Improvements in Breech-loading Hammerless Fire-arms.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left. 20th May. 1889-Accepted, 13th July, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Breech-loading Hammerless Fire-arms.
I, JOHN SIDNEY HEATH Gun Maker 3, High Street Six Ways Aston Birmingham
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It consists in jointing (or pivoting) two levers on box or stud of trigger-plate,
which are made to work on each trigger blade. When the gun is cocked the levers
go into a projection on the tumblers or hammers.
The levers can be made to work moveable pieces on the back of body of action, the
pieces also catching the projections on tumbers or hammers.
By either method the hammers are held safe until the triggers are pulled. To make
the safety complete, I joint a lever on the stud on trigger-plate; one end is
moved by thumb or finger the other end goes into a slot in bolt, and moves
the bolt backwards and forwards.
When moved backwards it bolts the triggers; when moved forwards, it releases
them. A notch is made on bolt, which is operated on by a spring which keeps the
bolt in its place.
Dated thin 90th dow of Aronat 1888
JOHN SIDNEY HEATH,
Gun Maker, 3, High Street, Six Ways, Aston, Birmingham.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Breech-loading Hammerless Fire-arms.
1, JOHN SIDNEY HEATH, Gun Maker, 3 High Street, Six Ways Aston Birmingham,
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 :-
,
The invention consists in jointing (or pivotting) two (2) levers on either the box
or stud of trigger-plate, and making them work on each trigger-blade (a. a). When.
the gun is cocked the fore-ends of the levers catch a projection on the tumblers (or
hammers), and hold them safe until the triggers are pulled: The levers may be used
with only the ends turned to catch the hammers, or moveable pieces (b. b) may be
jointed on to answer the same purpose.
The above refers to double-barreled guns, but the invention is applicable to single-
barreled fire-arms, when of course only one (1) safety lever would be used. To make
the safety complete, I joint a lever upon a stud on the trigger-plate,-
-one end of lever
is moved by the thumb or finger, the other end goes into a slot in the bolt-a
straight or horizontal one-and, moves the bolt backwards and forwards-when
moved backwards the bolt fastens the triggers; when moved forwards, it releases
them.
A notch (c), is made on bolt which is operated on by a spring d that keeps the bolt
in its place.
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
1. The jointing (or pivotting) of the safety tumbler (or hammer) lever, or levers, (a. a)
to either the box or stud of trigger-plate.

page_text: 2. The notch (c) which is made on trigger-bolt by means of which it (the bolt) is
kept in place by the spring.
Dated this 18th day of May 1889.
JOHN SIDNEY HEATH,
Gun Maker, 3, High Street; Six Ways, Aston, Birmingham.