cases
of the exploded cartridges from the chambers of the revolving cylinder b
the lever 1, 2, is depressed and made to take the position represented
in Figure 2. By the depressing of the lever 1, 1, the following action
of the parts takes place:-The disk or extractor f, cylinder b, and
the barrel e with the moveable part of the frame or body are made
to slide on the rod d. As soon as the disk or extractor has receded
from the break-off a to the position represented in Figure 2 the
said disk or extractor f comes to rest by the end of its tube g striking
against the stop 9 on the rod d (see Figures 3 and 8). By the
continued depression of the lever 1, 3, the barrel e, and revolving
cylinder 6 are moved from the now fixed disc or extractor f, the key h
of the revolving cylinder working in the groove in the tube g until
the said barrel and cylinder occupy the positions represented in Figure 2.
As the cylinder 6 moves from the fixed disk or extractor f (Figure 2) the
whole of the cases of the exploded cartridges are simultaneously
extracted from the chambers of the revolving cylinder by the said fixed
disk or extractor, the rims of the said cases occupying the chambered
out or recessed parts in the holes f* in the said disk or extractor. When
the parts of the pistol are in the positions represented in Figure 2, the
extracted cases being no longer supported by the cylinder 6 fall from
the disk or extractor f, when the said cylinder may be returned to the
said disk or extractor by partly raising the lever 1, 1. The fresh cart-
ridge can now be introduced into the chambers of the revolving
cylinder b at the space between the disk or extractor fand the face of
the break-off a. By then fully raising the lever 1, P, the disk or extractor f,
cylinder b, and barrel e are returned to the positions represented in
Figures 1 and 3, the said lever being fastened by the catch at P. The
pistol is now ready for discharge. When the lever is raised the part or
shoulder at on the said lever bears against the moveable part c³ of the
frame or body and thereby supports the several moveable parts of the

page_text: pistol for discharge. The said lever also supports the link m, the
joint m² of which enters a depression in the rod d. In order to bind
the moveable part of the body or frame to the fixed part c when the
former is pushed home a hooked lever r is situated on the top of the
A rod t
part c, and a notch or recess & is made in the other part c.
pressed down by a spring t is jointed to the lever r. When the part o
of the frame or body has been moved to its place against the fixed
frame ca stud u enters a recess at u' in the said fixed frame; the hooked
end of the lever is also brought opposite the notch or recess at 8.
When the lever 1, 1, is fully raised and snapped into its place under the
pistol the part of the said lever bears against the bottom of the rod t,
and raising the said rod causes the hooked lever r to engage with the
recess 8. The moveable and fixed parts c, c³, of the frame or body are
thus securely bound together during the discharge of the pistol. When
the lever 1, 2, is depressed the rod t is pressed down by its spring and
the hooked lever r is released from the recess & and the part is per-
mitted to slide with the barrel e and cylinder 6 to extract the cases of
the exploded cartridges, as herein-before explained.
Figure 9 represents in side elevation in position for firing a repeating
pistol constructed according to another arrangement of our Invention ;
Figure 10 is the same after the cases of the exploded cartridges have
been extracted; Figures 11 and 12 represent the revolving cylinder
separately; Figure 13 represents the extractor separately, and Figure 14
the connecting plate for the cylinder and barrel separately. The
parts of this pistol are marked with the same letters of reference as
corresponding parts in Figures 1 to 8, both inclusive, of the Drawings,
and the difference in the details of some of the parts is herein-after
pointed out.
In this arrangement in place of using an extractor consisting of a
disk of the diameter of the revolving cylinder having a series of
countersunk holes in it, as last described, we use a disk of small diameter
having a series of curved notches made in its periphery, against which
curved notches portions only of the rims of the cartridges bear when
the said cartridges are placed in the chambers of the revolving cylinder b.
The construction of the extractor f in this arrangement will be readily
understood by an examination of Figure 10 and the separate views
Figure 13. The said extractor f when the cylinder 6 is in position

page_text: (shown in
Instead of a
for discharge enters a correspondingly shaped recess wo (see Figure 12)
in the rear face of the said cylinder b. The fixing of the
cylinder 6 for firing is effected by the arm of the lock acting against
the projections at 63 in the said cylinder instead of against projections
on the extractor plate or disk. No top strap is used for the purpose of
binding the frame or body c to the lump c on the barrel e. The barrel e
and cylinder b are connected together by the plate n
Figure 14) engaging with the collar p on the cylinder b.
pin on the bottom of the moveable part of the frame entering a recess in
the fixed body, as last described in this arrangement of our Invention,
an opening or mortice at u³ is made at the bottom of the lump c² on the
barrel e, which when the said barrel is moved home slides upon the
projection or tenon u at the end of the frame c and binds the parts
together. The lever 1, 1, in this arrangement differs from that previously
described in the following respects:-The lever is made shorter and a
separate trigger guard is used, and the free end of the lever instead of
being fixed underneath the pistol is fixed to the side thereof by the stud l*,
as seen in Figure 9. When the lever is raised a shoulder at 15 passes
behind the tenon and mortice fastening at u, u³, and thereby binds the
parts together and supports them during discharge. The link m has also
a shoulder at m³ which bears against the front of the lump c², and further
assists in supporting the moveable parts during discharge. In order to
limit the distance to which the cylinder b can be pushed back
preparatory to reloading the said cylinder we provide the trigger with
a tooth which acts as a stop against which the cylinder 6 strikes when
the lever 1, , is raised, and thereby prevents the said cylinder being
carried so near to the break-off a as to render the introduction of the
cartridges difficult. After the re-charging of the cylinder 6 by raising
the hammer y to half-cock the trigger is depressed and the tooth **
removed from the path of the cylinder b. By now fully raising the
lever 1, , the extractor f, cylinder b, and barrel e may be pushed home
and supported by the said lever for discharge.
Figure 15 represents a repeating pistol of the kind last described, in
which the free end of the actuating and supporting lever is fastened
behind the lump on the barrel, instead of at the side of the pistol;
Figures 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 are parts of the same.
shortened, and is fixed in its place behind the lump
The lever is
by means of a

page_text: spring bolt marked z connected to and working in a slot 1 in the end
of the lever; the front of the boltz is bevelled, and its ends are made
into ears for grasping the said bolt. The construction of the spring bolt
will be readily understood by an examination of Figures 16, 17, and 18,
Figure 16 showing the bolt in section engaged with lips 23 made near
the bottom of the front of the lump ; Figure 17 showing a horizontal
section of the end of the lever, the bolt being in plan, and Figure 18
showing the bolt and end of the lever in plan; Figure 19 is a side
elevation of the end of the lever, and exhibits the slot 1 in which the
bolt works; Figure 20 represents a plan of the body c of the pistol, and
exhibits the tenon u upon which the mortice u (Figure 16) at the end
On raising
of the lump c³ engages when the barrel e is pushed home.
the leverits free end passes behind the lump c, the bolt z being
pushed back. When the lever is fully raised the bolt z snaps upon the
lips at, and thereby fastens the lever securely in its place, the parts
of the pistol occupying the positions represented in Figure 15.
release the lever for opening the pistol the ears 3 of the bolt z are
grasped between the thumb and finger and pressed towards the muzzle
end of the pistol; the bolt is thereby liberated from the lump c³, and
the lever may be depressed.
To
The improvements herein-before described and illustrated in the
accompanying Drawings may be applied to repeating guns as well as to
pistols.
Figure 21 represents in side elevation, Figure 22 in plan, and
Figure 23 in longitudinal section the mechanism of a repeating fire-arın
constructed according to our Invention to be temporarily attached to the
barrel of an ordinary gun or rifle, or to a stock or other support;
Figures 24 and 25 are elevations taken at opposite ends; Figure 26 is
an elevation of the face of the revolving cylinder; Figures 27, 28,
and 29 represent details of the same; Figure 30 represents in plan the
a is
repeating mechanism applied to the barrel of an ordinary rifle.
the revolving cylinder, having the length represented in the Drawing;
the said cylinder turns on an axis carried by the frame b. On the under
side of the said frame are hollow projections or mortices c, c, which
are made to engage upon correspondingly shaped projections or tenons on
the barrel stock or other support to which the mechanism is to be
attached; other convenient fastenings may however be employed.

page_text: The lock of the repeating fire-arm consists of the following parts:-
d is the hammer turning on the centre d³ and raised by the spring d³;
e is the trigger turning on the centre e and raised by the spring e³.
The trigger is shewn detached in elevation and plan in Figure 27; the
short inner arm of the trigger carries two arms or levers f, g; the arm g
is for the purpose of lifting the hammer d, and the arm fis for working
the revolving cylinder a. These arms are shown separately in Figures 28
and 29. A third arm nearly over the joint of the trigger holds the
hammer in its half-cocked position. Each of the arms f, g, h, is pressed
upon by flat springs. The extreme end e* of the short arm of the
trigger is shaped in the manner best seen in Figures 23 and 27 for the
purpose of fixing the revolving cylinder during discharge. The lock
mechanism is covered by a case i, and a guard k is situated around
the projecting outer end of the trigger. By depressing the trigger e the
hammer d may be lifted to full-cock by the arm g, and be liberated or
be lifted to half-cock by the said arm. In the latter case the arm h
holds the hammer at half-cock. By the same motion of the trigger e
required angle to bring
the arm frotates the cylinder a through the
one of its chambers opposite the hammer d. When the trigger e is
sufficiently depressed to discharge the fire-arm its inner end e* bears
against one of the teeth 6' on the revolving cylinder and fixes it during
discharge. The repeating fire-arm described and represented is fixed in
such a position on the barrel or stock of the gun with which it is used
that the person holding the gun in position for firing can readily reach
the trigger of the said repeating fire-arm. When applied to a gun
the repeating fire-arm may be discharged should occasion require it after
the gun has been used.
Figure 31 represents in side elevation, and Figure 32 in plan, the
repeating mechanism last described (provided with a sliding revolving
cylinder and harrel) to bo fixed permanently to a stock or other support;
Figure 33 represents parts of the same in longitudinal section. The said
repeating mechanism also contains the extracting mechanism herein
first described. In this arrangement the lever is situated above the
fire-arm, and is connected thereto in the manner which will be readily
understood by an examination of the Drawings.
Instead of connecting the extractor plate to the revolving cylinder
by a key and slot, as previously described, rods m are used, which

page_text: rods work in holes in the revolving cylinder, as represented in the
Drawings.
Having now described the nature of our Invention, and the manner
in which the same is to be performed, we wish it to be understood that
we do not limit ourselves to the precise details herein described and
represented as the same may be varied without departing from the
nature of our Invention; but we claim as our Invention of improve-
ments in those kinds of repeating fire-arms in which both the revolving
cylinder and barrel are capable of sliding to and from the break-off or
back of the body,―
Firstly. The construction and arrangement of parts herein-before
described and illustrated in the accompanying Drawings for extracting
simultaneously the whole of the empty cartridge cases from the revolving
cylinders of the said fire-arms, that is to say, making the extractor
capable of sliding a limited distance from the break-off, and so con-
necting the revolving cylinder to the extractor that when the latter
comes to rest the said revolving cylinder moves from the temporarily
fixed extractor, and thereby effects the extraction of the empty cartridge
cases, the extracting position of the extractor permitting of the easy
introduction of fresh cartridges into the revolving cylinder, the said
extractor and parts connected with it being constructed, arranged, and
operating substantially as herein-before described and illustrated.
Secondly. The construction and arrangement substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated in the accompanying Drawings of the
levers and parts connected with them for sliding the revolving cylinders
and barrels of the said fire-arms, and for effectually supporting the said
revolving cylinders and barrels for discharge.
We claim with respect to the repeating fire-arms represented in
Figures 21 to 33 both inclusive of the accompanying Drawings,—
Thirdly. Making repeating fire-arms capable of ready attachment to
or detachment from the barrels or stocks of guns or rifles, or other
supports, for the purpose and substantially as described and illus-
trated.
Fourthly. The combination or arrangement of the parts of the said
repeating fire-arms substantially as described and illustrated, whether

page_text: the said repeating fire-arms be permanently fixed to their supports or
capable of ready attachment to or detachment from their supports.
In witness whereof, I, the said Charles François Galand, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this 27th day of March, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.
CHARLES FRANÇOIS GALAND. (L.S.)
Witness,
JOSEPH DERREUMAUX,
230, Faubourg St. Laurent,
Liège (Belgium).