Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd May, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 13th June, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 30th Nov., 1888
WILLIAM MAUND, of Shobdon in the County of Hereford, Postmaster, and CHARLES
MILLICHAMP, Clock and Gun Maker of Presteigne in the County of Radnor do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A self acting, Field, Clock, Gun, on Clockwork principal, the Gun is made of Gun
or other Metal with revolving Action, containing 8 or 12 chambers bored and con-
caved to fit pin fire Cartridge can be set to fire at intervals, and any time required, by
means of a movable slide, and regulated by lever action, the Gun and other works to
be enclosed in Iron case, the exterior of the invention to represent a man in the act of
shooting and at the time of firing raises the imitation Gun to the ready position, a
second figure is also made to represent a Large Bird, and at time of firing, flaps its
wings, these movements all being worked by the interior Clockwork, the Gun is
intended for the use of Gentlemen, for protecting Young Game from Foxes &c.-and
also for Farmers and others for Scaring Birds, Rabbits, and other animals.
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WILLIAM MAUND.
CHARLES MILLICHAMP.

page_text: WILLIAM MAUND of Shobdon in the County of Hereford Postinaster, and CHARLES
MILLICHAMP, Gun Maker of Presteigne in the County of Radnor 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 :-
The Gun is made of Gun or other Metal bored and concaved to take pin or contral
fire Cartridge and is made to hold 8 or more Cartridge at one time. The Clock
Work which is made strong for the purpose of working the Gun is made of wrought
Iron Plates bushed with hard metal, the Wheels are made of Brass with steel Arbour
Pallets and pinions, the Figure which represents a Man in the act of firing is made of
wood well seasoned and Painted to stand all kinds of weather. The Figure is easily-
attached to the Gun by 2 Iron pins passing through the stays on the one side of
the stand. The cover is made of the best wrought Iron with round top containing
safety or warning Pin which is fixed in the top of Cover to indicate when the Gun is
within a few minutes of Firing. The Imitation Gun which is attached to the Figure
is made to rise from the Trail to the Present by means of a Rod worked from the
Bottom of the stand by the concussion at Firing, a plate being affixed on the rod
which comes directly opposite the muzzle of Gun the upper end of the Rod passing
through an Iron Eye in the Body of Figure and strikes a pin attached to the imita-
tion Gun and causes it to rise, and will drop again to the Trail after the Gun has
Fired, which it does through a hole in the cover between the Figures feet, the gun can
by simply moving a slide on the regulator, be set to fire from 20 minutes to every hour
and half or to fire a shot at any given time within 12 hours, and can be placed on a
post, on the ground, or in a Tree. The clock is wound up the same way as an ordinary
clock, and is well protected from wet and damp.
The Barrel of the gun is made to revolve from one cartridge chamber to another by
means of a Dog F fastened by a pin to the tail of hammer E. which is worked by
a roler, or tumbler, placed on the main Pinions and is held fast by check Y, while it
strikes the Cartridge pin, the main wheel, A, is worked by a strong main spring, the Escape
wheel, C, is worked by wheel, B, pressed on 2 Steel Palets which is attached to the
Regulator, Z, the Hammer, E, is fitted on the end of Arbour, S, which is attached
to a spring for the purpose of giving force to Hammer, E, and fastened on Bottom
Pillar of Plate. The dog, F, is made to fall in the Ratchet work of Barrel by means
of the Spiral Spring, G, which fastens on the end of Dog F, and catches on a stud
projecting out from near pin hole of hammer E. The Gun is loaded by simply raising
Cover at one end and placing the Cartridges in at the breech of Gun, and are
extracted the same way.
To regulate the Clock is simply done in this way; if the Gun is required to fire
every 20 minutes put the slide Z down to the Bottom of Lever which causes quicker
motion, if to fire every hour and half put the slide Z to top of lever which causes
slower motion, if the Gun is set at the hour and half time and wound up at 6 oclock

page_text: in the morning it will continue firing till 6 oclock in the evening; The regulator
consists of a small steel bar, suspended from the side Plate by means of two Brass
bearings and has two steel Palets in centre to hold in subjection the Escape
Wheel C, the Pendilum or Lever consists of al small steel bar attached
to the outer end of the cross bar with a Lead weight at bottom end, and a
Brass weight or regulator Z on the upper end which is made to slide up or down
and causes the Pendilum or lever to work fast or slow as required; This Gun is
intended for Powder Cartridge only.
The Clock work is so arranged that the concussion nor recoil from the Gun does
not effect it. The Gun is intended for scaring Birds, Rabbits, Foxes and Vermin.
Having now described the nature of our invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is
The Self Acting, Field Clock Gun, with Figure and the Clock Work as before stated
including the Mechanical Hammer.
WILLIAM MAUND.
CHARLES MILLICHAMP.