Improvements in Small-arms.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 10th Nov., 1894:
Improvements in Small-arms.
J, JOSEPH COURRIER, of 5 Rue Yoon-Villarceau, Paris, in the Republic of
France, Gentleman, 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:-
My-invention relates to small-arms and comprises a repeating gun having a loader
or magazine adapted to be turned and placed at the rear of the barrel.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of my improved small-arm, showing its various
parts.
Figure 2 is a section taken at the rear of the loader box.
Figure 3 shows a section taken at the rear of the breech box..
Figure 4 shows a section through the magazine.
Figure 5 is a section of the mechanism.
The loader or magazine A is cylindrical and has 8 recesses receiving the
cartridges. It possesses a central hole through which extends an axis B carrying
a head C pushed by a spring D which tends to move it to the right, and a ratchet
wheel E which is fixed to it and engages by the tenons a with the magazine, theroby
causing it to turn with the latter.
In Figure 1 the magazine is shown in its place and the axis B is pushed to the
left under the action of the small axis F carrying a milled button G displaced to
the left by the spring b; this axis F has a disc H with pins.c engaging with the
magazine A and causing it to turn at the same time as the button & for loading
the magazine.
The bolt L possesses in front a movable head M whose part engaging with the
bore Mof the barrel N is provided with two tenons having notches which, when
the bolt is closed by turning the handle P, engage with the corresponding notches O'
formed in the rear part of the barrel.
When the fire-arm is closed, and the bolt L is drawn to the rear the tenon O
will encounter the lever pivoted at d and will cause it to oscillate together
with the other lever which is made in one piece with it. This lover has
a spring catch e which in the rearward movement causes the ratchet E to
turn and consequently the magazine ▲ so as to present a cartridge in front of
the bolt.
When the bolt is moved forward it will push the cartridge A' which, assisted by
the inclined plane g, will be introduced into the barrel at.g.
On the opening of the breech an extractor of any suitable construction withdraws
the case of the fired cartridge.
To enable single shots to be fired I annul the repeating action by means of a
lever S carrying on its axis T an eccentric U which prevents the lever from returning
to its original position undor the action of the spring and consequently from
turning the magazine.
In the drawing I have shown a trigger consisting of a spring p, upon the
extremity pl of which is pressed in order to free the nose a from the firing pin.s'.
I may employ any other trigger or the ordinary tumbler.
Figures 2 and 4 represent the arrangement of the magazine and of its box ▼
which is guided by pins in the breech box and fixed by means of screws v
Fig. 1.

page_text: After the cartridges have been spent the magazine is re-loaded by introducing the
cartridges through the opening h Figure 4 (the bolt L being drawn to the rear),
and by turning the magazine A by means of the button G.
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:-
:-
First. A repeating fire-arm having a cylindrical magazine A and an obturator
provided with notches, the said magazine being adapted to turn automatically
during the opening of the breech by the operation of the bolt L, substantially as
set forth.'
Second. In a repeating fire-arm having a cylindrical magazine the employment of
an eccentric U provided with a lever S'enabling the repeating action to be annulled,
substantially as set forth.
Third. In a repeating fire-arm the employment of notched tenons O serving
as a protection against the recoil of the bolt L during the explosion of the
cartridge, and at the same time as an obturator which offers to the gases produced
a sinuous path, solas to prevent them from passing to the 'outside, substantially 'as
set forth..
Dated this 8th day of October
1007.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant'a