Year: 1886

page_text: I, KARL ROBERT WAGNER, of Suhl, Prussia, in the Empire of Germany, Mechanic,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to a magazine fire arm in which the magazine is arranged
below the barrel, and in which the cartridge automatically delivered from the
magazine in the loading, is lifted by an elevating spoon within reach of the breech
bolt, which, in its forward movement forces it into the barrel.
The improvements relate especially to the construction and operation of the loading
device, to the arrangement for opening and closing the magazine, to an appliance for
converting a magazine fire arm into a single loader, and to the arrangement of the
cartridge chamber in the breech for easily introducing cartridges having flat ends or
bullets into the barrel.
In the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 shows in longitudinal section part of the fire arm arranged for operation
as a multiple loader, the breech bolt being drawn back, the arm having been dis-
charged, and the cartridge ejector in operation.
Figure 2 represents the position of the several parts during the loading, the breech
bolt having been pushed forward but not yet completely turned round for effecting
the tight closing.
Figure 3 shows the position of the several parts when the gun is ready for
firing.
Figure shows the several parts of the loading device when the fire arm is
arranged for operation as a single loader.
Figure 5 is a transverse section through the breech casing on the line I I
Figure 1.
Figure 6 is a section on the line II II Figure 1.
Figure 7 is a section on the line II II Figure 2.
Figure 8 is a section on the line III III Figure 4.
Figure 9 is a section on the line IV IV, Figure 3.
Figure 10 shows in longitudinal section and in plan the breech casing detached,

page_text: Figure 11, 12 and 13 are transverse sections of the breech casing on the lines IV
IV, II, and II II respectively of Figure 10.
Figures 14 to 21 show details, of the fire arm.
A* is the barrel of the improved magazine fire arm, the breech end of which is
enlarged internally in the known manner, as shown in Figure 1, to form the cartridge
chamber, and screw-threaded externally.
A is the breech casing, the head A² of which is screwed upon the end of the
barrel A*, and within which the bolt A slides.
The mouth of the cartridge chamber is provided at the upper side with an oblique
notch 11 into which the extractor a enters when the breech is closed, as shown in
Figures 3 and 4.
The part of the casing behind the head A2 is cut away at the top and at the right
hand side (Figure 10), so that the bolt A with its guide bar 5 (Figures 1 and 5) can
be pushed forward and turned in the known manner to effect the closing of the breech
(Figure 2). The rear surface 12 (Figures 1 and 2) of the right hand side depression
in the casing is curved or inclined, so that on turning the breech bolt the breech
head is pressed firmly against the end of the cartridge chamber.
The upper recess in the casing A¹ is prolonged backwards through the rear part of
the casing, to allow the passage of the rib 5 when the bolt is drawn back; and the
lugs 14 (Figure 10) are provided with a circular recess to receive the disc 13 when
the breech bolt is being drawn back. The removal of the breech bolt A from the
casing A¹ is accordingly only possible when the screw 15, passing through the
dise 13, is unscrewed so that the latter can be lifted to pass over the lugs 14 of the
casing.
The hindmost part of the casing consists of a cross piece in which is formed a
groove 10, which receives the projection 9 of the small lock B¹ of the breech bolt and
prevents the said lock B¹ from turning when the bolt A turns. A strong screw 16
(Figure 1) connects the cross piece of the casing A¹ with the stock of the fire-arm.
The casing A at its recessed part extends downwards at the two sides to form a
box (Figures 1, 10, 11, 12, 13), which box contains the magazine cartridge stop and
the cartridge elevating spoon or elevator 1) with accessories, the said sides have
consequently several holes and lateral depressions formed in them.
In the front part of the box-shaped enlargement, (Figures 10, 11) below the barrel,
is inserted the magazine tube 17 and this part is provided with a lateral depression 21
(Figure 11) in which the lever q for moving the magazine stop is located: A hole 22
formed in the downwardly extending front portion of the casing serves to receive the
shaft y of the magazine stop (Figure 20). The remaining box shaped part of the
casing is open below (Figures 10, 12, 13) and is contracted at the rear part, in
which the elevator D is supported (Figures 1 and 2). At this place the casing has
two transverse holes 23 and 24. The hole 23 serves to receive the rotary axis of
the elevator while the other hole 24 below is designed to receive a shafts which is
attached to the engaging and disengaging lever u, Figure 5, and serves in combination
with a spring r, Figure 17, to lock the elevator D in its raised or lowered position;
the said shaft s for this purpose being provided with two plane surfaces against which
the spring is adapted to bear, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 5. Behind the
holes 23, 24 on the left hand side of the casing A' is formed a space 25 (Figures 6,
8, 10 13) in which the elevator lifter / Figures 1, 2, 6 and 4 moves. The side wall
in which the said space is arranged has moreover a slot 26 through which extends the
pin w of the lever u. In the cross piece of the casing is an opening 27 (Figure 10)
through which passes the tooth 3 (Figures 1 and 2) on the link 2 connected with the
trigger 1. In the rear wall 18 of the box shaped enlargement of the casing A¹ is
formed a hole for the journal of the link 2 (Figure 1).
The bolt A is of cylindrical form (Figure 1) and causes, through the medium of its
head B, the closing of the barrel, the ejection of the empty cartridge shell, and the
lifting and lowering of the elevator, and also, in combination with the link 2, the
cocking.
The bolt A has located in its bore the striker pin 6 with its spiral spring 7, which

page_text: pin is connected with the lock B¹ by a nut B². The said bolt is provided at its upper
side with the guide bar 5, the handle 8, and the screw 15 with the disc 13. On the
lower part of the bolt A, opposite the bar 5 is arranged a lugg which serves to operate
the elevator lifter h. The said lug g may be dispensed with, if the breech bolt is
provided with a depression as hereinafter described. The bolt head B (Figure 21) is
inserted with its cylindrical shank into the bore of the bolt A and has at the top a
depression in which the extractor a is located, and also a rib t which when the bolt is
pushed forward enters an incision 20 (Figures 1 and 10) in the casing head A² and
thus prevents the bolt head from turning when the bolt Á turns.
On the lower part of the bolt head (Figures 1 and 21) is an oblique incision c into
which the ejector Centers while performing its operation, whilst directly behind this
incision c is arranged a lug b, the rear surface of which is inclined and serves to set.
the ejector in action and to raise the elevator.
The lug g of the lock B¹, in the forward movement of the breech-bolt, bears against
the tooth 3 on the link 2, and is consequently held back, so that the spiral spring
remains compressed in the known manner during the turning of the breech bolt for
the purpose of effecting the closing.
The elevator D (Figure 14) which is broader at the front part than at the rear part,
is hollowed out to the shape of a trough, and is provided at its narrower part with a
slot d¹ for the ejector C; which slot has rearwardly an inclined surface d. Through
both cheeks of the slot di extends a hole which serves to receive the axis of the
ejector C. At the rear end of the elevator D is a hole for the pin e which connects the
elevator with the lifter h. At its front part the elevator is provided with a downwardly
extending lug i.
The ejector C (Figures 1 and 15) is a small double armed lever, whose longer front
arm is pointed and whose shorter rear arm is bent upward and provided with an
inclined surface.
The lifter is connected with the elevator D by means of the pin e, and is provided
with a projection f against which the lug g of the breech-bolt A impinges in its
rotation (Figure 7).
The lever u serves to disengage the repeating mechanism when the fire arm is to be
used as a single loader, the pin w extending through the slit 26 of the casing wall
(Figures 6 and 7) and into the slot of the spoon lifter h. By means of the pin u¹
surrounded by a spiral spring the engaging and disengaging lever u can be fixed in
one or the other position.
The magazine stop consists of the shaft y (Figure 20) provided with the lever
arm q and so acted upon by a spring'o (Figure 18) that its tooth k (Figures 1 and 20)
is placed before the opening of the magazine tube when the elevator spoon D is
lowered, as in Figure 1, the lug n of the lever arm q moving in the lateral recess 21
(Figure 11) of the casing A'. The elevator spoon
1 when being lifted acts upon the
lug n of the lever q, so that the tooth k is removed from before the opening of the
magazine tube (Figure 2).
The described mechanism operates as follows. If the firearm is discharged and
the breech bolt A is turned by means of the handle 8 and then drawn back, the
extractor a takes with it the empty cartridge case in the known manner.
While the
said breech bolt A is being drawn back, the lug b on the breech head B Figure 2
strikes with its oblique surface against the rear arm of the ejector C (Figures 2 and 16)
(capable of turning upon the axis l in the elevator spoon D) and depresses the said
arm, thereby lifting the longer arm of the ejector so that it enters the slot c (Figures
1, 4 and 21) in the breech head B behind the base of the cartridge shell. As the
breech bolt A is drawn back still further the ejector C, being fixed in its raised
position, prevents the lower part of the cartridge from moving back while the
extractor a continues to draw the upper part of the same further back. The cartridge
is consequently turned upward, as shewn in Figure 1, and ejected from the breech
casing.
During this operation the lug b has passed over the depressed arm of the ejector and
has come to bear with its inclined surface against the correspondingly inclined

page_text: surface d (Figure 14) of the elevator. The rear part of the latter is thus pressed
down, the elevator D turning upon its pivot and the front part of the same, carrying
the new cartridge, lifted. In Figure 1 this position of the elevator and cartridge is
indicated in dotted lines. The cartridge then lies before the breech head B in such a
manner that in the forward movement of the breech bolt A it is forced into the
cartridge chamber of the barrel. The lug b also presses the lifted ejector C back into
its recess in the elevator D Figure 2. In its upward movement the elevator D
removes the stop-tooth k from the mouth of the magazine tube, the lateral rib i on
the elevator D pressing against the lug n on the lever q thereby turning the shaft y
with the said stop-tooth k, so (Figure 2) that the head of the cartridge nearest to the
breech chamber is liberated and forced outwards by the spiral spring in the magazine
tube as far as is permitted by the spoon D (Figure 2).
A fresh cartridge is thus ready to enter the elevator when the breech is again
opened and the elevator depressed.
In the forward movement of the chamber the projection y also comes within reach
of the spoon lifter h (Figures 2 and 7), so that upon the rotation of the breech block
in the direction of the arrow, Figure 7, for the purpose of effecting the closing, the
ugg engages with the projection of the lifter ½ and lifts the same. The rear part
of the elevator connected with the lifter partakes of this motion so that the elevator
passes from the position shewn in Figure 2 to that shewn in Figure 3. The front
part of the elevator D then liberates the lug n of the magazine stop, so that the
spring o turns the shaft y until the tooth k extends in front of the opening of the
magazine tube. The cartridge previously liberated by the said stop then passes into
the lowered elevator D Figure 3.
The breech head B does not take part in the rotating motion of the breech bolt as
described above, as its rib t has entered the groove 20 in the head A² of the
casing.
The fire arm is now ready for firing the cartridge being in the barrel, and a fresh
cartridge is under the breech bolt in the breech chamber resting upon the elevator D,
whilst the magazine stop retains the other cartridges in the magazine.
When the breech bolt A after the firing of the gun, or in order to remove the
charge, is withdrawn the combined action above described is repeated.
As the lifter with its projection f is raised during the turning of the breech bolt
to lock the same, it is also drawn down, when the rear part of the elevator D is
depressed by the lug b and assumes its original position Figure 7.
The lifter his fixed in its upper or lower position by the spring r (Figure 17),
which by means of a dovetail projection is fixed upon the lower part of the elevator D,
and bears with its hook shaped end against the inclined surfaces of the shaft s. When
the elevator D is lowered (as in Figure 1) the hook of the spring engages with the
surface at the rear-side of the shaft s, whereas when the said elevator is lifted (as in
Figure 2) the hook of the said spring engages with the surface in front of the shaft s.
In both cases the pressure of the spring r against the shaft s is so great that a certain
force is required to change the position of the elevator.
If the fire-arm is to be used as a single loader, the action of the spoon lifter h is
prevented, by removing the projection of the same out of the path of the lug g so
that the said projection is not struck when the breech bolt A is turned. The spoon
lifter is thrown out of gear by means of the engaging and disengaging lever u, the
pin w of which, as already set forth, extends through the slot 26 of the breech-casing
into a slot in the lifter h. When the lever u is turned from the position represented
in Figure 1 into the position shown in Figure 4, it moves with it the lever h, so that
the lug g, on the breech bolt being turned, slides past the rear of the projection f
(Figures 4 and 8). The lifter h is accordingly not drawn up, and the rear part of the
elevator D is therefore not lifted either. The lifter during this disengagement is
located in the front part of the recess 25, and bears with its upper portion against the
edge 28, Figure 10, of the recess so that in this manner the said lifter is secured
against an upward displacement. The elevator D is thus compelled to remain in the
position shown in Figure 4 and cannot be lowered. The said edge 28 is also of such

page_text: a shape that, when the elevator is lowered, Figure 3, the lifter is prevented from
turning and the repeating mechanism cannot be disengaged.
As the front surface of the elevator D has caused the action of the magazine stop to
discontinue, but closes the magazine tube itself no cartridges can be forced from the
magazine. The ejector C is of course, not prevented from operation by the fixing of
the elevator.
In lieu of the lever a slide u² (Figure 19ª) can be arranged, which slide carries
the fixed pin w¹ the latter extending into the slit of the lifter h. In place of the lugg
the breech bolt A, as already stated, might be provided with a depression into
which the projection f of the lifter h extends, which depression is of such shape
that in turning the breech-bolt, Figure 7, the said lifter is raised.
The filling of the magazine tube 17 is effected by drawing the breech bolt A back
so far that the elevator D remains lowered (Figure 1), and then placing the cartridges
one after the other upon the spoon D and pushing them with the finger into the said
magazine tube. In this operation the stop tooth k is so moved by the pressure exerted
upon the cartridge that the latter can slide over it, but it springs in front of the
magazine tube again as soon as the cartridge flange has been forced over it.
The disengagement of the repeating mechanism can evidently take place only when
the elevator is lifted. If cartridges having flat ends are used an inclined bridge X is
arranged in the head A2 to facilitate the introduction of the cartridge into the barrel,
the front end of the cartridge during its forward motion being lifted by the said
bridge and thus easily guided into the barrel.
Dated this 2nd day of November 1886.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Magazine Fire Arms.
I, KARL ROBERT WAGNER, of Suhl, Prussia, in the Empire of Germany, 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 magazine fire arm in which the magazine is arranged
below the barrel, and in which the cartridge automatically delivered from the
magazine in the loading is lifted by an elevating spoon within reach of the breech
bolt, which, in its forward movement forces it into the barrel.
The improvements relate especially to the construction and operation of the loading
device, to the arrangement for opening and closing the magazine, to an appliance for
converting a magazine fire arm into a single loader, and to the arrangement of the
cartridge chamber in the breech for easily introducing cartridges having flat ends or
bullets into the barrel.
In the drawings accompanying the provisional Specification.
Figure 1 shows in longitudinal section part of the fire arm arranged for operation
as a multiple loader the breech bolt being drawn back, the arm having been
discharged and the cartridge ejector in operation.
Figure 2 represents the position of the several parts during the loading, the breech
bolt having been pushed forward but not yet completely turned round for effecting
the tight closing.
Figure 3 shows the position of the several parts when the gun is ready for
shooting.
Figure 4 shows the several parts of the loading device when the fire arm is
arranged for operation as a single loader.
Figure 5 is a tranverse section through the breech casing on the line II Figure 1.
Figure 6 is a section on the line II II Figure 1.
Figure 7 is a section on the line II II Figure 2.
Figure 8 is a section on the line III III Figure 4.
Figure 9 is a section on the line IV IV Figure 3.
Figure 10 shows in longitudinal section and in plan, the breech casing detached.
Figures 11, 12 and 13 are transverse sections of the breech casing on the
line IV IV, II and II II respectively of Figure 10.
Figures 14 to 21 show details of the fire arm.
A is the barrel of the improved magazine fire arm the breech end of which is
enlarged internally in the known manner, as shown in Figure 1, to form the cartridge
chamber and screw threaded externally.
A' is the breech casing, the head A2 of which is screwed upon the end of the
barrel A*, and within which the bolt A slides.
The mouth of the cartridge chamber is provided at the upper side with an oblique
notch 11 into which the extractor a enters when the breech is closed as shown in
Figures 3 and 4.

page_text: The part of the casing behind the head A2 is cut away at the top and at the right
hand side (Figure 10) so that the bolt A with its guide bar 5 (Figures 1 and 5) can
be pushed forward and turned in the known manner to effect the closing of the
breech (Figure 2). The rear surface 12 (Figures 1 and 2) of the right hand side
depression in the casing is curved or inclined so that on turning the breech bolt the
breech head is pressed firmly against the end of the cartridge chamber.
The upper recess in the casing A¹ is prolonged backwards through the rear part of
the casing to allow the passage of the rib 5 when the bolt is drawn back; and the
lugs 14 (Figure 10) are provided with a circular recess to receive the disc 13 when
the breech bolt is being drawn back.
The removal of the breech bolt A from the casing A' is accordingly only possible
when the screw 15 passing through the disc 13, is unscrewed so that the latter can be
lifted to pass over the lugs 14 of the casing.
The hindmost part of the casing consists of a cross piece in which is formed a
groove 10, which receives the projection 9 of the small lock B¹ of the breech bolt and
prevents the said lock B¹ from turning when the bolt A turns. A strong screw 16
(Figure 1) connects the cross piece of the casing A' with the stock of the fire arm.
The casing A¹ at its recessed part extends downwards at the two sides to form a
box (Figures 1, 10, 11, 12, 13) which box contains the magazine cartridge stop and
the cartridge elevating spoon or elevator D with accessories, the said sides have
consequently several holes and lateral depressions formed in them.
In the front part of the box-shaped enlargement (Figures 10, 11) below the barrel
is inserted the magazine tube 17 and this part is provided with a lateral depression 21
(Figure 11) in which the lever q for moving the magazine stop is located, a hole 22
formed in the downwardly extending front portion of the casing serves to receive
the shaft y of the magazine stop, (Figure 20).
The remaining box shaped part of the casing is open below (Figures 10, 12, 13)
and is contracted at the rear part, in which the elevator D is supported (Figures 1
and 2). At this place the casing has two transverse holes 23 and 24. The hole 23
serves to receive the rotary axis 1 of the spoon, while the other 24 below is designed
to receive a shafts which is attached to the engaging and disengaging lever u
Figure 5 and serves at the same time in combination with a spring Figure 17 to
lock the elevator D in its raised or lowered position, the said shaft s for this purpose
being provided with two plane surfaces against which the spring is adapted to bear
as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 5.
2°
Behind the holes 23, 24 the left hand side of the casing A¹ is formed a space 25
(Figures 6, 8, 10, 13) in which the elevator lifter h (Figure 1, 2, 6 and 7) moves.
The side wall in which the said space is arranged has morcover a slot 26 through
which extends the pin w of the lever u. In the cross piece of the casing is an
opening 27 (Figure 10) through which passes the tooth 3 (Figures 1 and 2) on the
link 2 connected with the trigger 1. In the rear wall 18 of the box shaped enlarge-
ment of the casing A¹ is formed a hole for the journal of the link 2 (Figure 1).
The bolt A is of cylindrical form (Figure 1) and causes through the medium of
its head B, the closing of the barrel, the ejection of the empty cartridge shell and the
lifting and lowering of the elevator and also, in combination with the link 2, the
cocking.
The bolt A has located in its bore the striker pin 6 with its spiral spring 7, which
pin is connected with the lock B¹ by a nut B2. The said bolt is provided at its upper
side with the guide bar 5, the handle 8 and the screw 15 with the disc 13. On the
lower part of the bolt A opposite the guide bar 5 is arranged a lug g which serves to
operate the elevator lifter h. The said lug g may be dispensed with, if the breech
bolt is provided with a depression as hereinafter described.
The bolt head B (Figure 21) is inserted with its cylindrical shank into the bore of
the bolt A and has at the top a depression in which the extractor a is located, and
also a rib t which when the bolt is pushed forward enters an incision 20 (Figures 1
and 10) in the casing head A² and thus prevents the bolt head from turning when
the bolt A turns.

page_text: On the lower part of the bolt head (Figures 1 and 21) is an oblique incision c into
which the ejector Centers while performing its operation, whilst directly behind this
incision c is arranged a lug b the rear surface of which is inclined and serves to set the
ejector in action and to raise the elevator.
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The lug 9 of the block B¹, in the forward movement of the breech bolt bears against
the tooth 3 on the link 2, and is consequently held back so that the spiral spring
remains compressed in the known manner during the turning of the breech bolt for
the purpose of effecting the closing.
The elevator D (figure 14), which is broader at the front part than at the rear part,
is hollowed out to the shape of a trough and is provided at its narrower part with a
slot d' for the ejector C; which slot has rearwardly an inclined surface d. Through
both cheeks of the slot d extends a hole which serves to receive the axis of the
ejector C. At the rear end of the elevator D is a hole for the pin e which connects
the elevator with the lifter h. At its front part the elevator is provided with a
downwardly extending lug i.
The ejector C (Figures 1 and 15) is a small double armed lever whose longer front
arm is pointed, and whose shorter rear arm is bent upward and provided with an
inclined surface.
The lifter his connected with the elevator D by means of the pin e and is provided
with a projection f, against which the lug g of the breech bolt A impinges in its rotation
(figure 7).
The lover u serves to disengage the repeating mechanism when the fire arm is to be
used as a single loader, the pin w extending through the slot 26 of the casing wall
(figures 6 and 7) and into the slot of the spoon lifter h. By means of the pin u¹
surrounded by a spiral spring the engaging and disengaging lever u can be fixed in one
or the other position.
The magazine stop consists of the shaft y (Figure 20) provided with the lever arm q
and so acted upon by a spring o (Figure 18) that its tooth k (Figures 1 and 20) is
placed before the opening of the magazine tube when the elevator spoon D is lowered
as in Figure 1 the lug n of the lever arm 9 moving in the lateral recess 21 (Figure 11)
of the casing A¹. The elevator spoon D when being lifted acts upon the lug n of the
lever g so that the tooth k is removed from before the opening of the magazine tube
(Figure 2).
The described mechanism operates as follows. If the fire arm is discharged and
the breech bolt A is turned by means of the handle 8 and then drawn back, the
extractor a takes with it the empty cartridge case in the known manner, while the
said breech bolt A is being drawn back, the lug b on the breech head B Figure 2
strikes with its oblique surface against the rear arm of the ejector C (Figures 2 and 16)
(capable of turning upon the axis in the elevator spoon D) and depresses the said
arin thereby lifts the longer arm of the ejector so that it enters the slot c
(Figures 1, 4 and 21) in the breech head B, behind the base of the cartridge shell.
As the breech bolt A is drawn back still further the ejector C being fixed in its raised
position, prevents the lower part of the cartridge bottom from moving back while the
extractor a continues to draw the upper part of the same further back. The cartridge
is consequently turned upward as shown in Figure 1 and ejected from the breech
casing.
During this operation the lug b has passed over the depressed arm of the ejector
and has come to bear with its inclined surface against the correspondingly inclined
surface d (Figure 14) of the elevator. The rear part of the latter is thus pressed
down, the elevator D turning upon its pivot and the front part of the same carrying
the new cartridge is lifted. In Figure 1 this position of the elevator and cartridge is
indicated in dotted lines. The new cartridge then lies before the breech head B in
such a manner that in the forward movement of the breech bolt A it is forced into the
cartridge chamber of the barrel. The lug b also presses the lifted ejector C back into
its recess in the elevator D, Figure 2.
In its upward movement the elevator D removes the stop tooth k from the mouth
of the magazine tube, the lateral rib i on the elevator D pressing against the lug n

page_text: on the lever
thereby turning the shaft y with the said stop tooth k (figure 2), so that
the head of the cartridge nearest to the breech chamber is liberated and forced out-
wards by the spiral spring in the magazine tube as far as is permitted by the spoon D
(figure 2). A fresh cartridge is thus ready to enter the elevator when the breech is
again opened and the elevator depressed.
In the forward movement of the chamber the projection g also comes within reach
of the spoon lifter h (Figures 2 and 7) so that upon the rotation of the breech block
in the direction of the arrow, Figure 7, for the purpose of effecting the closing, the
lug g engages with the projection f of the lifter and lifts the same. The rear part
of the elevator connected with the lifter partakes of this motion, so that the elevator
passes from the position shown in Figure 2 to that shown in Figure 3. The front
part of the elevator D then liberates the lug n of the magazine stop, so that the
spring o turns the shaft y until the tooth k extends in front of the opening of the
magazine tube. The cartridge previously liberated by the said stop then passes into
the lowered elevator D, Figure 3. The breech head B does not take part in the
rotating motion of the breech-bolt as described above as its rib t has entered the
groove 20 in the head A2 of the casing.
The fire arm is now ready for firing, the cartridge being in the barrel, and a fresh
cartridge is under the breech bolt in the breech chamber resting upon the elevator D,
whilst the magazine stop retains the other cartridges in the magazine.
When the breech bolt A, after the firing of the gun or in order to remove the
charge is withdrawn, the combined action above described is repeated.
As the lifter with its projection f, is raised during the turning of the breech bolt
to lock the same it is also drawn down when the rear part of the elevator D is depressed
by the lug band assumes its original position, (Figure 7.)
T
The lifter his fixed in its upper or lower position by the spring (Figure 17) which
by means of a dovetail projection is fixed upon the lower part of the elevator D, and
bears with its hook shaped end against the inclined surfaces of the shaft s. When the
elevator D is lowered (as in Figure 1) the hook of the spring r engages with the
surface at the rear side of the shaft s, whereas when the said elevator is lifted (as in
figure 2) the hook of the said spring engages with the surface in front of the shaft s.
In both cases the pressure of the spring against the shaft s is so great that a certain
force is required to change the position of the elevator.
If the fire arm is to be used as a single loader, the action of the lifter is prevented
by removing the projection of the same out of the path of the lug g, so that the said
projection is not struck when the breech bolt A is turned. The spoon lifter is thrown
out of gear by means of the engaging and disengaging lever u, the pin w of which,
as already set forth, extends through the slot 26 of the breech casing into a slot in the
lifter . When the lever u is turned from the position represented in Figure 1 into
the position shown in Figure 4, it moves with it the lever / so that the lug g, on the
breech bolt A being turned, slides past the rear of the projection f, (Figures 4 and 8).
The lifter is accordingly not drawn up, and the rear part of the elevator D is there-
fore not lifted. The lifter during this disengagement is located in the front part of
the recess 25, and bears with its upper portion against the edge 28, Figure 10, of the
recess so that in this manner the said lifter is secured against an upward displacement.
The elevator D is thus compelled to remain in the position shown in Figure 4 and
cannot be lowered. The said edge 28 is also of such a shape that, when the elevator
is lowered Figure 3, the lifter is prevented from turning and the repeating mechanism
cannot be disengaged.
As the front surface of the elevator D has caused the action of the magazine stop
to discontinue, but closes the magazine tube itself, no cartridges can be forced from
the magazine. The ejector C is, of course, not prevented from operating by the fixing
of the elevator.
In lieu of the lever u a slide u² (Figure 19ª) can be arranged, which slide carries the
fixed pin w¹ the latter extending into the slot of the lifter h. In place of the lug
the breech bolt A, as already stated, might be provided with a depression into which
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page_text: the projection f of the lifter hextends which depression is of such shape that in turning
the breech bolt Figure 7, the said lifter is raised.
The filling of the magazine tube 17 is effected by drawing the breech bolt A back
so far that the elevator D remains lowered (Figure 1) and then placing the cartridges
one after the other upon the spoon D, and pushing them with the finger into the said
magazine tube. In this operation the stop tooth. is so moved by the
pressure
upon the cartridge, that the latter can slide over it, but it springs in front of the
magazine tube again as soon as the cartridge flange has been forced over it.
exerted
The disengagement of the repeating mechanism can evidently take place only when
the elevator is lifted. If cartridges having flat ends are used an inclined bridge X is
arranged in the head A² to facilitate the introduction of the cartridge into the barrel,
the front end of the cartridge during its forward motion being lifted by the said bridge
and thus easily guided into the barrel..
my
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
First. In repeating fire arms having a magazine tube arranged below the barrel and
a movable spoon, the lifter (h) movably connected with the elevator (D) and having a
projection (f) upon which acts a lug (g,) on the chamber when the chamber is turned
into the closing position.
Second. For fixing the elevator (D) by means of the lifter (h), the lateral
depression (25) in the chamber casing (A') into which the lifter is introduced by
means of the engaging and disengaging lever (u) or a slide, (2) when the fire arm is
to be used as a single loader.
Third. The lug () upon the outer circumference of the breech head (B) which can
lift the elevator by acting upon the oblique end surface (d) of the depression (d') in
the same, as well as set the ejector (C) in action.
Fourth. The spring (r) serving to fix the elevator in its lifted as well as its lowered
position, and which can bear with its projection upon surfaces of the shaft (s) which
is prevented from turning.
Fifth. The ejector (C) capable of turning upon a journal in the depression (d¹) of
the elevator (D), and which is moved by the lug (b) on the breech head (B).
Sixth. The magazine stop tooth (k) capable of turning in front of the magazine
tube, and which is by a spring (o) placed in such a position that its projection stops
the last cartridge in the magazine tube whereas in the raising of the elevator it is so
turned that it liberates a cartridge.
Seventh. The inclined bridge X arranged in the casing head (A³) and enabling the
easy introduction of flattened cartridges into the cartridge support substantially as
described.
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