Improvements in the Method of and Means for Attaching Bayonets to Rifles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Jan., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 6th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 12th Nov., 1898
Improvements in the Method of and Means for Attaching Bayonets to
Rifles.
I, JAMES DE UGARTE, of Parr's Wood, Didsbury, near Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in the method of and means for attaching
bayonets to rifles.
The ordinary mode of fixing a bayonet is by means of a ring or sleeve on the
bayonet fitting over the end of the rifle barrel and being locked in position by a
pin on the barrel engaging an L shaped slot in the sleeve on the bayonet thus
forming the well known "bayonet joint."
One of the disadvantages of this mode of connection is that an appreciable
amount of time is occupied in withdrawing the bayonet from its sheath and in
fixing it on the rifle barrel before it is in position ready for use.
According to my invention I hinge, pivot or otherwise mount the bayonet near
the muzzle end of the stock or wooden support of the rifle barrel in such a way
that the bayonet can instantly be turned or placed and locked in position ready
for use and can as quickly be turned back into a position of safety. The wooden
stock may be recessed to receive the bayonet when in the safety position or if
necessary a separate shield may be arranged to prevent risk of accident.
The chief advantage of this arrangement is that in case of sudden attack or other
emergency the bayonet can be changed without loss of time from the normal or
safety position into one of offence.
The bayonet can be detached from the rifle at any time and be carried in a sheath
as usual.
EL 1 Tonuam 1908
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H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Means for Attaching Bayonets to
Rifles.
I, JAMES DE UGARTE, of Parr's Wood, Didsbury, near Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
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page_text: what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to improvements in the method of and means for attaching
bayonets to rifles.
The ordinary mode of fixing a bayonet is by means of a ring or sleeve on the
bayonet fitting over the end of the rifle barrel and being locked in position by a
pin on the barrel engaging an L shaped slot in the sleeve on the bayonet thus
forming the well known "bayonet joint."
One of the disadvantages of this mode of connection is that an appreciable
amount of time is occupied in withdrawing the bayonet from its sheath and in
fixing it on the rifle barrel before it is in position ready for use.
According to my invention I hinge, pivot or otherwise mount the bayonet near
the muzzle end of the stock or wooden support of the rifle barrel in such a way
that the bayonet can instantly be turned or placed and locked in position ready
for use and can as quickly be turned back into a position of safety.
The wooden stock may be recessed to receive the bayonet when in the safety
position or if necessary separate shield may be arranged to prevent
risk of accident.
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In the accompanying sheet of drawings-
Figures 1, 2 and 3 are elevations of part of a rifle with bayonet attached accord-
ing to my invention, Fig. 1 showing the bayonet in the safety position and
Figs. 2 and 3 showing it in the offensive position, Figures 1ª, 2^, 2 and 3* are
detail views of some of the parts.
In these views, which illustrate a convenient mode of carrying my invention
into effect 1 denotes the barrel of the rifle, 2 the wooden stock and 3 the bayonet
which in the example illustrated is hinged on a pin 4 secured to the haft end of
the bayonet. The pin 4 is made with a foot or right angle projection 5 see Fig. 3,
and a lug on the band 6, which connects the rifle barrel 1 to the stock 2, has a
correspondingly shaped slot 7 see Fig. 3* so that when the rifle is held in a vertical
position and the bayonet is held in a horizontal position the foot 5 can be passed
sideways into and through the slot but cannot be withdrawn except when the
bayonet and rifle are in the same relative positions.
When turned on its hinge or pivot into the safety position shown in Fig. 1 the
tip of the bayonet is caught and held by a spring catch 8 (Fig. 1^) or by any other
suitable and convenient device.
To turn the bayonet into the offensive position the tip is released from the
spring catch 8 and the bayonet is then turned on its hinge or pivot into the position
shown in Figs. 2 and 3 in which position it is held and locked by a spring catch 9
on the bayonet haft engaging a hooked projection 10 on the underside of the
rifle barrel, or the bayonet may be temporarily locked in its place by any other
convenient and suitable device.
The chief advantage of this arrangement is that in case of sudden attack or
other emergency the bayonet can be changed without loss of time from the normal
or safety position into one of offence.
The bayonet can be detached at any time from the rifle by moving it into a 4
position at right angles thereto so as to enable the foot 5 to be moved sideways
through the slot 7 as described and when not attached to the rifle the bayonet
can be carried in a sheath as usual.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what 5
I claim is;
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1. Hingeing pivoting or otherwise mounting a bayonet near the muzzle end of
a rifle barrel in such a way that the bayonet can be instantly turned or placed
(1) in position ready for use or (2) in a position of safety or (3) can be detached
from the rifle.

page_text: 2. The combination with a rifle, of the bayonet 3 detachably pivoted thereto
and arranged to be held and temporarily locked in two positions substantially as
herein described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 4th day of October 1898.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicant, 17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.