Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 30th Apr., 1839
Complete Specification Accepted, 8th June, 1889
WILLIAM PALMER JONES 75 Bath Street Birmingham Warwickshire Gun and
Rifle Makur do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has reference to Guns and Rifles that may be fired from the shoulder
and having the butt of the stocks so constructed that it may be moved at will in
various directions, in order to enable the Gun or Rifle Maker to properly fit the Gun
or Rifle according to the requirements of persons of varied build, vision &c.
To effect the above object I form the handle of the stock (preferably) with knuckle
joints, that may be moved in either the vertical or horizontal positions thus giving
motion to the butt of the stock in the same direction-The vertical one giving the
tend and the horizontal giving the cast on or cast off of the butt.
The said joints are constructed with capped shaped ends into which the wool of the
stock is fitted and fixed to the stock by two screwed pins, one of them being inserted
in a suitable hole bored in the butt end of the stock, and the other in a corresponding
hole bored from the head or forepart of the stock.
The said knuckle joints thus form a union between the butt end and forepart of
the handle of the stock, and are held firmly in the desired position whilst firing the
Gun or Rifle at the target by means of tightening pins and set screws.
Ball and socket, and hinged, or other joints may be used for the same purpose of
moving the stock in virious directions.
The butt end of the stock may be made to slide up and down the corresponding
butt end of the stock, so as to make the stock longer or shorter, and is holl in the
desired position by means of butt regulating screws or tightening or set screws.
The Heelplate is jointed so as to rise at the toe by means of a regulating pin or
screw.
1000

page_text: I WILLIAM PALMER JONES of 75 Bath Street Birminghain in the County of
Warwick, Gunmaker &c. do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 has reference to guns and rifles which may be fired from the shoulder
having the butt of the stock so constructed that it may be moved at will in various
directions in order to enable the Gun or Rifle maker to properly fit the Gun or Rifle
in accordance with the requirements of persons of varied build, vision &c. To effect
the above object I form the handle of the stock (preferably) with knuckle joints
which may be moved in either the vertical or horizontal positions thus giving motion
to the butt of the stock in the same direction. The vertical one giving the bend and
the horizontal giving the cast off or cast on of the butt.
The said joints are constructed with cupped shaped ends into which the wood of the
stock is fitted and are fixed to the stock by two screwed pins one of them being
inserted in a suitable hole, bored in the butt end of the stock and the other in a 1
corresponding hole bored from the head or fore part of the stock. The said knuckle
joints thus form a union between the butt and fore part of the handle of the stock
and aro held firmly in the desired position whilst firing the gun or rifle at the target,
or in the field by means of tightening pins and set screws. Ball and socket and
hinged or other joints may be used for the same purpose of moving the stock in
various directions.
The butt end of the stock may be made to slide up and down the corresponding
butt end of the stock so as to make the stock longer or shorter and is held in the
desired position by means of butt regulating screws, or tightening or set screws. The
heelplate is jointed so as to rise at the. too by means of a regulating pin or screw.
The whole of the adjustable parts whether at the heelplate or at the main joint are
thus capable of being locked in order that there may not be the slightest shake or
movement of the parts when the gun is fired the recoil thereof being transmitted
through the various pius and joints in a substantial manner to the shoulder of the
person firing the gun.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and easily carried into
practical effect I have appended hereunto five double sized sheets of drawings upon
which there is illustrated examples of several modifications of the manner of carrying
the sume into practical effect which will enable gunmakers to apply the principle
thereof to the various circumstances which occur in practice but I do not confine
myself to the exact details shewn as these may be obviously varied to a considerable

page_text: extent without departing from the principle which is to produce an adjustable gun
which may be fired at the target or in the field, for instance the joint parts A may be
moved backwards or forwards, and the means of tightening up may be greatly varied
as any practical gunmaker will know.
Figure 1. is a side view of one of my firing measurement guns complete and ready
for firing that is to say every joint and adjustable part hereafter to be explained in
detail are herein shewn tightened up so that the gun may be fired at the target or in
the field without fear of shake or jar or the breakage of any of the parts.
Figure 2 is a vertical sectional elevation of the same gun as shewn by Figure 1
which shews most of the details in section so that the minute construction is better
comprehended.
Figure 3. is also a vertical sectional elevation of the same gun on a considerably
enlarged scale but with the heel of the stock left off so that the adjustable part A may
be more clearly shewn as that constitutes the principal and most important portion of
my invention. The mode of adjusting the bend by the set screw is clearly shewn
and of locking it by the abutment set pin E' so that there may be no liberty whatever
when both pins are quite tight.
Figure 4 is a correspondingly enlarged plan agreeing with the elevation Figure 3
where the mode of effecting the "Cast off" and "Cast on " is clearly illustrated in
detail so that the adjustment of the joint a', is gradually effected by the set screws E'
and E which are tapped into the centre portion of the joint of the stock and abutt
against the fore part thereby locking the same tightly.
Figure 5 is a cross section through Figure 3 on the line 1-2 shewing the shape
of that part of the double joint which has to be grasped by the hand.
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Figures 6 illustrates a mode in elevation of effecting the same purpose by means
of a ball joint so that the stock may be altered in the bend or "Cast off"
one operation.
Figure 7. is a sectional elevation of Figure 5 giving the details of how the above is
carried out.
Figure 8 is a part section and part elevation showing a modification of the ball
joint as well as another method of fixing same when adjusted.
Figure 9. is a section through a single cone joint which may be used for tightening
up the knuckle joints in place of the set screws shewn in Figures 1 and 2.
Figure 10 is a sectional elevation of a double cone for the same purpose.
Figure 11. is a longitudinal vertical section shewing a double ball joint which can
he secured in the position to which it has been adjusted by means of similar set pins
to those used to the knuckle joints.
Figure 12. is an elevation of same.
Figure 13 is a cross section of same on line 3-4.
Figure 14. is a similar section through the joint but shewing the ball with
a single bearing set with tightening screws.
Referring to sheets 1 and 2 of the drawings again 1 divide the butt end of the
stock B from the fore part B1 and insert the double knuckle joint A. This joint
consists of the three knuckles a', a² and a³ which are secured together by the vertical
pin a and the horizontal pin as each having the counter sunk heads a and a and
counter sunk nuts a" and a¹ or the pins may be of a kind similar to ordinary screwed
joint pins.
The knuckle pieces a' and a³ are provided with the flanges a' and a so as to form
a socket into which the stock B is fixed by means of the screw pins D and D¹ which
are screwed into the internal sockets a¹ and a" the one from the butt end B through
the bored hole d³ and the other from the fore part B' through the bored hole d³ these
being screwed up firm previous to the gun being put together.
The pins a and as of the double joint A are prevented from turning while being
tightened by the small pegs ee. For the purpose of securely fixing the horizontal
joint after it is adjusted the two grooves and e³ are provided in the sides of the
centre portion a² of the double joint and the set screws E and E' are placed so as to
butt up against the knuckle piece a'. The vertical joint being fixed in a similar

page_text: manner by the set screws E and E and by these means both the horizontal and
vertical joints may be firmly fixed in position while at the same time by the
manipulation of the set screws the bend or the "cast off" or on can be obtained to
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a nicety as it is only necessary to slightly release the screws E or E and turn the
set screws or E or vice versa to alter the angle of the stock with regard to the
barrel a shade in either direction. The set screw may he operated either by means of
a key or screw driver. In Figures 1 and 2 I have shewn my improvement applied to
a gun which is made adjustable for measurement in all directions. The butt end of
the stock being made to be lengthened or shortened by the false end B which has the
rods 63 sliding in the sockets which sockets are fixed within the stock B and have
the tightening or set screws 6 which enter the small sinkings be in the rods 6*
thereby fixing the false end B' in any position it may have been adjusted to by means
of the screw 6' engaging in the plate 63 which is fixed to the butt B the said scrow 67
having a square head for being turned with a key. The width of the stock is also
made adjustable by means of the comb B which is raised or lowered by means of a
screw pin which enters the socket 611 this socket being provided with a squaro head
for turning with a key. The heel plate is jointed in the centre so as to rise at the toe
and heel and the angle adjusted by means of the screws 61 and 614. By these means
a measurement gun or rifle is obtained which can not only be adjusted in all its
various ports but is capable of being fired from the shoulder.
In Figures 6 and 7 the stock B is divided and the ball F is contained in the cup F¹
which has the aperture in the end through which the arm 3 of the ball projects.
This arm passes through the cup H which is fixed to the fore part B¹ of the butt end
of the stock and is provided with the screwed end for the purpose of being
drawn up by the female screw pin D until the points h¹ and of the cup H
meet the cup F this being done while the gun is stripped. A portion of the
interior of the cup F1 is tapped and the piece J is screwed into the cup having
the screwed projection J' which is drawn up by the female screw pin until the
cup F is fixed firm to the stock B. The sliding cup piece J³ is provided behind
the ball and is operated upon by the rod J which is screwed into the socket pin J²
for the purpose of pressing the piece J tightly against the ball and thereby pre-
venting it from turning so as to set it firm when adjusted to the angle required
and this can be readily done from the butt end by the square head J' of the end of
the rod J*.
In Figure 8 the internal ball and double cup is dispensed with and the ball K in
this case is fixed to the front part of the butt end of the stock by the pin or pins k¹
the socket or cup L in this case being fitted on to the stock B by the flanges B¹
which form a socket into which the stock B goes and the ball K is provided with
the arm which passes through the cup L and has its end screwed and secured
by the nut to the stock B sufficient. play being allowed for ball to turn.
For adjusting the ball the nut k would be loosened and the gun set to the desired
angle after which the nut would be again tightened this being done from the butt
end by a box spanner spanner or other key and the ball may be additionally set by
means of the small set pin b².
The knuckle joints first described may he tightened up sufficiently to be set firm
by means of the screw M¹ and cone pin M, Figure 9 or by the cones N and N' which
are drawn together by the screw nut n Figure 10. In Figures 11, 12 and 13 the
ball P is contained in the cup R which is fixed to the stock B by the pin R' or other
equivalent and is provided with the arm p' which passes through the outer cup S
into the front part of the stock where it is secured by the nut p². The cup or
socket R is provided with the four sinkings and, and to allow of the
insertion of the set screws e e e and e¹ by the adjustment of which either the
bend and "cast off" or "
on can be easily obtained separately without materially
interfering with each other.
In Figure 14 the outer cup is shewn with no bearing upon the cup R but the
four set screws receiving the recoil and the adjustment is effected in the same
manner as in Figure 11. It will thus be seen that by my invention I produce a

page_text: measurement gun which is capable of being fired with any charge of powder without
the liability of alteration from the set during the explosion as such alteration would
be vital to the utility 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 improvements in measurement guns and rifles which may be quickly adjusted
and locked to the requirements of any person and used for firing at the target or in
the field substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and as shewn upon
Sheets 1. 2. 3. 4 and 5 of the drawings.
D
11000
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham,
Agent for Applicant.