An Improved "Pigeon" or Object to be used as a Moving Target in Shooting Sports and Practice.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 8th Jan., 1895--Accepted, 9th Feb., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved "Pigeon" or Object to be used as a Moving Target
in Shooting Sports and Practice.
I, HUGO FUCHS, of XIX Stefaniegasse 14, Vienna, in the Empire of Austria,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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Pigeons" or objects used as moving or flying targets in connection with rifle
sports or firing practice have been hitherto made of glass or of clay, and, in order
to enable the projectile to break them, it was necessary to make them very thin.
In consequence of this the cost of manufacturing them was proportionately high,
while at the same time the liability to their breaking and cracking in transport
rendered a large number of them useless for sporting purposes. Another disadvan-
tage was that the sound ones could in most cases be used only once for throwing
as they would invariably break on falling to the ground, even when not hit by the
projectile. This renders sport or practice with glass balls or clay "pigeons" or
objects very costly.
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According to the present invention so called "pigeons or objects to be thrown
into the air for shooting sports or practice are made of paper or cardboard, which
objects are well adapted to replace the costly and breakable glass balls and clay
"pigeons
or objects, inasmuch as they fly exceedingly well, are not liable to
breakage, and can be used over and over again.
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The paper "pigeons" or objects made according to my invention consist mainly
of two discs, which, having received a suitable hollow or dish form or shape by
pressing or stamping, are pasted together at their flanges, and the space formed by
the union of their hollowed parts may be filled with soot, coaldust, or other colored
powder, so as to render each hit visible at a long distance by the cloud of soot or
dust issuing from the hole made by the projectile.
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It is preferable to introduce a thin metal plate into the interior of the paper
pigeon or object, by which means the hit is not only visible by the cloud of
dust but also distinguishable by the sound from the plate.
Perforated paper "pigeons" or objects can easily and without loss of time be
again rendered fit for use by simply covering the hole with a piece of paper cemented
thereto.
It is obvious that "pigeous" or objects constructed according to my invention,
when missed, fall to the ground undamaged.
Dated this 20th day of April 1894.

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An Improved “Pigeon or Object to be used as a Moving Target
in Shooting Sports and Practice.
I, HUGO FUCHS of XIX Stefaniegasse 14, Vienna, in the Empire of Austria,
Engineer, 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 :-
Pigeons" or objects, used as moving targets in connection with rifle sports or
firing practice have been hitherto made of glass or of clay and in order to enable
the projectile to break them it was necessary to make them very thin. In con-
sequence of this the cost of manufacturing them was proportionately high while at
the same time the liability to their breaking and cracking in transport rendered a
large number of them useless for sporting purposes.
Another disadvantage was that the sound ones could in most cases be used only
once for throwing as they would invariably break on falling to the ground, even
when not hit by the projectile.
This renders sport or practice with glass balls or clay "pigeons" or objects very
costly.
According to the present invention so called "pigeons" or objects to be thrown
into the air for shooting sports or practice are made of paper or cardboard which
objects are well adapted to replace the costly and breakable glass balls and clay
pigeons or objects inasmuch as they fly exceedingly well, are not liable to
breakage and can be used over and over again.
"
The paper "pigeons" or objects made according to my invention consist mainly
of two discs which, having received a suitable hollow or dish form or shape by
pressing or stamping, are pasted or otherwise fastened together at their flanges and
the space formed by the union of their hollowed parts may be filled with soot,
coaldust or other preferably coloured powder so as to render each hit visible at a
long distance by the cloud of soot or dust issuing from the hole made by the
projectile.
"
It is preferable to introduce a thin metal plate into the interior of the paper
"pigeon or object by which means the hit is not only visible by the cloud of dust
but also distinguishable by the sound from the plate.
Perforated paper "pigeons" or objects can easily and without loss of time be
again rendered fit for use by simply covering the hole with a piece of paper
cemented thereto.
It is obvious that "pigeons" or objects constructed according to my invention
when missed, fall to the ground undamaged.
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The accompanying drawing illustrates several suitable forms of paper "pigeons
which as shown are made in two parts a a of paper or cardboard preferably of a
circular form such parts or only one of them being pressed or stamped into the
shape of a cap or cone and having a flange b by which the two parts are cemented
or otherwise fastened together.
The two parts a a when connected together form a hollow space which is filled
with soot or other preferably coloured powder.
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 :-
1. "Pigeous" or objects to be used as moving targets in shooting sports and
practice, consisting of hollow shaped bodies of paper or cardboard filled with a

page_text: powdered substance and containing or not a metal plate which sounds on
being hit.
2. The improved "pigeon" or object, to be used as a moving target in shooting
sports and practice, constructed substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated January 8th 1895.
By HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.