IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF HAMMERLESS GUNS
Year: 1884

page_text: I THOMAS KEIGHT of 28, Newton Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Gun Maker do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF HAMMERLESS GUNS" to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to facilitate the preparation of the gun for rapid
firing when in use, and also by the simplicity of construction greatly reduce the
cost of manufacturing such guns, with increased security, and in carrying my
invention into effect I proceed as follows:-
To the flange or other suitable part of the fore end of sporting and other guns
I attach a crank or its equivalent, of suitable size, length and shape to ears or lugs
formed on the said flange or other suitable part of the fore end by a pin or cotter
so as to form a hinge joint, and thereby allow free action to the aforesaid crank or
its equivalent. The other end of the said crank or its equivalent I connect to the
tumbler by a nose piece or catch fitting into a notch or bent, of shape corresponding
to same, formed in a suitable position on the aforesaid tumbler.
To prepare the gun for firing it is simply necessary to open the action (a
necessary movement to charge same) which causes the crank or its equivalent to
slide or draw backwards, in following the movement of the action, thereby pulling
(by means of the connection of the other end of the crank or its equivalent
with the said tumbler) the tumbler into position or what is called, technically, full
cock, the gun being charged is then closed, the crank or its equivalent returning
to its former position, the gun is then ready for discharging by simply pulling the
trigger causing the aforesaid tumbler to come down upon the cartridge or strikers
at once discharging the gun, the said tumbler returning to its connection and
former position with the crank or its equivalent thereby preparing the gun again
for action as before described.
3000
WILLIAM H. TAYLOR,
Agent for the Applicant.

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I, THOMAS KEIGHT, of 28, Newton Street, Birmingham in the county of
Warwick, Gun Maker do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF HAMMERLESS GUNS and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of hammerless guns
and the object of my invention is to facilitate the preparation of the gun for rapid
firing when in use, and also by simplifying the construction to greatly reduce the
cost of manufacturing such guns and to afford increased security in the use of the
same In carrying my invention into effect I proceed as follows:-
To the flange or other suitable part of the fore-end of sporting and other guns
I attach a crank or its equivalent of suitable size, length, and shape to ears or lugs
formed on the said flange or other suitable part of the fore-end by a pin or cotter
so as to form a hinge joint and thereby allow free action to the aforesaid crank or
its equivalent, the other end of the said crank or its equivalent I connect to the
tumbler by a nose piece or catch fitting into a notch or bent of a corresponding
shape to the said nose piece or catch and formed in a
a suitable position on the
aforesaid tumbler.
To prepare the gun for firing it is simply necessary to open the action (which
movement is necessary to charge the gun) whereby the crank or its equivalent is
caused to slide or be drawn backwards, in following the movement of the action
thereby pulling (by the other end of the crank or its equivalent being connected
with the said tumbler) the tumbler into position or what is technically called full
cock. The gun having been charged is then closed, the crank or its equivalent
returning to its former position. The gun is then ready for discharging which is
effected by simply pulling the trigger thereby causing the aforesaid tumbler to
come down upon the cartridge or strikers and at once discharge the gun; the said
tumbler returning to its former position or connection with the crank or its
equivalent thereby preparing the gun again for action as before described. In
order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe the
same by reference to the drawings hereunto annexed.
Figure 1, represents an elevation of a portion of a sporting or other gun sufficient
to illustrate my invention the plate of the lock being removed to shew the working
parts.
A, is the tumbler or striker; B, the crank by which the tumbler or striker A, is
actuated the crank B, being connected by the pin or cotter a, to the ears or lugs C, C,
fixed on the flange D, of the fore end of the gun; b, is a pin connected to and kept
in position by a spring c, c, fixed on the crank B. E, is the notch or bent formed
in the tumbler or striker A, by which the nose piece or catch of the crank B, is
connected to the tumbler or striker A; d, e, and f, are bents or catches for the
ordinary spring g, and sear h, to work in. F, is the axis on which the part A,
works. Ci, the axis for the sear h. To make use of the gun the parts being in
their normal position as represented at figure 1, (in which the tumbler or striker A
is shewn partly in dotted lines to indicate the position of the same in the breech
end of the barrels) the gun is first loaded. To effect this it is simply necessary
to open the breech or action whereby the crank B, is moved, at once drawing or

page_text: pulling the strikers into full cock as represented at figure 2; the pin b, passing
through a hole in the crank B, and kept in position by the spring c, c, is provided
for the purpose of insuring the nose piece or catch being kept firmly in position in
the bent E, as, if it was not kept close in or did not fit exactly, when the action
is opened the pin would come in contact with the slight rise in the body and at
once force the nose piece into the bent E. The gun being charged the action is at
once closed and the crank B, by this movement will be caused to return to its
normal position, so as not to impede the action of the striker A, as represented at
figure 3.
On the gun being discharged the striker returns to its normal position
and reengages with the crank B, and the gun is again ready for charging.
By these improvements it will be seen that a sportsman would be able to fire
the gun very rapidly and there being no cocks or hammers to obstruct his sight
he is enabled to take a more certain aim and the gun being simple in construction
is little liable to get out of order.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
The construction of a hammerless gun by the the simple connection of a crank or
its equivalent with the tumbler of the lock, the said tumbler being formed so as to
act as the striker, the crank being also connected to the fore end of the gun whereby
the opening of the action to charge the gun at once causes the said crank to draw
or pull the said striker into full cock thereby preparing the gun for firing.
.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.