Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 17th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 18th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 13th June, 1896
A communication by the Firm of MAYER & GRAMMELSPACHER, of the Metal
Goods Factory, in Rastatt, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturers.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of The Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6, Bank Street,
Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster, 118 New Street, Birmingham in
the County of Warwick and 31 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object an air gun for shooting bullets or bolts against
targets or the like, and which has the advantage over those hitherto employed of
being adapted for use either as a single loader, or as a repeating weapon.
The arrangement of the repeating mechanism is as follows:-
The
A core piece i3 screwed into the breech, in which core a disc is movably
arranged. This disc has a small tubular projection and is guided in the core
piece by means of this projection and by means of pins fixed to said disc
and which work freely in the core which is bored for the purpose..
actual bore or bullet course of the barrel is extended into the core in the
tubular projection of the disc, and said bore extends the whole length of
the barrel and is closed at the mouth by a plate. Over the bullet course
a metal plate is connected with the core-piece, which plate forms in conjunction
with the barrel a magazine and at its ends is channeled. This plate has a small
opening in its channel at the breech end, which opening is exactly large enough to
allow one bullet to drop through; at the other end, the said plate is formed into
a tube which extends to the mouth of the barrel and is attached to the mouth
plate. The balls are conveyed into the magazine through this tube, which is kept
closed at the mouth by means of a small pivoted spring. A spring pan is arranged
directly under the opening into the bullet course of the magazine, which pan, after
the return of the tubular projection receives by means of a recess in the core-piece
the bullet falling through the said opening and is forced back, on the tubular
projection moving forward. The return of the tubular projection or the disc on
the gun being opened or tipped up, is produced by spiral springs arranged round
the pins thereon, after the hook of one of the pins (which hook engages in a spring)
is released by means of a small lever.
The barrel which pivots the breech is held fast to the butt during use by means
of a hook, spring catch or other suitable device, the mechanism for producing the
air pressure being contained in the butt.
The working of the gun when loaded separately for each shot as is necessarily
the case when firing bolts, is as follows:-
The small lever which is arranged on the outside of the breech is brought into
a position pointing to the left. In this case a spring rests on the flattened part of
the pin of said lever which projects through the breech over the said spring, so
that a hook on the pin of the tubular projection may engage thereon. Any
other suitable device may however be here employed in place of the lever.
The repeating mechanism contained in the breech can thus not come into action,
and the handling of the gun is in this case the same as before. If on the other
hand the same air gun is to be used as repeating mechanism, it is only necessary
to bring the lever in the opposite direction, so that the lever on the outside of

page_text: the breech case points to the right. The spring is pressed back by the lever
and the hook on the pin is thereby released. If the gun be opened or tipped
up, that is to say be brought into the position for loading, the peculiar repeating
mechanism contained in the breech is automatically operated simultaneously with
the cocking of the mechanism contained in the butt. By the release of the hook
on the disc pins, the spiral springs may come into action. These press back the
disc and its tubular projection. The bullet opening is thus uncovered and one of
the bullets, which have been loaded through the tube into the magazine, may
drop through this opening onto the pan, and then, impelled by a spring passes
through an opening in the core into the position for firing. After the cocking or
setting of the mechanism in the butt, the gun is again brought into position for
use. The disc is hereby again pressed back into the breech case, the tubular
projection closes the bullet opening, forces the pan down and pushes the bullet into
the bullet course or chamber so that the gun is ready for firing.
It is easily evident that the manipulation hereinbefore described may be repeated
as often as there are bullets in the magazine.
The advantage obtained by the repeating mechanism is easily evident. After
the magazine has been filled, the gun can be rapidly made ready for firing at any
time by a grip, without having to load afresh for each shot as was hitherto the case,
during which the bullets easily fell out of the barrel.
The upsetting of the ammunition holder caused by inattention whilst shooting
and the consequent scattering of the bullets can more seldom take place with this
repeating weapon.
Dated this 15th day of June 1895.
A communication by the Firm of MAYER & GRAMMELSPACHER, of the Metal
Goods Factory, in Rastatt, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturers.
1, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of The Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6, Bank Street,
Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster, 118 New Street, Birmingham in
the County of Warwick and 31 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object an air gun for shooting bullets or bolts against
targets or the like, and which has the advantage over those hitherto employed of
being adapted for use either as a single loader, or as a repeating weapon.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section showing the gun when used as a single
loader;
Figure 2 a similar view of the same when used as a repeating weapon in a position
for loading;
Figure 3 is an end view of the barrel;
Figure 4 is a view from below of the mechanism contained in the gun;
Figure 5 a plan view of the same;
Figures 6 and 7 are details.
The arrangement of the repeating mechanism is as follows:-
:-
A core piece b is screwed into the breech a, in which core a disc c (shown in
Figure 6) is movably arranged. This disc c has a small tubular projection c¹ and is

page_text: guided in the core piece by means of this projection and by means of pins cit
(one of which is hooked) fixed to said disc and which work freely in the core
which is bored for the purpose. The actual bore or bullet course of the
barrel is extended into the core bin the tubular projection c¹ of the disc, and
said bore extends the whole length of the barrel g and is closed at the mouth by a
plate m. Over the bullet course a metal plate d is connected with the core-
piece b, which plate forms in conjunction with the barrel a magazine f and is
channeled at its ends. This plate d has a small opening in its channel b¹,
Figure 5, at the breech end, which opening is exactly large enough to allow one
bullet to drop through (Figure 2); at the other end the said plate d is formed
into a tube di which extends to the mouth of the barrel y and is attached to the
mouth plate m.
The balls are conveyed into the magazine f through this tube d',
which is kept closed at the mouth by means of a small spring h shown in dotted
lines in Figure 3 and pivoted at i. A spring pan and t (Figures 2 and 4) is
arranged directly under the opening s into the bullet course of the magazine, which
pan, after the return of the tubular projection c¹ receives, by means of a recess in
the core-piece b, the bullet falling through the said openings, Figure 2, and is
forced down, into the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 1, on the tubular
projection moving forward. The return of the tubular projection c and the
disc c, on the gun being opened or tipped up, is produced by spiral springs u
arranged round the pins c" thereon, after the hook of one of the pins c¹ (which
hook engages in a spring e) is released by means of a small lever w, shown in detail
in Figure 7.
The barrel which pivots at the breech at vis held fast to the butt K during use
by means of a hook, spring catch or other suitable device z, the mechanism for
producing the air pressure being contained in the butt.
The working of the gun when loaded separately for each shot as is necessarily
the case when firing bolts, is as follows:-
:-
The small lever w which is arranged on the outside of the breech case a is
brought into the position pointing to the left, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1.
In this case a spring e rests on the flattened part of the pin of said lever w which
projects through the breech a over the said spring e, so that as shown in Figure 1
the hook on the pin e¹¹ of the tubular projection may engage thereon. Any other
suitable device may however be here employed in place of the lever w.
The
repeating mechanism contained in the breech a can thus not come into action, and
the handling of the gun is in this case the same as before. If on the other hand the
same air gun is to be used as repeating mechanism, it is only necessary to bring
the lever w in the opposite direction as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, so that
the lever on the outside of the breech case a points to the right. The spring e is
pressed back by the pin of lever w and the hook on the pin el is thereby
released. If the gun be opened or tipped up, that is to say be brought into the
position for loading as shown in Figure 2, the peculiar repeating mechanism
contained in the breech a is automatically operated simultaneously with the cocking
of the mechanism contained in the butt K. By the release of the hook on the
disc pins e, the spiral springs u may come into action. These press back the disc c
and its tubular projection c¹. The bullet opening s is thus uncovered and one of
the bullets which have been loaded through the tube d' into the magazine f, may
drop through this opening on to the pan r, carried by the spring t as shown in
Fig. 2.
After the cocking or setting of the mechanism in the butt K, the gun is
again brought into position shown in Figure 1. The disc c is hereby again
pressed back into the breech case a, the tubular projection e' closes the bullet
opening s, forces the pan r down in the position shown in Figure 1, and pushes
the bullet into the bullet course or chamber so that the gun is ready for
firing.
It is quite evident that the manipulation hereinbefore described may be
repeated as often as there are bullets in the magazine f.

page_text: The advantage obtained by the repeating mechanism is quite evident. After
the magazine has been filled, the gun can be rapidly made ready for firing at any
time by a grip, without having to load afresh for each shot as was hitherto the
case, during which the bullets easily fell out of the barrel.
The upsetting of the ammunition holder caused by inattention whilst shooting
and the consequent scattering of the bullets can less often take place with this
repeating weapon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. An air gun with tilting barrel and repeating mechanism, characterized by a
magazine arranged over the bore or bullet course of the barrel and adapted to be
filled with bullets from the muzzle of the gun, and a small tube el provided with a
disc c arranged to automatically emerge from the breech a on the barrel being
tilted, whereby an opening s, leading from the magazine to the barrel is exposed
and a bullet allowed to fall therethrough on to a pan r from which it is pushed on
the barrel being again tipped up by the tube returning into the barrel, the
pan being pushed downwards by the tube, substantially as hereinbefore
.described.
2. In an air gun such as described, a device for locking the repeating
mechanism in case the gun is to be used as a single loader, consisting of a
spring (e) retaining the repeating tube (c¹) in the breech core, and a lever (w)
adapted to operate said spring from the outside of the gun, substantially as
.described.
Dated this 17th day of February 1896.