Improvements in Magazines for Rifles and other Small-arms.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left. 12th Nov.. 1890-Accepted, 13th Dec., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Magazines for Rifles and other Small-arms.
I, RICHARD MORRIS, of Bennett Park, Blackheath, in the County of Kent, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:----
Many fire arms are provided with magazines containing five or more cartridges
which are forced upwards by a spring against a pair of hooked stops or jaws at the
top, the cartridges being successively forced by the bolt into the bore, fired and
extracted. Sometimes these magazines are made in such a manner that they have to
be charged by introducing the separate cartridges successively. Sometimes, on the
other hand, a set of five or more cartridges are in the first place held together by a
clip, and this clip along with the cartridges is introduced into the magazine which is
thus charged with all the cartridges at once. Sometimes the clip with its cartridges
is held over the mouth of the magazine and the cartridges are pushed down leaving
the clip empty.
My invention relates to means of rendering such magazines available for being
charged in any of these ways, that is to say either by introducing the separate cart-
ridges successively, or by introducing a clip along with a set of cartridges with which
the clip had been previously charged, or by pushing a set of cartridges out of the clip
into the magazine.
For this purpose, when I apply my invention to an existing magazine arranged to
be charged by a clip, I render it available for being charged with separate cartridges
by placing in the rear part of the magazine mouth a piece formed nearly to the
shape of the ordinary clip with suitable stops on its sides to prevent it from being
pushed down too far. Each cartridge can then be put in singly the whole occupying
the position which they would occupy if they were charged all together with a clip.
In order to avoid the use of such a temporary clip, I modify the magazine by
attaching to the rear part of the magazine on each side of it a spring blade with its
upper lip turned inwards as a hook to stop the ascent of the uppermost cartridge in
the same manner that the hook jaws of the clip retain the uppermost cartridge. With
these spring jaws thus arranged either single cartridges a number together from a
clip can be introduced, or a clip charged with cartridges can le introduced, the springs
yielding sufficiently for its admission.
Dated this 19th dow of February 1800
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Magazines for Rifles and other Small-arms.
I, RICHARD MORRIS, of Bennett Park, Blackheath, in the County of Kent, 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:-
Many fire arms are provided with magazines containing five or more cartridges
which are forced upwards by a spring against a pair of hooked stops or jaws at the
top, the cartridges being successively forced by the bolt into the bore, fired and
extracted. Sometimes these magazines are made in such a manner that they have to
be charged by introducing the separate cartridges successively. Sometimes, on the
other hand, a set of five or more cartridges are in the first place held together by a
clip, and this clip along with the cartridges is introduced into the magazine which is
thus charged with all the cartridges at once. Sometimes the clip with its cartridges

page_text: is held over the mouth of the magazine and the cartridges are pushed down leaving
the clip empty.
My invention relates to means of rendering such magazines available for being
charged in any of these ways, that is to say, either by introducing the separate cart-
ridges successively, or by introducing a clip along with a set of cartridges with which
the clip had been previously charged, or by pushing a set of cartridges out of the clip
into the magazine.
I shall describe constructions for this purpose referring to the accompanying
drawings.
Fig. 1 is a side view partly in longitudinal section shewing the magazine A in
position in the rifle; the other figures shew details hereinafter referred to.
When I apply my invention to an existing magazine arranged to be charged by a
clip, 1 render it available for being charged with separate cartridges by placing in the
rear part of the magazine mouth a piece formed nearly to the shape of the ordinary
clip with suitable stops on its sides to prevent it from being pushed down too far.
Each cartridge can then be put in singly, the whole occupying the position which they
would occupy if they were charged all together with a clip.
Figure 2 is a plan of the magazine with such a filling piece placed in it,
Figs. 3, 4 and 5 being respectively a side view, a front view and a plan of the
piece which is shewn in position by the dotted lines d¹ d² in Fig. 1.
The sheet metal of which the filling piece is made is indented as indicated by the
lines d' d² for retaining the flange of the cartridge, d' retaining it when it is pushed
in horizontally under the spring jaws d, and d² retaining it as it is pushed down.
ee are the stops which enter notches e¹ at the top of the magazine, these stops
holding the filling piece in position.
In order to avoid the use of such a temporary clip, I modify the magazine by
attaching to the rear part of the magazine on each side of it a spring blade with its
upper lip turned inwards as a hook to stop the ascent of the uppermost cartridge in
the same manner that the hook jaws of the clip retain the uppermost cartridge.
With these spring jaws thus arranged either single cartridges or a number together
from a clip can be introduced, or a clip charged with cartridges can be introduced, the
springs yielding sufficiently for its admission.
Fig. 6 is a side view, Fig. 7 is a vertical section and Fig. 8 is a plan of the
magazine A provided in this manner with springs a² at its sides, terminating at the
top in jaws a', which hold the cartridges down in opposition to the spring C, but
yield sufficiently to allow the uppermost cartridge to be pressed forwards into the
barrel by the advance of the bolt.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
1. In combination with a magazine for rifles and other small arms, a filling piece
arranged to take the place of a clip, substantially as herein described with reference
to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
2. A magazine for rifles or small arms constructed with spring sides adapting it to
receive either separate cartridges or cartridges held in a clip, substantially as described
with reference to Figs. 6, 7 and 8.
Dated this 19th day of November 1800
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.