Improvements in Magazine Small Arms.
Year: 1895

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Date of Application, 12th Sept., 1895
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Date of Application, 12th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 14th June, 1906 Accepted, 13th July, 1959
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Magazine Small Arms.
We, JACQUES FÉLIX LUIGI of 5 Rue Basse des Carmes, Paris, formerly
Infantry-Officer and MARIE GASTON MATURIÉ of 27 Quai Ligny, Angers
(Maine et Loire) Captain of Reserve both in the Republic of France, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved magazine rifle, in which the cartridges are
lifted solely by the displacement of the breech lock so that incorrect manipulations
can no longer take place, since the lifting of the cartridges is thereby rendered
completely dependent upon the breech.
Our improved rifle comprises:
(1) A movable breech lock including the breech bolt,
(2) A breech frame, in which the movable breach lock is located and
(3) A magazine, which is fixed beneath the breech frame by means of a T and
a screw.
The breech lock comprises the bolt (consisting of a movable head, on which the
recoil tenons and the extractor are arranged, and a cylindrical part provided with
a longitudinal groove for the passage of the head of the ejector); a hammer with
its small left hand tenon serving to block the left hand groove of the passage for
the tenons, which groove is made in the breech frame; a muffle provided at the
right hand with a safety device, which will be hereinafter described, and which
serves to block the right hand tenon groove; the firing pin and its spring; and
finally the binding screw for the bolt.
The breech frame has two longitudinal grooves provided at the right and left
hand for the passage of the recoil tenons; a transverse groove, in which rest the
recoil tenous; a slot through which the cartridges pass from the magazine into
the chamber; a block for the stoppage of the cartridges a passage for the
ejector; the manipulating arm of the elevator and a stop for the movable
breech lock. The stop for the cartridges is placed on the left hand side of
the breech frame and forms a spring having a nose which projects into the
frame in order to stop the uppermost cartridge after the same has been lifted.
The ejector forms part of the trigger and is composed of a vertical nose which
is met by the base of the cartridge when the same is brought back by the
extractor and the movable breech lock. The stop device likewise forms part
of the trigger and is composed of a vertical nose in form of a false door, which
is met by the left hand tenon of the movable breech lock when this latter
is moved backward. This stop device likewise carries the sear of the trigger
and the trigger spring so that this piece fulfils multiple functions, as is apparent.
The stop device, which has just been described, is retained at the end of the
breech by means of a piu.
The operating arm of the cartridge elevator is retained beneath the tail of the
breech by means of a pin. This arm projects into the breech frame, and the right
hand tenon of the movable breech lock rests above in order to actuate the cartridge
elevator, as will be hereinafter explained. The said arm is provided with a catch
which prevents the slide stop finger from acting,--when the breech lock is drawn
back, by placing itself against a projection at the top of the finger. Finally, the
operating arm in question carries a pawl which turns on a pivot and which is
pressed forward toward the cartridge elevator by means of a suitable spring.

page_text: The magazine is composed of the trigger_guard, of the rebate into which
the retaining screw is screwed, and of the T before referred to arranged in
front.
In the interior of the magazine are the elevator, the slide stop finger before-
mentioned, a spring pawl for stopping the elevator and a cartridge transporter or
feeder.
The elevator forms a kind of pivoted lever, the small arm of which presents a
toothed part and the large arm a tail serving to lift the transporter or feeder
aforesaid. The said teeder rises as the cartridges are required to be passed
upward from the magazine into the breech chamber. For this purpose, under the
action of the movable breech lock, the pawl of the operating arm of the elevator
aforesaid causes the elevator lever to oscillate by engaging one of the teeth. This
oscillating movement has for its result the lifting of the cartridge feeder and
through the latter of a cartridge which passes over the cartridge spring stop and
then presents itself in front of the bolt and is pushed by the latter into the barrel.
The cartridge feeder is formed by a frame turning on a pivot arranged at the front
of the magazine. This frame has near its axis of oscillation a heel upon which
acts a return spring located in a hollow space provided below the breech frame.
Opposite its pivot the frame carries a pivoted blade which is first lifted by the tail
of the elevator entering a recess provided in the frame aforesaid. A small spring,
fixed in the said frame serves to return the movable blade when the frame has
returi ed to the bottom of the magazine. While the breech bolt is in its rearward
position, the awl of the operating arm maintains the elevator in a lifted
position, but as soon as the breech bolt is pushed forward again, the spring pawl
engages with one of the teeth of the elevator, and maintains the elevator in the
lifted position.
The operation which we have just described is repeated for each of the
cartridges contained in the magazine thanks to the teeth arranged on the
elevator.
When all the cartridges of the magazine have been exhausted or fired, the
elevator and the cartridge feeder are returned to the bottom of the magazine by
the aid of the return spring.
This movement is obtained by the slide stop-finger aforesaid, which finger has a
slot concentric with the axis formed by the pin which carries said finger and the
elevator so that they have this axis in common.
On the elevator a claw is provided which works in the slot of the finger
aforesaid and at the moment of the elevation of the last cartridge, the said claw
rests against the lower extremity of this slot. When the last cartridge case has
been ejected, the finger is moved to the left and meets the two pawls engaging with
the teeth of the extractor. Thus the said pawls are removed from the teeth by
the said finger. As the elevator and the cartridge feeder are then no longer
retained, they give way to the action of the return spring and take up again their
initial position in the magazine.
The slide stop finger carries a small arm or lever which projects on the
right hand side of the magazine. The forward displacement of this arm or
lever allons of filling the magazine or of firing single shots, that is to say
without taking the cartridges from the magazine. When this finger is displaced
as just described, the nose of the spring pawl falls into an appropriate notch.
It is evident that in the first case this arm or lever is subsequently passed back
again as soon as the disengagement is obtained and that, in the second case one
leaves the arm or lever pushed forward as long as single shot firing is to be
continued. The rifle may be either charged by hand or by means of the cartridge
feeder.
The muffle of the movable breech lock presents a projection which only needs to
be turned in order to arrest the firing pin and, thus forms the safety-device. In
this case the projection in question meets the rear edge of the breech frame and
thus prevents the firing pin from being carried forward. The inverse manipulation

page_text: of the muffle places the projection toward the right hand groove of the breech so
that firing is thus rendered possible.
For dismounting the firing pin the muffle is turned from the right to the left
until the projection partly engages a groove arranged at the right in the reinforced
part of the hammer.
Our device is dismounted by hand for cleaning or maintenance; it is for this
purpose that we have provided the same with a screw. The movable breech lock
is removed from the breech frame by pressing upon the trigger so as to cause a
stop to descend.
The butt-end of the rifle constitutes a small magazine of sufficient size for
receiving the accessories for cleaning and maintenance.
Our improvements may be applied to a rifle having any calibre, but we construct
the same preferably with a calibre of 6 5.
in
The projectile of our cartridges is made with an air channel arranged in direction
of its longitudinal axis, with a inovable bottom.
It is evident that the forms, details, accessories, material and dimensions of our
improved rifle may vary without therefore in any way altering the principle of our
invention.
Dated this 12th day of September 1895
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.
improvements in Magazine Small Arms.
We, JACQUES FÉLIX LUIGI, of 5 Rue Basse des Carmes, Paris, formerly
Infantry-Officer, and MARIE GASTON MATURIE, of 27 Quai Ligny, Angers
(Maine et Loire) Captain of Reserve, both in the Republic of France, 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 magazine bolt guns. An important feature of the said
invention is the provision of means whereby the cartridges are lifted in the
magazine solely by the displacement of the breech lock or bolt so that incorrect
manipulation cannot take place, since the lifting of the cartridges is thereby
rendered completely dependent upon the action of the breech.
Another important feature of the invention is the construction of the trigger to
act as an ejector of the spent cartridge and as a stop for limiting the rearward
travel of the bolt.
The improvements are set forth in the following description and illustrated by
the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is an elevation of so much of our improved gun as is necessary for the
present purpose;
Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same on the line 1-2 of Figure 3.
Figure 3 shows a part of the gun in longitudinal section.
Figure 4 represents the breech in sectional plan, on the line 3-4 of Figure 3.
Figure 5 shows the movable breech bolt or lock separately, in longitudinal
section.
Figure 6 is an end view of the front part of the movable lock.
Figure 7 shows the muffle hereinafter described as seen from the left.
Figure 8 shows the muffle together with the hammer seen from the left.
Figure 9 is a rear end view of the muffle.
Figure 10 represents the muffle as seen from the right.
Figure 11 shows the magazine as seen from the right.

page_text: Figure 12 is an under plan view of the breech frame to which the magazine is
attached.
Figure 13 is an elevation of the operating arm of the elevator as seen from the
right.
Figure 14 is a corresponding plan view thereof.
Figure 15 is an elevation of the trigger as seen from the right.
Figure 16 is a corresponding plan view thereof.
Figure 17 is a view from the right side, of the slide stop finger.
Figure 18 is a rear view of the slide stop finger, and
Figure 19 is a view of the same as seen from the left.
Figure 20 represents the position of the slide stop finger when the gun is
arranged to act as a repeater.
Figure 21 shows the position of the slide stop finger when the gun is used for
firing single shots or when the magazine is required to be refilled.
In these different figures, similar reference letters and figures refer to similar
parts.
As will be seen from the drawings our improved gun comprises:
1. A movable breech lock A (including the breech bolt proper) represented
separately in Figures 5 and 6;
2. A breech frame B, Figures 3 and 4, in which the movable breech lock A is
located, and
3. A magazine C, Figures 1, 3 and 11, which is fixed beneath the breech frame
by means of a T shaped catch a Figure 11 and a retaining screw b Figure 3.
The lock comprises the bolt (consisting of a movable head c, on which the recoil
tenons and the extractor e are arranged, and a cylindrical part provided with
a longitudinal groove g for the passage of the head of the ejector ); a hammer i
with its small tenon (Figure 8) on the left side, serving to block the left hand
groove formed in the breech frame B for the passage of the tenons d; a muffle /
provided at the right side with a safety device m, which will be hereinafter
described, and which serves to block the right hand tenon groove n Figure 4; the
firing pin o and its spring p; and finally the binding screw g for the bolt.
The breech frame has the two longitudinal grooves kn provided at the right and
left hand sides respectively for the passage of the recoil tenons d; a transverse
groove 7, in which the recoil tenons rest; a slots through which the cartridges
pass from the magazine into the chamber; a block for the stoppage of the
cartridges; a passage for the ejector ; the manipulating arm u of the elevator
and a stop v for the movable breech lock. The stop t for the cartridges is placed
on the left hand side of the breech frame and is constituted by a spring which
projects into the frame and bears against the uppermost cartridge in the
magazine.
The ejector h forms part of the trigger x and is composed of a vertical
projection which is met by the base of the cartridge when the latter is drawn
back by the extractor and the movable breech lock. The stop device likewise
forming part of the trigger is composed of a vertical projection see Figure 16,
which is met. by the left hand tenon of the movable breech lock when this latter is
moved backward. y is the sear of the trigger and is the trigger spring. The
trigger is thus constructed to perform multiple functions, as is apparent. The
trigger is pivoted on a pin 1.
The operating arm of the cartridge elevator 2 is pivoted to the tail of the
breech by means of a pin 3. This arm projects into the breech frame beneath
the right hand tenon of the movable breech lock by which it is actuated, as will
be hereinafter explained. The said arın is provided with a catch 4 which prevents
the action of the slide stop finger 5-when the breech lock is drawn back,-by
placing itself against a projection at the top of the finger. Finally, the operating
arm u carries a pawl 6 which turns on a pivot 7 and which is pressed forward
toward the cartridge elevator 2 by means of a spring 8.
The magazine is composed of the trigger guard 9, the rebate 10 into which

page_text: the retaining screw is screwed, and the T-catch a before referred to at the
front end.
In the interior of the magazine are the elevator 2; the slide stop finger 5 before
mentioned, a spring pawl 11 for preventing the return of the elevator and a
cartridge transporter, platform or feeder D. The elevator 2 forms a kind of pivoted
lever the small arm of which presents a toothed part 14 and the large arm a tail 15
serving to lift the transporter platform or feeder D before-mentioned. The said
feeder rises as the cartridges are required to be passed upward from the magazine
into the breech chamber. For this purpose, under the action of the movable
breech lock, the pawl 6 of the operating arm of the elevator causes the elevator
lever 2 to oscillate by engaging one of the teeth. This oscillating movement has
for its result the lifting of the cartridge feeder D and through the latter the lifting
of a cartridge which passes over the cartridge springs top t, then presents itself in
front of the bolt and is pushed by the latter into the barrel. The cartridge feeder
is formed by a frame 16 turning on a pivot 17, arranged at the front end of the
magazine. This frame has near its axis of oscillation 17 a heel 18 upon which acts
a spring 19 located in a hollow space provided in the breech frame. Opposite its
pivot the frame 16 carries a blade 20 pivoted at 21 which blade is first lifted by
the tail 15 of the elevator entering a recess provided in the frame 16. A. small
spring 22, fixed in the said frame serves to return the movable blade when the
frame has returned to the bottom of the magazine. While the breech bolt is in
its rearward position, the pawl 6 of the operating arm & maintains the elevator 2
in a raised position, but as soon as the breech bolt is pushed forward again, the
part 23 of the spring pawl 11 Figure 3 engages with one of the teeth of the
elevator, and maintains the elevator in the raised position. The operation, which
we have just described, is repeated for each of the cartridges contained in the
magazine.
When all the cartridges of the magazine have been exhausted or fired, the
elevator 2 and the cartridge feeder D are returned to the bottom of the magazine
by the return spring 19. This movement is obtained by the slide stop finger
aforesaid, represented in Figures 17 to 21 which finger has a slot 24 concentric
with the axis formed by the pin 13 which carries said finger and the elevator so
that they have this axis in common. On the elevator a pin 25 is provided which
works in the slot 24 of the finger aforesaid as is shown in Figures 20 and 21 and
at the moment of the elevation of the last cartridge, the said pin rests against the
lwer extremity of the slot. When the last cartridge case has been ejected the
finger is moved to the left and raises the two paws 6 and 11 out of engagement
with the teeth of the elevator. As the elevator 2 and the cartridge feeder D are
then no longer retained, they give way to the action of the spring 19 and take up
again their initial position in the magazine as represented in Figure 3 of the
drawing.
The slide stop finger 5 carries a small arm or lever 26 which projects on the
right hand side of the magazine, as clearly shown in Figure 1. The forward
displacement of this arm or lever allows of filling the magazine or of firing single
shots, that is to say without taking the cartridges from the magazine. When this
arm or lever 26 is displaced as just described a part 23 Figure 20 of the spring
pawl 11 falls into an appropriate notch 27. If repeated shots are to be fired this
arm or lever is passed back as soon as the release of the elevator is effected, but if
single shot firing is desired the arm is not pushed back. The rifle may be either
charged by hand or by means of the cartridge feeder.
The mufe of the movable breech lock presents a projection m which only
needs to be turned in order to arrest the firing pin and, thus forms the safety-
device. In this case the projection in question meets the rear edge of the breech
frame and thus prevents the firing pin from being carried forward. The inverse
manipulation of the muffic places the projection m toward the right hand groove
of the breech so that firing is thus rendered possible. For dismounting the firing
pin the muffle is turned from the right to the left until the projection m partly

page_text: engages a groove 28 (Figure 1) arranged at the right in the reinforced part of the
hammer.
The mechanism can be dismounted by hand without the aid of a screw key for
cleaning or repairs; it is for this purpose that we have provided the same with a
screw handle 29. The movable breech lock can be removed from the breech frame
by pressing upon the trigger so as to cause the stop » to descend.
The butt-end of the gun constitutes a small magazine of sufficient size for
receiving the accessories for cleaning and repair.
Our improvements may be applied to a gun having any calibre, but we construct
the same preferably with a calibre of 6.5 mm.
The projectile of our cartridge is made with an air channel arranged in the
direction of its longitudinal axis, with a movable bottom.
It is evident that the forms, details, accessories, material and dimensions of our
improved gun may vary without departing from the principle of our invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In a bolt gun a trigger constructed to act as an ejector and as a stop for
limiting the rearward movement of the bolt, substantially as described.
2. A bolt gun wherein the raising of the magazine platform is effected by
mechanism actuated by the bolt during the rearward movement of the bolt,
substantially as described.
3. The device for automatically liberating the platform when the magazine is
empty to allow of the return of the said platform to its lowest position, sub-
stantially as described.
4. The construction of the device referred to in the preceding claiming clause,
so that it can be actuated by hand to liberate the platform when in any inter-
mediate position and thus allow of the return of the said platform to its lowest
position when it is desired to fill the magazine with cartridges, substantially as
described.
5. The safety-device constructed in one piece substantially as, and for the
purpose, described.
6. The improvements in bolt guns substantially as described with reference to
the accompanying drawings and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 5th day of June 1896.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.