Improvements in Magazine-guns.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 1st Oct., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Magazine-guns.
I, PAUL MAUSER, of Oberndorf on the Neckar, Wurttemberg, in the Empire
of Germany, Gun Manufacturer, 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 :-
My invention consists in the arrangement of a device by means of which in
breech-loading bolt-guns with a magazine situated beneath the cartridge-rests, the
cartridges contained in the magazine can be taken out of reach of the bolt, which
pushes them into the barrel, so that the gun, during this stopping of the feed from
the magazine, can be charged with single cartridges from the cartridge-box and
used as a single-shooter, but if desired can be again used as a repeater by bringing
the cartridges of the magazine again within reach of the bolt. The invention
may be applied to all breech-loading guns the magazine of which is situated
beneath the cartridge-rest. As an example the invention is represented in the
drawing as applied to a so called “Mauser-gun” in which the opening of the
lock-case beneath the cartridge-rest is turned over into a box made in one
piece with the trigger-guard and containing a cartridge-lifter of well known
construction.
In the drawing:
Figure 1. is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section of the lock-portion of
the gun.
Figure 2 is
side elevation of the magazine.
Figure 3. is a vertical cross-section thereof drawn on the line 3-3 of
Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a horizontal section thereof drawn on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.
Figure 5 is an inner side elevation of the shifting lever.
The opening in the bottom of the lock case a is turned over into a prismatic
box oblique to the axis of the barrel and forming part of the trigger-guard b.
The box is closed at the under side in any suitable way by a lid and contains a
cartridge-lifter d d actuated by a spring.
The cartridges are not placed directly into the box, but into a lining c consisting
of a solid back c' and two side plates fastened to it. These plates c³ have the
top edge bent a little inwards in such manner that they retain the cartridges
which are pressed in to the lining c from above against the effect of the cartridge-
lifter d d¹. The lining c is adapted to be shifted up and down for a short distance,
the back c' being guided partly by the opening in the case a partly in the box of
the trigger-guard and the side-plates 2 being guided in grooves of the front wall
of the said box. The shifting of the lining c and therefore of the cartridges
contained in it is effected by means of the shifting-lever f provided on the right
hand side of the trigger guard band bearing on its shaft" supported by the
trigger-guard a projection f similar to a key bit catching into a suitable indenta-
tion of the lining back c. If the leverf which is provided with a thumb-
piece and is capable of being temporarily arrested in its extreme positions, is
turned down, as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 1. the lining c, together with
its contents in cartridges retained by the bent in tops of the side plates is shifted
downwards, so that the bolt k can pass without any effect above the uppermost
cartridge, which is obviously required if the gun is to be used as a single-loader.
But if on the contrary the gun is to be used as a repeater, the lining is shifted
upwards as shown at Figure 2 by turning up the lever f whereby the uppermost
cartridge is brought within reach of the bolt k.
The charging of the lining c is effected by pushing-in cartridges from the top
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page_text: singly by hand or by means of the well known "Mauser cartridge-holder" up to
five cartridges at the same time.
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 :--
.
A cartridge-shifter for breech-loading bolt-guns with a magazine-box situated
beneath the cartridge-rest consisting of a lining c of the said box, containing the
cartridges in combination with a shifting lever the shaft of which possesses a
projection entering a suitable indentation of the lining-back cand by the up and
down movement of which lever f the lining c together with the cartridges contained
in it is raised or lowered so as to bring the uppermost cartridge into or out of
reach of the bolt k substantially as shown and described.
Datel OTH
COT
PAUL MAUSER,
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.