AN ALARM GUN FOR MILITARY OUT POST DUTY APPLICABLE AS A PROPERTY PROTECTOR AND THIEF AND POACHER DETECTOR
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I, WILLIAM BURGESS Berry Lodge Hanley Castle Malvern Wells in the County
of Worcester Patentee of Alarm Guns and Rabbit and Vermin Traps do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for AN ALARM GUN FOR MILITARY OUT POST
DUTY APPLICABLE AS A PROPERTY PROTECTOR AND THIEF AND POACHER DETECTOR
to be as follows :-
The nature of the gun is to be loaded with pin fire cartridge from the muzzle
with a grove down the barrell of the gun to allow the pin of the cartridge to pass
down to the breech a slot is cut in the barrell to allow the cartridge to turn half
way round to prevent the cartridge falling out and to keep the same dry a cork is
then inserted in the muzzle of the gun to keep out the damp a square hole is made
in the breech to allow the gun to work up and down on a square rod such rod
being fixed in the ground a stationary hammer or anvil is fastened to the bottom
of the rod next the ground the gun is fixed on the top of the rod and keeped there
by means of a pin or wedge to this pin or wedge is fastened the wire on the wire
being released, releases the gun which travels down the square rod the pin of the
cartridge comes in contact with the hammer or anvil and causes the cartridge to
explode the advantage of this Alarm Gun it as neither spring or screw or lock the
gun works by the force of gravity being much more simple and safer to set and
being loaded from the muzzle with a cartridge unlike any aların gun at present in
existance.
Dalad the 77th
1004

page_text: I, WILLIAM BURGESS, Barry Lodge, Hanley Castle in the County of Worcester
Patentee of Alarm Guns Rabbit and Vermin Traps do hereby declare the nature of
my invention for ALARM GUNS FOR GIVING ALARM AGAINST ANY SUDDEN SURPRISE
AT NIGHT ON THE OUTPOST SENTRY TO PREVENT BURGLARS ENTERING DWELLINGS
FOWL STEALERS ORCHARD AND GARDEN ROBBERS WILL BE DETECTED WHERE
THESE GUNS ARE USED and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:―
My Invention relates to an improvement in Alarm Guns to be used as a Military
outpost Gun also to check Burglars Thieves and Poachers in their depredations.
The nature of the Gun is.to be as follows
The Gun is ca-ted out of Gun or other suitable metal with a hollow groove in
the barrel projecting out down to the Breech. A Cartridge with an extra long
brass pin is inserted in the muzzle of the Gun with the breech of the cartridge
foremost the extra long pin being allowed to pass down the groove in the barrel,
next to the breech is a slit or opening so as to allow the pin of the cartridge to
turn half way round in the barrel to prevent the cartridge falling out. A square
hole is cast in the end of the gun to allow the same to travel down an iron rod.
The said iron rod passing through a square block of iron which acts as an anvil and
fastened by means of a pin to the rod about six inches off the end.
The rod being fixed in the ground to support the Gun. The Gun is fixed on the
rod through the hole in the breech or end-Notches are cut in the rod. A thin
zine or brass plate is placed therein and under the end of the Gun so as to keep the
same in its proper position. Fine double twisted copper wire is fastened to the
zinc or brass plate, the plate being released the gun slips down the rod. The pro-
jecting pin of the cartridge coming in contact with the anvil explodes the charge.
To extract, the empty cartridge case after being discharged a slanting hole is
made at the breech to insert a pin the pin being also used as a safety guard which
is part of the setting arrangement.
Where the Guns are used indoors to prevent Burglars eutering a mere blank
cartridge is used with a Bell shaped plate fixed on the Rod to act as an anvil or
bell the Gun travelling down the rod the pin of the cartridge coming in contact
with the plate or bell which causes sufficient noise to arouse the household-No
powder being used no danger of fire or smoke ensuing.
The accompanying drawings will describe it more fully with reference thereto.
A. The Gun. C. The slit at the end of the breech. F. The Rod. V. The anvil.
W. The plate with wires attached. D. The cartridge case. R. The extracting and
safety pin. B The zinc plate with wires attached. O. The Gun set ready for action.
The advantage of this alarm Gun it has neither spring screw or lock, works by
the law of gravity, being much more cheaper, and in firing horizontally which
makes it very safe to set and being damp proof any length of time.
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 an Alarm Gun for a Military outpost applicable as a property protector
Thief and Poacher detector-substantially as herein before described.
November 17th Eighteen hundred and Eighty four.