Year: 1894

page_text: I, MANDAL WHIPPLE FAIRBANKS, of Fairbanks, County of Mendocino
California, U.S.A., Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
In this invention a pistol is attached to and parallel with the barrel of a gun by
means of arms one end of which is let into a cross groove on the top of the barrel
of the gun and the other end is formed with a sleeve or socket into which the
barrel of the pistol is passed and secured by a set screw. There may be two of
such arms projecting at right angles from the barrel of the gun for the purpose of
carrying pistol. When the gun barrel is not considered to be sufficiently strong
for cross grooving to hold the projecting arms a special cross-grooved plate may for
this purpose be attached to the top of the gun barrel.
Dated this 16th day of August 1894.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
1, MANDAL WHIPPLE FAIRBANKS, of Fairbanks, County of Mendocino,
California, U.S.A., Mechanic, 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 relates to a pistol attachment for gun barrels which is adapted to
hold a pistol parallel with the gun barrel the attachment being so made that the
gun constitutes a rest or support for the pistol which latter may be sighted and
fired when the stock of the gun is brought to the shoulder in as accurate a manner
as though the sight were taken over the barrel of the gun.
In the drawing,
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a gun combined with a pistol in accordance with this
invention.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view on an enlarged scale of a portion of a gun barrel
shewing one portion of the attachment applied thereto, and
Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of an arm or bracket adapted for attachment
to the barrels of double guns.
In the upper face of the gun barrel A when the barrel is of sufficient thickness
one or more, preferably two, undercut or substantially dovetail grooves 10 are
formed and these grooves are adapted to receive arms 11 shaped to fit into the same
and extending out beyond one side of the barrel. Each arm 11 carries at its outer
end a socket 12, and those sockets are shaped preferably somewhat as a sleeve.
The arms are arranged one in advance of the other, and the sleeves are adapted to
receive and to hold the barrel of a pistol, the pistol being held securely in the
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page_text: sockets or sleeves by means of set screws 13, or their equivalents, the said set screws
being placed in the bottom portion of the sleeves so that they will not interfere
with the sighting of the pistol. The pistol when placed in the sockets or sleeves 12
will be held at one side of and parallel with the barrel of the gun so that the pistol
may be sighted by carrying the gun to the shoulder, and the pistol grip, when the
pistol is upon the barrel is contiguous to the guard of the gun so that the trigger
By this arrangement
of the pistol may be conveniently and expeditiously worked.
an effective firearm is obtained, and when the rifle has been discharged the pistol
may be brought into action, and the operator need not be bothered with carrying
the pistol about his person, and accuracy of aim is furthermore obtained.
In Fig. 3 is shewn a bracket which is designated as B, and in this bracket at
proper intervals apart, dovetail or undercut recesses 15, are produced. These
recesses are adapted to receive the arms 11 when the bracket is employed in
connection with them. This bracket is used only when the gun barrel to which the
attachment is made is not of sufficient thickness to permit the recesses to be
produced directly in it. When the bracket is used it is screwed, rivetted or
otherwise longitudinally attached upon the upper face of the barrel.
The nicety of adjustment of the attachment herein described is such that one can
use the sights on the gun barrel, as it will shoot just as accurately and give one
longer range of sight.
The device when attached to a rifle for large game fills the same place that a
double-barreiled rifle would that had one large calibre barrel for large game and
one very small calibre barrel for small game. If it is attached to a single barrelled
shot gun it practically makes it a double barrelled gun, one barrel for shot and the
other for ball. If it is attached to a double barrelled shot gun, it makes a three
barrelled gun of it, but has great advantage over double or three barrelled guns
while it is just as accurate. The attachment is not in the way, does not materially
add to the weight of the gun, can be easily removed and replaced, and increases
the operative capacity of the gun.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The combination with a gun having its barrel provided with transverse grooves,
of arms secured in the grooves and provided with pistol receiving sockets at their
ends, and screws carried by the sockets for binding a pistol therein substantially as
herein shewn and described.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.