Improvements in Double-barrelled Guns.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left 24th Dec.
1896-Accented 6th Mar
1897
Date of Application, 2nd Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left 24th Dec. 1896-Accepted, 6th Mar 1807
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Double-barrelled Guns.
I, HORATIO FREDERICK PHILLIPS, of East View, Wealdstone, Harrow, in the
County of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
Double-barrelled guns have heretofore been fired or discharged either by means
of two triggers having what is known as finger-pieces or pulls, arranged one in
front of the other, or by a single trigger arranged to fire both barrels. The first
arrangement has the disadvantage that it is necessary when firing the second
barrel to relax the grip on the stock and to move the hand to some extent in order
to pull the second trigger. The second arrangement has the disadvantage that a
great deal of intricate mechanism is necessary to enable both barrels to be fired
with only one finger-piece or pull. Furthermore, single trigger double-barrelled
guns possess many other disadvantages among which may be mentioned that the
longitudinal vibrations set up by the discharge of the first barrel are liable to cause
an involuntary discharge of the second barrel, and that when it is desired to fire
the left barrel first instead of the right one it is necessary to manipulate a slide
in order to set the mechanism of the single trigger to fire the left barrel.
Now this invention has for object to obviate the foregoing disadvantages for
which purpose I employ two triggers having blades which may be made as hereto-
fore but the pulls or finger-pieces instead of being placed one before the other as
usual are arranged one under or nearly under the other in such a way that the grip
on the stock of the gun when firing either barrel need not be relaxed, and the
finger can, with a very small movement in the arc of a circle, pull either the
finger-piece belonging to the right barrel or that belonging to the left barrel as may
be desired.
To obviate any liability of both triggers being pulled at once and so discharging
both barrels simultaneously in cold weather when the person using the gun might be
wearing thick gloves, I provide means such as a rocking lever or similar device
arranged to work on the blades of the triggers or the sears of the locks in such a way
as to render it impossible to pull both triggers at one time.
My invention can be readily applied to existing guns.
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Improvements in Double-barrelled Guns.
I, HORATIO FREDERICK PHILLIPS, of East View, Wealdstone, Harrow, in the
County of Middlesex, 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 :-
Double-barrelled guns have heretofore been fired or discharged either by means of

page_text: two triggers having what is known as finger-pieces or pulls, arranged one in front of
the other, or by a single trigger arranged to fire both barrels. The first arrangement
has the disadvantage that it is necessary when firing the second barrel to relax the
grip on the stock and to move the hand to some extent in order to pull the cond
trigger. The second arrangement has the disadvantage that a great deal of intricate
mechanism is necessary to enable both barrels to be fired with only one finger-piece
or pull. Furthermore, single trigger double-barrelled guns possess many other dis-
advantages among which may be mentioned that the longitudinal vibrations set up by
the discharge of the first barrel are liable to cause an involuntary discharge of the
second barrel, and that when it is desired to fire the left barrel first instead of
the right one, it is necessary to manipulate a slide in order to set the mechanism of
the single trigger to fire the left barrel.
Now this invention has for object to obviate the foregoing disadvantages for which
purpose I employ two triggers having blades which may be made as heretofore but
the finger-pieces or pulls instead of being placed one before the other as usual, are
arranged one under or nearly under the other in such a way that the grip on the stock
of the gun when firing either barrel need not be relaxed, and the finger can, with
a very small movement in the arc of a circle, pull either the finger-piece belonging
to the right barrel or that belonging to the left barrel as may be desired.
To obviate any liability of both triggers being pulled at once and so discharging
both barrels simultaneously, as for instance in cold weather when the person using
the gun might be wearing thick gloves, I provide means such for example as a
rocking lever or similar device arranged to work on the blades of the triggers or
the sears of the locks in such a way as to render it impossible to pull both triggers at
one time.
My invention can be readily applied to existing double-barrel guns.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of so much of a double-barrelled gun as is necessary
. to illustrate the nature of my invention, and Figs. 2 and 3 are cross sections thereof
on the lines and yy respectively of Fig. 1.
a is the trigger plate, the trigger guard, and cc', the trigger blades pivoted
at d to an extension e of the trigger plate a, these parts being all of the ordinary
well known construction commonly used in double-barrelled guns. fand fare the
trigger pulls or finger-pieces which, according to this invention, are so formed and
arranged on the trigger blades c, c' respectively that one vis. (f) is bent laterally so
as to extend under or below the other viz. (f). These finger-pieces or pulls f,f,
which have only a very small movement for firing, may be made of any suitable
shape provided they are located one below the other and practically in a circular
are having its centre at about the point g' which corresponds approximately to
the position of the knuckle of the fore finger of the right hand when holding the gun
in position for firing. By the construction described either of the finger-picces
or pulls ff can be easily operated at will without relaxing the grip on the stock
of the gun, (shown in dotted lines) and merely by moving the finger through a
short distance in the circular arc g. The upper finger-piece or pull f¹ is provided
with a small protuberance at f to prevent the finger unintentionally slipping over
the end of such finger-piece onto the lower finger-piece or pull f.
Any suitable means may be provided to prevent the two finger-pieces being pulled
and both barrels discharged simultaneously. In the example shown, the locking
device used for this purpose consists of a rocking piece or pendulum h pivoted to a
bracket i and having its lower free end made V shaped and located above and between
the trigger blades.c c', the arrangement being such that the rocking piece or pendulum
prevents the two blades being raised together but will permit of either blade being
raised separately by pulling upon the corresponding finger-piece, the rocking piece or
pendulum at this time being pushed to one side by the trigger blade that is operated
so as to be held over the second blade which is thus effectually prevented from
rising and firing the second barrel until the first blade has returned to its original
position.

page_text: Fig. 4 shows in side elevation a slightly modified construction in which that
part of each of the finger-pieces or pulls f¹ against which the finger acts when
firing is made slightly concave, but still practically in the arc g of a circle, a
protuberance being formed on each finger-piece as and for the purpose herein-
before mentioned.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. A double-barrelled gun having its finger-pieces or pulls arranged one under or
nearly under the other in such a way that the grip on the stock of the gun when
firing either barrel need not be relaxed and the finger can with a very small movement
in the arc of a circle as set forth, pull either the finger-piece belonging to the right
barrel or that belonging to the left barrel as may be desired substantially as herein-
before described with reference to the drawings.
2. My improved trigger arrangements for double-barrelled guns, constructed
arranged and operating substantially as described and shown.
W. LLOYD WISE,
46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Chartered Patent Agent.