Improvements in and relative to the Magazines of Repeating Fire Arms.
Year: 1886

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relative to the Magazines of Repeating
Fire Arms.
We, THOMAS PAGE WOOD, of 35, Nicholas Street, in the city and county of
Bristol, gunmaker, and WILLIAM CLIFFORD, of Heath End House, Cromhall, Falfield,
in the county of Gloucester, gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to that class of repeating fire arms having tubular
magazines" for holding or containing the cartridges. It consists, under one
arrangement, in the use of magazines which are applied singly to the barrel of the
arm and are capable of detachment therefrom at will, and which are intended to be
detached after the supply of cartridges originally contained therein has been
expended.
In practice the user of the arm carries a convenient number of such magazines
charged and is thus enabled to readily replace an empty by a charged magazine.
The liability to place a cartridge in the magazine with the bullet inwards is lessened,
the magazines being, under this invention, intended to be charged apart from any
exciting or confusing circumstances which may be attendant on the use of the
fire arm.
The cartridges are fed from the magazine to the position for firing by means of a
spiral spring such as is usually employed for that purpose, the spring being secured
at the upper end in a chamber into which it is re-compressed, after the magazine has
been emptied of cartridges, by hand pressure exerted on a stud or button attached to
the plunger of the spring. The magazine is slotted to admit of this arrangement.
Or the spring may be re-compressed by means of a rod to the lower end of which
it is connected. Above the magazine the rod is carried in guides under the barrel,
the spring being gathered between the lower end of the rod and a stop fixed above
the magazine. The spring is maintained in the compressed state by securing the rod,
after compression of the spring, in any manner suitable for the purpose, as for
instance, by a stud or button working in a groove and constituting what is termed a
bayonet joint.

page_text: Under a second arrangement, comprised in this invention, the cartridges are
contained in cases of card board, stiff paper or other suitable material, each case being
charged with a convenient number of cartridges and firmly closed at one end. At
the other end each case is closed by a temporary cover or lid. A supply of such cases
is intended to be carried by the user of the arm.
The magazine to be used under this second arrangement may be either hinged at
the lower end to the arm or it may be otherwise designed. If a hinged magazine of
this kind be adopted, it is, for the purpose of being charged, turned outwards on its
hinge, and into the open top thereof the contents of a case of cartridges are emptied,
or the contents of two or more such cases, the temporary lid or cover of the case or
cases having been first removed.
The magazine should correspond in length with that of a case of cartridges or with
two or more cases so that it may receive the whole of the cartridges contained in such
case or cases.
After the magazine has been charged, it is turned on its hinge to its normal
position parallel with the barrel and the spiral feeding spring, previously forced back
to allow the magazine to be turned outwards to receive the cartridges, is then brought
to bear on the column of cartridges therein.
Instead of being hinged to the bottom of the arm às above described, the magazine
may be designed to open in various ways to receive the cartridges and close over
them. For instance, it may be divided parallel with the barrel and the two parts
arranged to turn on hinges; or it may be fitted with a semi-cylindrical cover, or it
may be otherwise arranged for the required purpose.
Dated this 1st dow of
1000
W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relative to the Magazines of Repeating
Fire Arms.
We, THOMAS PAGE WOOD, of 35 Nicholas Street, in the City and County of
Bristol, gunmaker, and WILLIAM CLIFFORD, of Heath End House, Cromhall, Falfield,
in the County of Gloucester, gentleman, 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 consists firstly in the use, in a repeating fire arm, of a magazine for
containing the cartridges to be discharged in the arm, the said magazine being, under
one arrangement, applied to and capable of detachment from the barrel at will.
Such magazines are intended to be charged with cartridges apart from the fire arm
the user of which carries in practice a convenient number of such magazines charged.
As each becomes in turn empty it is detached from the arm and discarded and a
charged magazine substituted. The magazines are charged with cartridges one
placed therein behind the other "end on." They are fed from the magazine to the
position for discharge in the fire arm by means of a spiral spring which is brought to
bear on the rouleau of cartridges after the magazine has been adjusted upon the arm.
This spring is secured in a chamber provided on the inside of the barrel at a point
beyond the outer end of the magazine and into which chamber the spring is re-
compressed and gathered after each magazine has been emptied of cartridges.
This invention consists secondly in the use, in connection with repeating fire arms,
of cases containing cartridges arranged "end on" therein, the cases being made
apart from the arm and composed of cardboard, paper of requisite stiffness, or other
suitable material. Each case is securely closed at one end and at the other is
furnished with a temporary cover or lid. A supply of such cases is intended to be
carried by the user of the arm and the contents of each case are in turn transferred to
the magazine of the fire arm. For this purpose the temporary cover or lid of the
case is removed and the cartridges dropped therefrom into the magazine. The
magazine used under this arrangement may be hinged at the lower end to the barrel
of the arm or be otherwise arranged. If hinged, it is, for the purpose of being
charged, turned downwards on its hinge to receive the cartridges from the cases.
The magazine should correspond in length with that of a case of cartridges or with
two or more cases so that it may receive the whole of the cartridges contained in each
case or cases.
After the magazine has been charged, it is turned on its hinge to its normal
position parallel with the barrel and the spiral feeding spring, previously forced back
to allow the magazine to be turned outwards to receive the cartridges, is then brought
to bear on the column of cartridges therein.

page_text: Instead of being hinged to the bottom of the arm as above described, the magazine
may be designed to open in various ways to receive the cartridges and to close over
them. For instance, it may be divided parallel with the barrel and the two parts
arranged to turn on hinges; or it may be fitted with a semi-cylindrical cover, or it
may be otherwise arranged for the required purpose.
Under a modification a magazine is arranged around the action of the fire arm in
the form of a case or pocket. The cartridges are placed one on the other in a plane
parallel with the barrel and, descending in turn by gravitation to the breech, they are
placed in the proper position for discharge by actuating the cocking lever accordingly.
The magazine is designed to be attached to or detached from the arm at will.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is:-
1. In a repeating rifle or similar fire arm, the use of a tubular magazine capable of
being attached to or detached from the arm at will and into which the cartridges
to be discharged are placed in a single row, the said magazine being designed to
be attached to the arm when charged and detached when empty, substantially as
hereinbefore described.
2. In a repeating rifle or similar fire arm having a tubular magazine, the use
of cases, of cardboard, stiff paper or other suitable substance, containing the cartridges
for the arm, such cases constituting temporary magazines for the supply of ammunition
to the arm as required, substantially as hereinbefore described.
3. The use in a repeating rifle or similar fire arm, of a magazine or chamber for
cartridges arranged round the action or breech and capable of attachment to or
detachment from the arm at will, substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 21st day of Tu... A T 1007
Dated this 21st
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AT
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W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.