Improvements in Toy Guns, Pistols, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 12th Dec., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by LUDWIG BÜHRLEN, of Heidelberg, Engineer, and
I. SCHMITT, of Ladenburg, Baden, Manufacturer, both in the Empire of
Germany.]
Improvements in Toy Guns, Pistols, and the like.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
45 Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 toy guns, pistols and the like and comprises a simple and
cheap device for quick-firing.
The device used for this purpose in toy pistols and small arms is represented in
Figures I and II, whilst Figures VI and VII show its application to toy cannon.
According to this invention I employ a cylindrical chamber 1, Figures II and VI,
which is open at the top, and into which fits a removable disc 2 adapted to be
turned to the right and left.
This revolving disc 2 has a number of cell-shaped depressions 3, Figure V for
the reception of the detonating caps or plates.
These depressions are wider towards the axis in order that the said caps or
plates shall not fall out as long as the revolving disc 2 is outside the chamber 1.
To prevent the detonating caps or plates being pushed out upwardly, all the cells
are closed by a cover 4 the edge of which protrudes outside the revolving disc.
The chamber 1 has towards the barrel a hook-shaped projection 6 which is
firmly connected with the chamber 1 and fits exactly into a notch 7 in the cover 4.
The object of the projection 6 and notch 7 will hereinafter be explained.
I fix the chamber 1 by means of the screws a and a to the stock of the small
arm or pistol, or in the case of cannon upon the cannon itself, as shown in
Figure VI.
The device may also be provided on one side of the fire arm.
Immediately behind the chamber is arranged the cock 8 (Figures I and II)
which has its fulcrum at band through the agency of the spring 9 is caused by the
trigger to move from the cocked position (Figure II) to the position Figure 1.
Figures VI and VII show the arrangement of the quick-firing device in toy fire
arms having a rectilinear striking device, that is to say the cock 8 is replaced by
the hammer 10, Figures IV, VI and VII.
Instead of the spring 9 the spiral spring 11 is brought into action.
The operation of the gun
as follows:
The cock 8 or the hammer 10 is drawn back and the revolving disc 2 in the
chamber is placed so that the notch 7 shall be exactly below the hook shaped
projection 6.
In this position the revolving disc can be raised from the chamber.
Then the detonating caps or plates are introduced from below into the cells 3,
whereupon the revolving disc is placed in the chamber, the notch 7 being brought
over the hook 6.
During the firing the revolving disc may either be turned automatically in the
well-known manner or else by hand, which enables the toy to be made more
cheaply.
In the latter case lines are drawn upon the cover of the cells so that when these
lines are placed in the direction of the barrel the cock shall strike upon a detonating
cap or plate.
After a complete revolution the disc can be removed, this being prevented in the

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is :-
First: A quick-firing gun, pistol and the like, characterized by the chamber 1
for the reception of a revolving disc 2 provided with cells for the detonating caps
or plates.
Second. For preventing the revolving disc from leaving the chamber during the
use of the gun, pistol and the like constructed as set forth in the first claim, the
hook 6.arranged on the chamber and corresponding to the notch 7 in the cover of
the revolving disc.
Dated this 4th do of November 1901
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.for the Applicant.