AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FITTED TO SPORTING GUNS FOR SCORING THE GAME WHEN BROUGHT Down
Year: 1884

page_text: I, SIR RALPH PAYNE GALLWEY of Cawling Hall, Bedale in the County of
York, Baronet, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "AN IMPROVED
APPARATUS FITTED TO SPORTING GUNS FOR SCORING THE GAME WHEN BROUGHT
Down" and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This Invention has for its object an improved apparatus fitted to sporting guns
for scoring the game when brought down."
The apparatus consists of a pair of registers one on either side of the fore part
of the stock, these registers are similar the one to the other, and each consists of a
plate of inetal let into the wood and having in it a longitudinal slot.
The
There is a slider in the slot which can be traversed by means of a screw.
screw runs parallel to the slot on the under side of the plate, and it is carried by
lugs projecting from the plate. The screw is thus held so that it is able to turn,
but not to move in a longitudinal direction. It has upon it a milled head of
globular form, which projects slightly through an opening in the plate. By pressing
the thumb upon the milled head and moving it the screw can be readily turned in
the direction required. The screw passes through the slider by a hole within
which there is a corresponding thread, so that when the screw is turned the slider
traverses end wise in the slot.
I employ a multiple threaded screw in order to obtain a sufficiently rapid
traverse. I form small radial ratchet teeth upon the milled head around the
centre, and I provide a ring with corresponding radial teeth capable of sliding
upon the screw stem. This ring is pressed towards the head by means of a coiled
spring.
By this means the head with the screw are partially locked at the end of each
quarter turn, so as both to prevent the slider being accidentally shifted from its
place, and to indicate through the sense of touch to the person using the gun
when the screw has been turned a sufficient distance to move the slider one step
forward.
The side of the slot is graduated from 0 to 10, and a quarter turn of the milled
head moves the slider a distance equal to one graduation.
In order that my said Invention may be most fully understood and readily
carried into effect I will proceed to describe the Drawings hereunto annexed.

page_text: Figure 1 is an elevation of the fore part of a gun having my improved
apparatus applied to it.
Figure 2 is a side view of the apparatus as it appears when removed from its
place in the stock.
Figure 3 is an under side view.
Figure 4 is a plan of the metal plate with the other parts removed.
AA is the plate which is let into the wood of the stock it is attached by screws
inserted through holes A¹ A¹.
A² is the slot in the plate along which the slider traverses.
A³ is the hole which receives the globular head of the screw and allows it
slightly to project.
A* A* are the graduations on the side of the slot.
A5 A5, are the lugs which serve as bearings for the screw stem.
B is the slider in the slot A, and
C is the screw passing through the back of the slider and engaging therewith, so
that when the screw is turned the slider is traversed along the slot.
D is the globular head upon the stem of the screw. The screw stem is inserted
into its place by passing it endwise through the lugs A5, through the slider and
through the hole in the head; it is then secured to the head by means of a small
pin inserted at D¹.
D2 D2 are the radial ratchet teeth upon the head.
E is a ring capable of sliding along the stem of the screw; it is provided with
teeth corresponding to and engaging with the teeth D³.
The ring E is pressed forwards by means of a coiled retaining spring F.
In consequence of the inclination of the teeth the ring moves back and the
spring yields to allow the screw to turn. When a sufficient force is applied to the
head, and when the points of the teeth on the head have passed those of the ring,
the ring immediately returns and causes the quarter revolution of the screw to be
completed. The teeth then retain the parts until again by the application of a
slight but sufficient force the spring F is again compelled to yield.
The apparatus on the other side of the gun is similar and is employed to register
each completed series of ten.
The registers may be otherwise graduated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The improved apparatus substantially as herein described fitted to sporting guns
for scoring the game as brought down; the same consisting of a plate let in to the
stock of the gun and provided with a sliler actuated by a screw moved by means
of a milled head and locked at each step in its movement by a retaining spring.
Dated this 4th day of September 1884.