Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 11th June, 1887
Complete Left, 9th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 1st June, 1888
1 Dr. ALFRED RITTER JURNITSCHEK VON WEHRSTEDT of Schloss Puchberg near
Wels, in the Empire of Austria do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
This invention relates to a repeating gun, in which a piston breech for straight
pulling is used, and the repeating mechanism of which consists of a radially acting
cartridge lever, with a flap magazine.
The breech-mechanism consists of the following parts.
First. The head piece having two projections for guiding the firing pin, and the
projection which in a suitable position, engages with a groove in the middle piece; on
the head piece is also arranged the cartridge extractor.
Second. The middle piece with the sleeve, the latter being slid upon the thinner
part of the said middle piece, and engaging by means of a tooth cut according to
à helical surface with a corresponding recess on the middle piece, thereby turning the
latter when the sleeve is pulled back by means of the handle.
In the helical groove of the middle piece is cut a rest or stop in order to facilitato
the introduction of the breech into the casing, as for that purpose the sleeve must be
drawn back and is then kept in the rest.
Furthermore on the middle piece is a projection which bears closely against the
left hand wall of the casing when the breech is closed and, when being drawn
back, can be caused to engage by a groove formed at its front end with the
projection on the head piece. On the sleeve is moreover a projection and an opening
for a fixing-screw to secure the casing.
Third. A projection on the rear piece engages with a similar recess in the sleeve
and has on the under side another projection that slides in a groove of the casing, and
when the gun is cocked the said projection is held, by the trigger pin.
The aforesaid parts engage with each other successively as above described and are
suitably bored for the reception of the firing pin and its spring.
Behind the rear piece and upon the firing pin is placed a stop provided with a
projection which corresponds with a guide on the sleeve by which it is taken
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along. The said stop also engages with a projection on the rear piece, and by a
second projection with recesses formed in the tail of the casing, whereby the fixation
of the breech when closed or cocked is rendered possible. Two nipples engaging
with the breech screw limit the turning of the stop.
Upon the rear end of the firing pin is secured the breech screw and the above
described parts are thereby kept together. The whole breech is supported and
adapted to slide in the casing and is covered with a mantle for protection against
deleterious external influences, the said mantle being guided on the slat and fixed by
a screw. A stop screw on the casing prevents the breech from being drawn out too
far by a projection on the mantle striking against this screw during the back motion
of the handle.
The operation of the breech is as follows:
When the breech is closed the tooth rests in the groove. The projection on the
sleeve, which constitutes the guide, is in the slot of the casing. The projection on
the middle piece bears hard against the left hand side wall of the breech casing.
Now, if the handle is pulled back in a straight direction, the sleeve and the tooth
thereon are caused to retreat; this retreat however produces the turning of the
middle piece until the projection thereon is in the same plane as the projection on the
sleeve.
By the turning of the middle piece the connection with the head pieco is effected,
the recess in the prolongation of the projection on the middle piece sliding over the
projection on the head piece, whereupon the breech is drawn back until the projection
on the mantle strikes against the stop or limiting screw.
When the loading of the gun with a single cartridge or the insertion of a cartridge
case is effected, the breech is closed, the handle being seized and slid forward whereby
the helical tooth enters the corresponding groove effecting the turning of the middle
piece to the left until the projection on the middle piece bears hard against the left
hand wall of the casing.
By opening the breech or drawing it back the striking pin is simultaneously cocked.
When the breech is drawn back so far that the projection on the rear piece has passed
the depression for the trigger pin the latter enters the groove and in this.manner
keeps the striking spring compressed during the closing of the breech, the breech
piece being held back by the trigger pin.
Simultaneously with the compressing of the spring the firing pin retreats from
the head piece to such an extent as is required by the compressing of the striking
spring.
The trigger mechanism comprises the trigger which is pivotted to a hinged spring
plate the said spring plate being connected with the trigger pin.
If by means of the trigger the trigger pin is drawn back from the groove so far
that the projection on the breech piece can pass, the striking spring commences its
action and projects the firing pin together with the breech piece thereon forwards,
the point of the same strikes against the bottom of the primer, thereby causing the
cartridge to explode.
The repeating mechanism hereinafter described consists of the movable magazine
the covering plate the magazine disengaging device or magazine holder the cartridge
feed lever the cartridge box and the repeating stop device.
The cartridge feed lever is adapted to turn upon a pin extending through a guide
in a vertical plane. A lever spring which is fixed by a screw to the guide is
arranged to act upon the rear end of said feed lever and presses the lever continually
upwards. To the said guide is moreover fixed, by means of a screw, a pressing or
cover plate and the magazine spring, said spring is also secured to the pressing or cover
plate by a screw and rests upon a projection on the said cover plate, which projection
has for its purpose to enable the magazine to be easily removed and inserted.
With the lever mechanism is connected the magazine. The magazine spring
presses upon a projection at the rear end of the magazine and thereby closes it. On
the cover plate is arranged a projection for connecting said plate with the magazine,
and on the said projection is fixed a pin which limits the motion of the magazine

page_text: downwards, by the projection on said magazine striking against the said pin during
the opening.
Into the magazine is slid from above through the opening of the casing a cartridge.
box that has an opening in its rear end into which springs the hook-shaped cartridge
box holder and holds it fast. The box is held between suitablo guides.
Behind the cartridge box is arranged in connection with the breech, the trigger
mechanism consisting of the trigger the trigger spring and trigger pin.
Screws serve to connect the casing with the stock and cover plate.
The magazino disengaging device with the presser has for its object to dischargo
the gun whilst the repeating stop located in the same covering plate serves to stop the
repeating mechanism, when the breech is open, in such a manner that the cartridges
under the uppermost cartridge cannot be lifted into the loading chamber by the
lever.
A fastening screw is provided with which the said covering plate is fixed to the
front guide of the cartridge box. A stop is provided capable of turning upon its pivot
and having a projection that bears against a spring. The said spring is provided
with a wedge-shaped projection which wedges between the cartridges and thus causes
the stoppage.
When the magazine is open, the projection on the lower end of a lever which lever
is kept in the guide by the screw, slides forwards through the action of the spring and
holds the magazine in its position.
The lever spring is connected by a projection with the lever. If now the presser
is pressed against the said lever, the projection thereof liberates the magazine and the
latter is folded up by the action of the magazine spring.
The cartridge box is of steel plate and holds five cartridges, it has the primary
form of a quadrangle displaced rearwards, it being observed that the cartridges rest
upon each other in set offs. In the front and lower wall of the magazine is cut a slot
to allow the cartridge lever to slide through easily.
The mode of operation of the repeating mechanism in connection with the above
described breech mechanism is as follows:
When the breech is opened and a cartridge box is introduced into the magazine the
cartridge lever is pressed down simultaneously with the box and the magazine is opened
till the magazine holder or its lever springs in; at the same time the box holder
enters the opening of the lower rear wall of the box and holds it fast. On
introducing the cartridge box a pressure is exerted by the cartridge lever upon the
cartridges, and the latter are put in their proper position. Accordingly the uppermost
cartridge is ready to be introduced into the chamber.
When the breech is being closed the lower end of the head piece seizes the upper-
most cartridge at its rearward projecting end and pushes it into the chamber,
whereupon when the breech is completely closed, the gun is ready for firing.
When is this manner a cartridge is introduced into the chamber the next cartridge
is lifted by the cartridge lever and brought closely under the breech.
When the gun is discharged and the breech is opened again, the empty case is
removed from the chamber by the cartridge extractor, and automatically ejected, the
cartridge lever brings the following cartridge to the level on which it is ready to be
at once introduced into the chamber.
If in this manner the last cartridge has been introduced into the chamber, the gun
discharged and the casing removed, the magazine is closed by means of pressure
exerted upon the presser. By the rapid closing of the magazine it is ejected, the box
holder retreating from the opening of the box, and the gun can then be loaded again
with a full magazine or be used as a single loader.
In a modification of the magazine holder, the cartridge boxes, instead of being ejected
upwards as previously described may if desired fall through downwards. In this case
the magazine is open below, to let the cartridge case, when it is empty, fall out by its own
weight. The cartridge box must for that purpose be completely slotted on the front side
in order to allow the lever to slide freely through. The magazine holder consists of
a bar joined to a lever and continually pressed forwards by a spring. When a

page_text: cartridge box is inserted it presses down the flap magazine, the bar is liberated
and is placed over the rear edge of the magazine; the cartridge box has in this
modification on the rear wall a projection which is likewise held by the bar, and
can slide down in a rear guide provided with a groove. If by the handle on the
said lever the bar is drawn back the magazine closes.
In this arrangement the box holder is dispensed with and the form of the repeating
stop is somewhat varied.
The opening existing in the magazine can be closed in any suitable manner.
On the stock are provided cup-shaped depressions behind the rear end of the
barrel in order to facilitate the seizing of the gun at the proper place during the
operation of firing.
Dated this 11th dow of Tun 1007
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Magazine or Repeating Fire-arms.
I, Dr. ALFRED RITTER JURNITSCHEK VON WEHRSTEDT, of Schloss-Puchberg,
near Wels, Vienna, in the Empire of Austria, 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:-
This invention relates to a repeating gun, in which a piston breech for straight
pulling is used, and the repeating mechanism of which consists of a radially acting
cartridge lever, with a flap magazine.
The improved repeating gun is represented in the accompanying drawings in
which
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the gun, the breech being closed and the
magazine closed by the flap.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section, the breech being open and the cartridge box
introduced.
Figure 3 an plan view of Figure 1.
Figure 4 a left hand side view of the gun when cocked.
Figures 5 to 18 show the breech mechanism and its constituent parts, Figures 5
and 6 representing the head piece. Figures 7 and 8 the middle piece. Figure 12
the rear piece. Figures 13 and 14 the stop, and Figures 15 and 16 the terminal
screw in front and side view. Figure 17 is a longitudinal section through the
breech when not cocked and Figure 18 is a similar view when cocked.
Figures 19 and 20 show in cross section on the line X X of Figure 4 the magazine
holder, when the magazine is open and closed.
Figure 21 is a section of Figure 4 on the line Y Y and shows the repeating.
stop.
Figure 22 shows a horizontal longitudinal section of the repeating stop shown in
elevation in Figure 4 and of the magazine holder.
Figures 23 and 24 represent a modification of the magazine holder when the
magazine is open below.
Figures 25 and 26 represent a modification of the stop.
The breech mechanisin consists of the following parts:
1st. The head piece K having two projections a for guiding the firing pin, and
the projection which in a suitable position, engages with a groove c in the middle
piece on the head piece is also arranged the cartridge extractor P.
2nd. The middle piece M with the sleeve N, the latter being slid upon the thinner
part of the said middle piece, and engaging by means of a tooth cut according
to a helical surface with a corresponding recess on the middle piece, thereby
turning the latter when the sleeve is pulled back by means of the handle G.
e
In the helical groove e of the middle piece is cut a rest or stop f Figure 2 in
order to facilitate the introduction of the breech into the casing, as for that purpose
the sleeve must be drawn back and is then kept in the rest..
On the middle piece is a projection g which bears closely against the left hand wall

page_text: of the casing when the breech is closed and, when being drawn back, can be caused
to engage by a groove c formed at its front end with the projection on the head
piece. On the sleeve is moreover a projection and an opening i for a fixing-screw
to secure the casing O, Figure 4.
3rd. A projection on the rear piece S engages with a similar recess in the sleeve N
and has on the under side another projection that slides in a groove of the casing,
and, when the gun is cocked the said projection is held by the trigger pin A.
The aforesaid parts engage with each other in the above described succession as
represented in Figure 17 and are suitably bored for the reception of the firing pin Z
with the striker spring F.
Behind the rear piece S and upon the firing pin Z is placed the stop Q provided
with a projection which corresponds with a guide m on the sleeve N by which it is
taken along. The said stop also engages with a projection n on the rear piece, and
by a second projection o with recesses formed in the tail of the casing, whereby the
fixation of the breech when closed or cocked is rendered possible. Two nipples p
engaging with the breech screw limit the turning of the stop.
Upon the rear end of the firing pin is secured the breech screw B and the above
described parts are thereby kept together. The whole breech is supported and
adapted to slide in the casing H and is covered with a mantle O for the protection
against deleterious external influences, the said mantle being guided on the slat
fixed by a screw. A stop screw C on the casing prevents the breech from being
drawn out too far, by a projection on the mantle O striking against this screw during
the back motion of the handle.
The operation of the breech is as follows:
and
When the breech is closed the tooth d rests in the groove e Figure 1. The
projection on the sleeve, which constitutes the guide, is in the slot of the casing
Figure 3. The projection g on the middle piece bears hard against the left-hand side
wall of the breech casing.
Now, if the handle G is pulled back in a straight direction, the sleeve N and the
tooth d thereon is caused to retreat; its retreat however produces the turning of the
middle piece M until the projection thereon is in the same plane as the projection /
on the sleeve N Figure 2.
By the turning of the middle piece the connection with the head piece K is effected,
the recess c in the prolongation of the projection g on the middle piece sliding over
the projection on the head piece, whereupon the breech is drawn back until the
projection on the mantle O strikes against the stop or limiting screw C.
When the loading of the gun with a single cartridge or the insertion of a cartridge
case is effected, the breech is closed, the handle being seized and slid forward whereby
the helical tooth d enters the corresponding groove e effecting the turning of the
middle piece to the left until the projection on the middle piece bears hard against
the left-hand wall of the casing.
By opening the breech or drawing it back, the striking spring F is simultaneously
cocked. When the breech is drawn back so far that the projection on the rear piece
has passed the depression for the trigger pin A, the latter enters the groove and in
this manner keeps the striking spring compressed during the closing of the breech, the
breech piece being held back by the trigger pin.
Simultaneously with the compressing of the spring the firing pin Z retreats from
the head piece to such an extent as is required by the compressing of the striking
spring.
The trigger mechanism comprises the trigger S which is pivotted to a spring plate S²
hinged at S¹, the said spring plate being connected with the trigger pin A
Figures 1 and 2.
If by means of the trigger S the trigger pin A is drawn back from the groove so
far that the projection on the breech piece can pass, the striking spring commences its
action and projects the firing pin together with the breech piece thereon forwards,
the point of the same strikes against the bottom of the primer, thereby causing the
cartridge to explode.

page_text: The repeating mechanism hereinafter described consists of the movable magazine D
the covering plate E, the magazine disengaging device or magazine holder Figure 4,
the cartridge feed lever L, the cartridge box R and the repeating stop device.
The cartridge lever L and its mechanism are shown in Figures 1 and 2. The
cartridge feed lever is adapted to turn upon a pin 1 extending through a guide a¹
in a vertical plane. A lever spring which is fixed by a screw to the guide is
arranged to act upon the rear end of said feed lever and presses the lever con-
tinually upwards. To the said guide a are moreover fixed, by means of the
screw a the pressing or cover plates E and the magazine spring d¹; the said
spring is also secured to the pressing or cover plate by a screw d² and rests upon
a projection e on the said cover plate, which projection has for its purpose to enable
the magazine to be easily removed and inserted.
With the lever mechanism is connected the magazine D. The magazine spring d¹
presses upon a projection f at the front end of the magazine and thereby closes it.
On the cover plate E is arranged a projection f2 for connecting the said plate with
the magazine, and on the said projection 2 is fixed a pin g' which limits the
motion of the magazine downwards, by the projection on the said magazine
striking against the said pin g¹ during the opening. J is the fulcrum, T is the lower
wall and T are the side walls of the magazine.
Into the magazine is slid from above through the opening of the casing a
cartridge box It which has an opening in its rear end into which springs the hook-
shaped cartridge box holder U and holds it fast. The box is held between suitable
guides 2.
Behind the cartridge box is arranged in connection with the breech, the trigger
mechanism consisting of the trigger S the trigger spring S₁, and trigger pin.
Screws serve to connect the casing with the stock and cover plate.
The disengaging device represented in Figures 19, and 20 with the presser j' has
for its purpose to discharge the magazino from the gun whilst the repeating stop
located in the same covering plate serves to stop the repeating mechanism, when the
breech is open, in such a manner that the cartridges under the uppermost cartridge
cannot be lifted into the loading chamber by the lever L.
is the plate, the presser, a projection on the presser, 11 a fastening screw, 12 a
screw with which the covering plate is fixed to the front guide of the cartridge box, m¹
the spring screw, n¹ the handle of the stop capable of turning upon its pivot o¹ and
having a projection that bears against the spring m². The said spring is provided
with a wedge-shaped projection p₁ which wedges between the cartridges and thus
causes the stoppage.
The object and the mode of operation of the presser is evident from Figures 19
and 20.
When the magazine Figure 19 is open, the projection on the lower end of the
lever ', which lever is kept in the guide by the screw 1, slides forwards through
the action of the spring and holds the magazine in its position. The lever spring 2
is connected by a projection with the lever q'. If now the presser j pivoted upon. 11
is pressed against the said lever q¹, the projection thereof liberates the magazine D
and the latter is folded up by the action of the magazine spring a Figures 1
and 2.
The cartridge box R Figures 2 and 21, is of steel plate and holds five cartridges, it
has the primary form of a quadrangle displaced rearwards it being observed that the
cartridges rest upon each other in set-offs. In the front and lower wall of the
magazine is cut a slot to allow the cartridge lever L to slide through easily.
The mode of operation of the repeating mechanism in connection with the above
described breech mechanism is as follows:
When the breech is opened and a cartridge box is introduced into the magazine the
cartridge lever L is pressed down simultaneously with the box and the magazine D is
opened till the magazine holder or its lever q¹ springs in; at the same time the box
holder U enters the opening of the lower rear wall of the box and holds it fast. On
introducing the cartridge box R a pressure is exerted by the cartridge lever L

page_text: upon the cartridges, and the latter are put in the position as shown in Figure 2.
Accordingly the uppermost cartridge is ready to be introduced into the chamber.
When the breech is being closed the lower end of the head piece K seizes the
uppermost cartridge at its rearward projecting end and pushes it into the chamber,
whereupon when the breech is completely closed, the gun is ready for firing.
When in this manner a cartridge is introduced into the chamber the next
cartridge is lifted by the cartridge lever L and brought closely under the breech.
When the gun is discharged and the breech is opened again, the empty case is
removed from the chamber by the cartridge extractor P and automatically ejected,
the cartridge lever L brings the following cartridge to the level on which it is ready
to be at once introduced into the chamber.
If in this manner the last cartridge has been introduced into the chamber, the gun
discharged and the casing removed, the magazine D is closed by means of pressure
exerted upon the presser. By the rapid closing of the magazine it is ejected, the
box holder U retreating from the opening of the box R and the gun can then be
loaded again with a full magazine or be used as a single loader.
.
The construction represented in Figures 23 and 24 shows a modification of the
magazine holder, the cartridge boxes, instead of being ejected upwards as previously
described, fall through downwards. In this case the magazine is open below, to let
the cartridge case R, when it is empty, fall out by its own weight. The cartridge-box
must for that purpose be completely slotted on the front side in order to allow the
lever L to slide freely through. The magazine holder consists of a bar V joined to a
levert and continually pressed forwards by a spring u. When a cartridge box is
inserted it presses down the flap magazine, the bar is liberated, and is placed over the
rear edge of the magazine; the cartridge box has in this modification on the rear
wall a projection o which is likewise held by the bar, and can slide down in the
rear guide provided with a groove. If by the handle won the said levert the
bar V is drawn back the magazine closes.
In this arrangement the box holder is dispensed with and the form of the
repeating stop is somewhat varied as represented in Figure 25.
The opening existing in the magazine can be closed in any suitable manner.
On the stock are provided cup-shaped depressions behind the rear end of the
barrel in order to facilitate the seizing of the gun at the proper place during the
operation of firing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare what I
claim is.
First In a repeating gun having a straight-pull breech and a flap magazine. A
breech mechanism characterized by the combination of a head, middle and rear piece
which are arranged in the breech casing in such a manner that on the breech being
drawn back the middle piece M is turned, seizes a projection on the head piece K
and draws the same back with it, the striking spring F being compressed, whilst in
moving the breech forward the opposite motion of these parts takes place, but the
rear piece S with the firing pin Z is held fixed in its position, and the gun is thus
cocked.
Second In a straight pull breech a middle piece consisting of the part M
diminishing in thickness rearwards which is provided with a hook shaped projection g
for taking hold of the head piece and with a helical groove e with which engages the
second part of the middle piece, the sleeve N by means of a tooth d of similar
shape, and thereby effects a turning movement of the part M in the retreat or
advance.
Third In a straight-pull breech, a rear piece S which is guided on the sleeve N
and carries on the lower side a projection K that lies in a groove of the casing and
presses against the trigger pin A in the closing of the breech, whereby the gun is
cocked.
Fourth A stop Q arranged on the rear piece S and provided with a projection

page_text: which can be turned into depressions in the casing end and thereby fixes the breech in
the closed or cock position.
Fifth ln combination with the breech as above described a repeating mechanism
consisting of a cartridge magazine D closed at the sides and the rear wall, sunk below
into the stock, and adapted to be turned open, at the lower part of the rear wall of
the said magazine being the cartridge box holder U, whilst at the front end of the
cartridge magazine is a projection f¹ upon which presses the spring d³, whereby the
magazine is kept closed when not in use.
Sixth-In combination with the magazine, the cartridge lever L the front part of
which moves in a guide a¹ which is connected by its projection with the end of the
cover plate E the lever being held closely below the casing by the spring c¹ in which
position the gun can be used as a single loader, whilst in the repeating the rearward
part of the lever enters through the slit of the cartridge case into the latter and
automatically lifts the cartridges contained therein.
Seventh A cartridge box R having slits in its front and lower wall, through which
slits extends the cartridge lever L for performing its action.
Eighth The disengagement of the cartridge magazine by a presser j¹ and a lever gl
which keeps the cartridge magazine in the open state and is disengaged by the
presser, whereupon the cartridge magazine is closed by the pressure of the spring d',
the cartridge box holder U retreats, and the cartridge magazine automatically ejects
the cartridge box, Figures 19, 20 and 22.
Ninth A cartridge magazine Figures 23 and 24 open below and capable of being
eventually closed through which the empty cartridge box R¹ which is provided with a
slot at the front side in order to enable the lever to pass through, falls out by its own
weight, in combination with a magazine holder V which is pushed over the rear wall
of the open magazine by the spring u keeps the cartridge box on a projection v in its
position and can be pressed back by a handle w with a lever t, if the magazine is to be
closed.
Tenth A spring m² provided with a wedge-shaped projection p', which spring is
forced by the pressure of a lever between the uppermost and the next cartridge when
the breech is open, and puts the repeating mechanism out of action Figures 21, 22
25 and 26.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.