IMPROVEMENTS IN BREECH-LOADING GUNS OR SMALL ARMS
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Samuel Trulock, Richard Trulock, and William Trulock,
all of 13, Parliament Street, Dublin, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
BREECH-LOADING GUNS OR SMALL ARMS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Samuel Trulock Richard
Trulock and William Trulock at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents
on the 23rd January 1882.
SAMUEL TRULOCK, RICHARD TRULOCK and WILLIAM TRULOCK all of
13 Parliament Street Dublin. "IMPROVEMENTS IN BREECH-LOADING GUNS OR
SMALL ARMS."
Our Invention refers to breech loading small arms, of the kind commonly called
drop down guns and pistols, that is to say breech loading guns and pistols in
which the barre's turn upon a joint, the open breech ends being raised from the
break off, for charging, and shut down and fastened against the break off during
discharge.
Our improvements consist of the following arrangement and construction of
parts of the lock mechanism, whereby the cocking of the lock or locks is effected
by raising the breech end of the barrels, and is thus accomplished referring to
Figures 1. 2. 3 and 4 of the accompanying Drawings. The lever a, of the foro
end having a solid circular knuckle and solid lifting. nibs or pallets a, actuates the
lever b, when the barrels are depressed, and forces back the spring c, putting the
lock in bent at full cock, and releasing it by the trigger acting on the sear d. The
same letters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures. Figures 1 and 2
show the same improvement differently arranged.
a, is the fore end or knuckle with lifting nibs or pallets x. b shows the lever by
which the spring c is forced back and the locks put in full bent or cock.
C₁
is the spring which actuates the cock lever and striker combined d is the sear,
e the body of the break off. f, the trigger plate. g, the striker.
Figure
is part plan of the body, and Figure 6 a side view of the same.
The barrels can be removed without taking off the solid shaft which is attached
to the body.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Samuel Trulock Richard Trulock and William Trulock in the
Great Seal Patent Office on the 18th July 1882.
SAMUEL TRULOCK, RICHARD TRULOCK and WILLIAM TRULOCK all of
13 Parliament Street Dublin. IMPROVEMENTS IN BREECH-LOADING GUNS OR
SMALL ARMS.
Our Invention has reference to breech londing small arms of the kind commonly
called drop down guns and pistols, that is to say breech loading guns and pistols,
in which the barrels turn upon a joint, the open breech ends being raised from the
break off for charging, and shut down, and fastened against the break off during
discharge.
Our improvements consist of the following arrangement and construction of
parts of the lock mechanism, whereby the cocking of the lock or locks is effected
by raising the breech end of the barrels, and is thus accomplished referring to
Figures 1. 2. 3 and 4 of the accompanying Drawings.
The lever a, of the fore end having a solid circular knuckle, and solid lifting nibs
or pallets, actuates the lever b when the barrels are depressed and forces back
the spring c putting the lock in bent at full cock, and releasing it by the trigger
acting ou the sear d. Figures 1 and 2 shew the same improvement differently
arranged, the same letters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures.
a, is the fore end or knuckle with lifting nibs or pallets. b shews the lever_by_
-which-the-spring is-forced-back and the lacks put in full bent or cock. c the spring
which actuates the cock lever, and striker combined. d is the sear. e the body
of the break off trigger plate, g, striker Figure 5 is a part plan of the body.
Figure 6 is a side view of the body.
The barrels can be removed without taking off the solid shaft which is attached
to the body.
In witness whereof we the said Samuel Trulock, Richard Trulock, and William
Trulock have hereunto set our hands and seals this Seventeenth day of July
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty two