Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb 1887
Complete Left, 26th Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 6th Jan.. 1888
I, WILLIAM TRANTER of Colmore Terrace, Summer Lane, Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick Gun Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention relates principally to improvements in repeater small arms, or to
magazine guns and rifles, whereby they are greatly simplified in their construction,
and rendered more efficient in their action than repeater smail arms of the ordinary
kind.
In constructing a repeater rifle, according to my invention, I screw the breech end
of the barrel part, into the front end of the breech piece or shoe, wherein a cylindrical
sliding breech closer, with an operating or manoeuvering handle at its rear, is made to
slide backwards and forwards, in order to open and close the chamber or breech end
of the barrel; and working centrally within the said bolt is a striking pin, operated
by a spiral spring, whose abutments are respectively upon a shoulder of the striker,
and an inside end of a screwed collar as hereinafter described. This striker is
provided at its rear end with a screwed collar, which serves to keep the spring in
its place, and act as a guide to the striking pin.
The operating handle at the rear end of the bolt, is carried by a locking collar,
having two projections upon it, which alternately take into a slot formed in the breech
or shoe piece of the arm.
The rear of the said locking collar, is provided with an incline or inclined plane,
which works against a like incline, formed on the adjacent face or front part of a
ribbed boss, screwed or secured on to the end of the striking pin, and working within
corresponding or like grooves formed in the rear of the shoe or body part of the arm.
This boss or secondary collar part is provided with a thumb piece, in order to enable
the striking pin to be placed at half cock, by means hereinafter described; and at the
extreme rear of the striking pin aforesaid, and in juxta positon to the boss or collar
screwed thereon, is a lock nut.
The inclines or inclined planes upon the adjacent faces of the bolt collar, and the
striker pin boss or collar, is for the purpose of placing the striker pin to full cock,

page_text: effected by the rotation of the bolt handle, on the withdrawal of the bolt for the
ejection or removal of a spent cartridge case from the barrels, and for the replenishing
of the one extracted, by a fresh cartridge from the magazine situated on the lower
underside or on the side of the breech shoe as hereinafter described.
Immediately under the rear end of the breech shoe, the lock mechanism' is situated,
consisting of a tumbler, with full and half cock bents, situated above the joint pin
upon which the tumbler works; and engaging with these bents, is a sear like nose, of
a short arm, above the joint centre of the trigger lever, and which short arm has a
shoulder at its front part, against which the free end of a flat spring, takes its
bearing.
The tumbler has a standing up arm or limb at its front part, which works against
the incline of the striking pin collar aforesaid; so that the movement of the striking
pin collar, either by its thumb piece, or through the intervention of the collar, carried
at the end of the bolt, the tumbler is placed at half cock, or full cock bent.
The lock mechanism thus described, is pivoted below the line of the bolt, and is
also enclosed and works entirely within the body, or within a framing, depending
from the underside of the rear of the breech shoe; and at the front of the stock.
By thus enclosing the lock work as described, the guard is dispensed with, which
renders the gun safe to be carried at half cock; and further, the lock mechanism is
made to pull off as efficiently as a best made gun lock.
The reserve magazine consists of a deep narrow chamber of a breadth of a single
cartridge, and of about the depth of five or six cartridges (this is not limited). This
chamber or magazine can or is made to form a part of the body of the gun, or it can
be made detachable, so that it can be attached or detached at pleasure, and applied to
any gun suited for it; and further, the said chamber or magazine may be placed
immediately under the breech shoe (between the lock work framing, and the fore end)
or it may be placed on the side of the gun.
The plane of the magazine or feeder chamber is skewed from the line of the gun,
that is, the end nearest the fore-end, has inclined ends, and shallower at the front end
than at the back end; so that the cartridges are placed in a vertical line, one above
another, and in a slanting direction, and in such a manner, that the rim of one
cartridge rests upon the body of the one immediately below it. These cartridges thus
disposed are collectively removed upwards to the extent of a single cartridge, by
means of a jointed arm or lever, whose free end presses upon the lower one (or the
last one) of the series, when the magazine is full, or partially filled. This arm or
lever has an outside handle, to pick up the lever for reloading.
The automatic cartridge raiser or lever arm, is operated by a volute or coiled spring
surrounding its turning axis, or by a flat spring, working in conjunction with the
underside of the said arm of the lever.
A hinged cover encloses or may be fitted over the open bottom or sides of the
feeder, or magazine chamber aforesaid, and so arranged, as not to interfere with
the reloading.
If necessary, the feeder arm may work within a slit or gap made in the side of
the feeder chamber, for the pressing upward of the cartridges into position, and which
said cartridges may be rolled or passed into the magazine collectively, or they may be
passed in one at a time; or if desired, into the side of the shoe, by hand..
The cartridges are intermittently fed into the trough of the shoe, and in front of the
nose of the withdrawal bolt, by means of upright rocking arms jointed at their lower
ends. These rocking arms are coupled or connected together by a bar or rod, and
each of the said feeder arms, which are disposed at two opposite points facing the
magazine, have curved inside breasts, and concaved inside top parts, of about the
radius of a cartridge.
The moving forward of the rocking arms upon their joint centres, a cartridge is
moved or slipped by the said forward movement, into the channel of the breech shoe
ready to be pushed into the chamber of the breech by the next forward movement o
the bolt.
These feeder arms are made to work in conjunction with the working of the bolt; so tha

page_text: after the removal of a spent cartridge, this said feeder arm or arms, is or are operated'
pressing over a cartridge into the gun, aud preventing the others or the next below
it from rising.
Instead of the feeder arm or arms as aforesaid, a hanging and pivoted arm, (concaved
on its underside to receive a cartridge) may be substituted for the aforesaid rocking
arm.
This pivoted feeder is suspended above the top of the magazine, and is operated by
means, worked in connection with the bolt.
The bolt is formed with four guides, with the extractor fitted to one of them.
The butt of the stock may be made as the Martini, and the fore-end fitted to within
half an inch of the muzzle, and with a like nose band on the end of the stock, thus
admitting of a cross piece of the sword to be slipped on the muzzle of the barrel, and
secured at the other end of the handle to a lump on another band, which band is
hinged at the side to facilitate the putting on and taking off the stock; and the part
of the band which covers the barrel, will extend to the front sight, for the purpose of
keeping the band and sword in its place, and also for preventing the band coming
forward with the firing.
The sword handle as aforesaid, may be formed with a flat, made continuous with the
blade, and with a lever catch and spring, in order to affix the said sword handle to
the lump or stud on the band.
By thus connecting the sword as described, the arm is made more steady for firing;
and further, the arm is so constructed and arranged that it can be worked by the
right hand, and fired with the left.
Dated this Twenty-sixth day of February 1887
WILLIAM TRANTER.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Small Arms.
I, WILLIAM TRANTER of Colmore Terrace, Summer Lane, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick Gun Manufacturer 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 improvements in repeater small arms, or magazine guns
and rifles, whereby they are greatly simplified in their construction, and rendered
more efficient in their action, than repeater small arms of the ordinary kind.
In constructing a repeater rifle, according to my invention, I screw the breech end
of the barrel part, into the front end of the breech piece or shoe, wherein a cylin-
drical sliding breech closer, with an operating or manoeuvering handle at its rear, is
made to slide backwards and forwards, in order to open and close the breech end of
the barrel.
Working centrally within the said bolt, is a striking pin, operated by a spiral
spring, whose abutments are respectively upon a shoulder of the striker, and an inside
end of a screwed collar, as hereinafter described.
The said striker is provided at its rear end, with a screwed collar, which serves to
keep the spring in its place, and acts as a guide to the striking pin.
The operating lever or handle, at the rear end of the bolt, is carried by a shank,
connected with a swivelling boss, and which said shank, works within a cross slot
with helical sides, and longitudinal slots, formed in the breech piece, or breech shoe
of the arm.
The said swivelling boss, is provided with an incline, or an incline plane, which
works against a like incline, formed upon, or carried by, a fixed collar on the end of
the striking pin.
The inclines, or incline planes, upon the adjacent faces of the handle boss, and the
striker pin collar, is for the purpose of placing the striker pin to full or half cock, on
the lever or handle of the bolt, being rotated and withdrawn rearwards, for the
ejection, or removal of a spent cartridge case, from the barrel, and for the replenish-
ing of a fresh cartridge, from the magazine, for the one extracted.
The magazine is situated on the lower underside of the breech shoe, open at bottom,
wherethrough the cartridges are fed.
Immediately under the rear end of the breech shoe, the lock mechanism is situated,
consisting of a jointed tumbler, with full and half cock bents; and engaging with
these said bents, is a sear like nose, of a trigger.
The tumbler has a standing up arm, or limb at its front part, against which a snug,
on the underside of the lever, or handle boss, works.
The lock mechanism thus described, is situated below the line of the holt, and is
also enclosed, and works entirely within, the body of the arm, or within a framing,
depending from the underside of the rear of the breech shoe, and at the front of the
stock.

page_text: By thus enclosing the lock work as described, the usual and outwardly projecting
guard is dispensed with, thus rendering the gun safe to be carried at half cock; and
further, the lock mechanism is made to pull off as efficiently as a best made
gun lock.
The reserve magazine consists of a deep narrow chamber, of a breadth of a single
cartridge, and preferably of about the depth of five or six cartridges (this is not
limited). This chamber or magazine, can, or is made to form a part of the body of
the gun, or it can be made detachable, so that it can be attached or detached at
pleasure, and applied to any gun suited for it.
The reserve chamber, or magazine, is preferably placed immediately under the
breech shoe; (between the lock work framing, and the fore end) or it may be placed
on the side of the gun.
The plane of the ends of the magazine or feeder chamber, is skewed downwards
from the line of the gun; and the cartridges are placed in a vertical line, one above
another, and in a slanting direction; and in such a manner, that the rim of one
cartridge rests upon the body of the one immediately below it. These cartridges
thus disposed, are collectively removed upwards to the extent of a single cartridge,
by means of a jointed arm or lever. This arm or lever has an outside handle, to
pick up the lever for reloading.
The automatic cartridge raiser, or lever arm, is operated by a volute or coiled spring,
surrounding its turning axis, or by a flat spring, working in conjunction with the
underside of the lever.
A hinged cover encloses, or may be fitted over the open bottom, or sides of the
feeder, or magazine chamber aforesaid, and so arranged, as not to interfere with the
reloading.
If necessary, the feeder arm may work within a slit or gap, made in the side of
the feeder chamber, for the pressing upward of the cartridges into position; and
which said cartridges, may be rolled or passed into the magazine collectively, or
they may be passed in one at a time by hand, through a hole in the side of
the shoe.
The bolt or closer is ribbed longitudinally, and takes within like groves, made
within the breech piece; and which said bolt, has an extractor fitted at its fore-end.
The butt of the stock, has a yielding, or an elastic heelplate (faced with rubber
or leather) and which is jointed at its upper end, and secured at its lower end, by a
spring catch fastener.
The fore-end, is truly bored from end to end, and wherein, the cleaning rod is
placed, and secured by a spring catch, carried on the underside of a jointed band or
clip, secured over the sight of the muzzle end of the arm; this band or clip carries
a snug, with which a fastener, carried within the handle of a sword, or the shank of
a bayonet, is secured.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings, the
manner in which the same is to be performed.
Figure 1 represents an elevation of the offside of the body part of a magazine rifle,
constructed and arranged according to my invention. Figure 2 represents partly in
horizontal section, and partly in plan, the said rifle, but with the closing bolt with-
drawn the near side of the bolt is represented in section, for thus to exhibit the
longitudinal slot, wherein the heel end of the cartridge shell ejector works, on the
closing bolt being pushed home into the breech shoe. The said figure 2 also
represents a cartridge shell being flirted from out of the shoe, and through the side
opening, as is represented in figure 1, by the ejector heel end coming in contact
with a shoulder, at or near the front end of the bolt.
Figure 3 represents a complete longitudinal vertical section of the said magazine
rifle, with the bolt withdrawn, and a cartridge, in the act of passing into the breech
shoe, prior to the pushing home of the bolt, and the placing of the said cartridge
within the chamber of the barrel.
Figure 4 represents the same sectional view as figure 3, but with the closing bolt,

page_text: for firing.
Figure 5 represents partly in plan, and partly in horizontal section, the said rifle,
when the parts are in the positions as represented in figure 4; that is, when the
arm is ready for firing.
Figure 6 represents a plan of the front end of the closing bolt, which has upon its
front end, the extractor.
Figure 7 shows partly in elevation, and partly in section, the said extractor, and
the means of its connection, or jointing with the bolt end.
Figure 8 shows a complete sectional view of the breech portion of the arm, as in
figure 4, but fired.
Figure 9 shows a transverse vertical section of the arm, upon the dotted lines A B
figure 8.
Figure 10 shows also a transverse vertical section upon the dotted lines CD of the
said last named figure.
Figure 11 represents the breech portion of the arm, with the lock and cocking
mechanism in the positions which they respectively assume, on the lever or handle
being turned vertically upwards, and before the bolt is withdrawn.
Figure 12 is a complete plan of the bolt, and the lever or operating handle at its
rear end; this view also shows the incline, up which the end of a similar incline, at
the rear of the striker figure 13, traverses, for the cocking of the arm.
Figure 14 is a plan of the rear of the striker figure 13, while figure 15 is an end
view of figure 13.
Figure 16 is a plan of the breech shoe, exhibiting the longitudinal slot and side
gap, wherein the shank of the handle or lever part works, for the withdrawal
of the bolt.
Figure 17 represents a longitudinal section of the stock of the rifle.
Figure 18 represents partly in elevation, and partly in section, the muzzle end of
the arm, and the means for keeping the cleaning rod in position."
Figure 19 represents my new or improved means of connecting swords to the
muzzle ends of small arms, while figure 20, shows a like arrangement, for the
affixing of a bayonet. Figure 21 is a section of the fore end, showing the cleaning
rod hole through it.
The same letters of reference, indicate corresponding parts in the several figures of
the drawings.
a is the barrel of the arm, whose rear or breech end is screwed into the fore part
of an internally, and longitudinally grooved breech piece, or breech shoe b, wherein
a breech closer or bolt c (formed with three or four ribs for taking the recoil) slides
and works.
The breech closer, or bolt c, has swivelling on its rear end, an operating or
manoeuvering handle d, whose cranked shank part d², is connected with a cylindrical
boss d³, which works within a cross and longitud tnal slot 63, 63 as best seen in figures
1 and 2, and particularly in figure 16; and in consequence of the shank lying within
the said cross slot, the line of the recoil is concentric with the bore of the barrel; and
further, the inclines which form the sides to the gap, afford a means of forcing a
cartridge into its chamber, and when fired, it affords a like means of drawing it out.
Working centrally within the closer c, is a striker pin e, surrounded by a coiled
spring e, whose end abutments, are respectively upon the internally shaped front
shoulder e³, and the inner end of the inside plug e, which screws into the rear of the
bolt, and through it, the stem of the striker, works.
The rear of the striker, carries a rigid collar es, having upon its underside, a
combined stop and guide e, and upon its top side, a secondary guide e', which latter
works within the guide slot 63, made in the top of the shoe b. These guides are for
the purpose of keeping the striker, and its rigid collar, and parts carried by the latter,
in a determinate position, and preventing the same from rotating, and for being
retained at cock, by means of a tumbler, as hereinafter referred to.

page_text: The inner side of a collar e³, has an incline sided projection e³, whose helical incline,
works upon a like helical she incline d³, cut within the swivelling boss d³, of the
handle d. The incline d' forms one side of a recess do, which is the counterpart of
the incline sided projection ; so that the rotation of the lever or handle d, causes the
incline ³, to act upon the incline carried by the striker rod, and so press rearwards
the striker rod, into its cocked position.
The bolt c, which is square shaped in cross section, as best seen in figure 10, has
recoil ribs and longitudinal grooves c', which latier have transverse piercings,
through which gaseous products pass outwardly, on the bursting of a cap.
The swivelling boss d³ of the handle d, which turns upon a reduced end c² of the
bolt, has a snug or stud d', upon its near side, which works within a downwardly and
rear directed curved slot 66, cut out of the front inside of the breech piece or shoe ;
and which said slot 6, which is best seen in figures 2, 9 and 16, forms a traversing
helical groove, wherein the lug d, moves and turns, on the lever handle being placed
in a position for the withdrawal of the bolt. This said lug d, also affords the means
whereby the arm is placed at half cock as hereinafter described.
Thus, when the lever is down, or in a position as represented in figures 5 and 9, the
lug rests within, and at the top of the square hole at the upper end of the downwardly
curved slot 5, as best seen in figure 9, but on the lever or operating handle d, being
fully raised as in figure 11, the lug d, on traversing rearward within its groove,
causes the tumbler of the lock of the arm, to be thrown or pressed back, to the half
cock position, as represented in the aforesaid figure 11. Thus, the turning of the
lever, causes the lug upon its swivelling boss, to traverse rearwards within its slot, and
in its motion progressively acts upon the arm of the jointed tumbler f, which has
upon its front, half and full cock bents f³, f, where-with the sear-like nose g³, of the
trigger g, engages. This lug or stud, also takes. a portion of the recoil.
h is the trigger spring, and i is a stop arm secured to an axis, upon whose outer
end, a secondary exposed armi (in dotted lines at back) is connected, for the lowering
of the armi, so as to disengage its turned up end, with a slot c', on the underside of
the bolt c. This arm prevents the bolt from being withdrawn entirely from out of the
breech piece, and is kept up to the said slot, by a spring (³.
1
The lock mechanism which is situated immediately under the rear end of the breech
shoe, consists only of a tumbler, with an arm, and full or half cock bents, and a trigger
with a sear like nose, and which are kept up to their work, by a single spring.
The magazine or cartridge reserve chamber k, which is disposed on the underside of
the breech piece of the rifle, and is provided to hold any desired number of cartridges,
consists of a depending box like receptacle, made with the framing of the arm, and
with the sides and ends inclined or skewed, and with the fore part of the said chamber
made narrower than the hind part; and disposed perpendicularly within the said
chamber, and at the back part thereof, is a guide 2, at the back side of which, the
flanges of the cartridges ; come, and are upwardly guided. These cartridges are
obliquely disposed in the said chamber, and with their bullet ends, directed upwardly,
and collectively pressed upwards, by a jointed arm or lever 1, pivoted upon a centre 12,
connected with the inner end of a coiled spring m, whose outer end m³, is fixedly
connected.
The outer end of the arm 1, has a jointedly connected presser plate 13, with spring .
This presser plate 13, is jointedly connected on its underside rear end, to the end of
the arm, and presses upwardly the cartridges, as they are individually removed, or
allowed to pass into the hollow of the breech piece or shoe; and which said presser
plate, and arm, automatically follows up the cartridges, until the whole have
been used.
The jointed arm 1, is taken out of position, or removed from the reserve chamber,
by a side handle or lever 1, as best seen in the turned round side elevation figure 1,
while the said chamber is enclosed at bottom, by a hinged enclosing covering k³, whose
front side is provided with a spring catch fastener, shown in dotted lines, and marked k*,
in the said figure 1.
The cartridge cases, or the spent shells are removed from the chamber of the barrel,

page_text: by an extractor n, disposed at the front of the closing bolt, and connected to it without
a joint pin: Thus, it consists of a hooked ended arm n, with a rear part n³, which
takes its hearing upon a like inclined face, formed out of the rib of the bolt, upon
which it works; and on the extractor going over the flange of a cartridge shell, it
turns upon the point n³, as a fulcrum, while the said extractor is kept up to its proper
position, by a spring n', which takes its abutment upon the rear underside of the
said hind part. Double security for extracting, is afforded, by the end of a spring
at the front of a breech piece, passing through a hole, and taking its abutment upon
the top of the front of the extractor.
o is a side opening in the breech piece or shoe, wherethrough the spent cartridge
shells are flirted, by an ejector arm p, jointed at p², and whose inner end p³ as best
seen in figure 5, works within the slot of the bolt c, whose front inner end has an
inward swell, and shoulder c'; so that on the bolt being fully, withdrawn, the end c' of
the slot, strikes against the inner end of the ejector, and causes it to suddenly change
from its position figure, to that of figure 2, and by such act, to remove the cartridge
shell from the interior of the breech piece.
is the fore-end of the arm, and is the butt or stock end, which is connected to
ne body of the arm, by a screwed ended rod; and within the said butt end, is a
space, wherein a turn screw or other implement can be placed. The said stock has
also a secondary hole s, wherein the jointed end t² of a cleaning rod t is placed.
Figure 17 represents in vertical section, a modification of the magazine portion
of the arm as aforesaid. The presser plate in this arrangement, is pressed up by a
double limbed flat or V spring, and the enclosing cover is jointed at the end, instead
of at the side; and further, when loading from the side, an auxiliary arrangement is
represented, which prevents the cartridges when so loaded, from rising from the
magazine.
Figure 17 represents a transverse vertical section of the said figure 17ª.
a is the barrel, b is the breech piece or breech shoe, and o is the side opening
therein, wherethrough the spent cases are outwardly flirted by an ejector or kicker.
vis a flat metal plate, with an angle v², which comes upon a level with the bottom
of the bore of the breech piece or shoe; and on the arm being loaded from the side,
then the top is in the position as represented in figure 17; but when the arm is
supplied with cartridges from the reserve chamber k, the said spring like flap v springs
out of the way, and allows the cartridges to rise; and which said spring flap, is secured
in or out of position, by the engagement of the upper end w² of the jointed arm w,
within a notch or cut away part as represented.
The lower end has upon its inner side, a stud, which alternately falls into two
notches, or depressions, for affixing it in its respective positions.
The hinged enclosing covering k³, is jointed at its front end, by a joint k³, and at its
rear end, by a jointed catch fastener Z.
The presser plate is connected and carried by an arm 7, whose front end is jointed
at 12, and with the heel part 1, connected by a swivel 16, to the free end of a double
limbed spring m, or by a single limbed spring as may be desired, while the standside
of the spring, rests upon the toe of the cover.
The heel plate u, which is hinged at u², and at top, is faced or outwardly covered
with rubber, leather, or other yielding substances u³, and is secured at bottom, by a
catch spring arm u, engaging behind the shoulder u of a jointed lever us, connected
and working within a recess made on the rear and underside of the said stock ;. so
that the changing of position of the lever, allows the heel plate to be opened out, and
the end of the holes or spaces and s, exposed.
The heel plate is made of thin sheet metal, hardened and tempered, so as to make
it elastic or yielding, and with its back taking no bearing upon the middle part of the
butt.
The cleaning rod is secured in position, as represented in figure 18, by a spring
catch fastener x, whose end 2, is bevelled and shouldered, and takes into a slot t2, near
the end of the cleaning rod t, and which fastener is in connection with a hinge clip or
carrier which is made to embrace the muzzle end of the arm, and interchangeably

page_text: carry either a sword, or a bayonet; and which said cleaning rod passes longitudinally
up the fore end, or in a hole made in the fore end, and marked q
Figure 19 represents my invention applied to the carrying of a sword, and figure 20,
the carrying of a bayonet.
In figure 19, y is the clip, connected at its two opposite ends, by joints y³, and a
lug and secured or clamped together, by screw pins y, taking through lugs y with
which latter, the catch fastener z, of a sword 1, engages. The handle 5 of the sword,
is opened or pierced about its middle, wherein a catch z, as aforesaid works, and is
pressed home, by a spring 2³, jointed at 23, and with its heel part passing within the
end of the gap.
The guard 4 of the sword, has an opening or hole 2, wherethrough the shouldered
muzzle end of the arm passes; so that in connecting the said sword, it is only necessary
to slip the holo through the guard, over the muzzle end, and allow the shoulder of a
fastener z, to take behind the lug y³, of the detachable clip y.
In figure 20, 3 is the bayonet, 4 is the guard of the hilt, and 5 is the handle, y is
the detachable clip secured near the end of the arm, and y³ is the lug, to which the
catch connects itself. is the spring, and 3 is the joint like that of figure 19.
In order to remove either the sword, or the bayonet, it is only necessary to press
upwards the extended rear end of the fastener means, when the shoulder thereof, is
raised above its connection lug, and the sword or bayonet removed.
The arm is operated, cocked, and the spent cases ejected, and cartridges supplied
thereto, as follows.
The raising of the arm or lever d from a vertical to a horizontal position, or from a
position figures 5 and 9, to that of figure 11, causes its boss d³, to move slightly rear-
wards, and turn upon the end of the bolt c. This turning of the lever and its boss,
causes the incline d', cut within its face, to act upon the incline e8 of the striker rod e,
and so press back the said striker rod into the position as represented in figure 11, with
the front or point end of the said incline e, engaging within a small recess d', sunken
between the end of the incline do, and the shank d², of the handle d, and within which
said recess, the front of the said incline e rests until relieved, as hereinafter
described.
Besides the pressing back of the striker rod, and compressing the coiled spring
encircling it, and securing the right striker rod in its withdrawn position, the move-
ment of the lever, or the boss carrying it, causes the snug d*, to press backwards the
arim of the tumbler f, into such a position, that the sear nose end g², of the
trigger g, engages with the half cock bent f³, as represented in figure 11, as before
referred to.
The placing of the arm at half cock, is done by simply partly raising the lever, so
as to place it in a semi-raised position, then applying the finger to the trigger, and on
its removal, placing the lever in its former and lowered position.
The withdrawal of the bolt from the position as represented in figure 11, to that of
figures 2 and 3, causes the lug d', which is now upon the underside of the boss, to
push back the tumbler into the position as represented in figure 3, and with the sear
nose of the trigger, engaging with the full cock bent, of the said tumbler.
The withdrawal of the bolt and the striker rod with it, and with the incline e, on
the striker rod collar as aforesaid, causes the extractor n to withdraw the spent
cartridge shell from the chamber of the barrel, and place it within the chamber, of the
breech piece or shoe, when by the transverse action of the ejector p, the said case is
suddenly flirted or pressed outwardly through the side opening o, in the breech piece,
by the long arm of the said ejector p, acting crosswise, or taking a position as repre-
sented in figure 2.
The working of the ejector, is effected by its inner end p³, working within a slot p',
in the side of the bolt c, and with a shoulder c² near its front end; so that on the
bolt being fully drawn to the position as represented in figures 2 and 3, the said
shoulder c', acts upon the short end p³, and so flirts the long arm of the ejector inwardly,
and whose long arm presses upon the near side of the spent cartridge shell, and so
forces it precipitiously through the opening o. On this being done, the top cartridge in

page_text: the reserve chamber k, is resting with its flange against the underside of the ejector,
when the forward movement of the bolt into position, causes the said ejector to resume
its normal position, as in figure 5, and allow a single cartridge to pass into the
breech piece or shoe, and with its forward end extending itself into the chamber of
the barrel. The further movement of the bolt c, fully pushes home the cartridge into
the barrel chamber, when on the turning of the lever aside, and downwards, the
shoulder part thereof, works upon the inclines of the cross slot 2, so as to remove the
front of the incline e8, from the recess d', and also to make the incline d³, and its
boss d³, leave the incline es, and the striker rod c behind it, which is caught and
secured in its cocked position, by the arm of the tumbler f, coming at the front of
the snug e of the collar of the said striker, thereby holding the gun at full cock, as
represented at figure 5.
To discharge the arm, pull the trigger g, when its sear nose end g², is taken from the
full cock bent, so as to release the tumbler, and allow the striker to be urged
forward, by the force of the spring encircling it, which strikes the cartridge and
discharges the arm.
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.-
First. In a magazine, or repeater small arm. Providing the bolt, or the breech
closer, with ribs, which work within like grooves in the breech piece, or breech shoe;
and which said ribs, take the recoil of the arm, and increase the rigidity of the bolt,
substantially as described, and set forth.
Secondly. The combination with a ribbed bolt, or breech closer, of a swivelling
arm or lever, for manoeuvering, and securing the bolt, and locking the arm, substan-
tially as described and set forth.
Thirdly. The cocking means as herein described and set forth, consisting of a stud
or lug d, incline d³, recess do, carried by a swivelling boss of an operating handle or
lever d, and an incline es, carried by a collar e, with guides e, e, combined
with a striker and the lock mechanism, substantially as herein described, and set
forth.
Fourthly. The lock mechanism, consisting of a tumbler f, f, ƒ³, f*, and trigger g, g³,
with spring as represented, substantially as described and set forth.
Fifthly. The combination with the cocking means of a breech closer, of an armƒ³,
of a lock tumbler f, substantially as set forth.
Sixthly. The combination with a breech shoe, of the kind berein described, of a
cross slot 63, with helical or incline sides, and a longitudinal slot 63, substantially as,
and for the purpose as specified.
Seventhly. The combination with an operating lever, or the stem of an operating
lever, of a transverse slot, having incline sides, which on the lever being raised, places
the arm at full, or half cock, substantially as set forth.
Eighthly. The arm or stop i, with its lever, the end of the former of which, works
within a slot e, in the bolt c, and prevents the withdrawal of the said bolt from the
breech shoe, substantially as set forth.
Ninthly. The transversely working ejector p, whose heel or short end p³, works
within a longitudinal slot e, and recess c', cut within the bolt c, substantially as
set forth.
Tenthly. The combination with the side opening o, of a breech piece or breech shoe
of cartridge ejector means, substantially as set forth.
Eleventhly. The improvement, or improvements, in the construction of the framing
of the body part of small arms, by making the said framing, depend from the
underside of the breech piece, thereby dispensing with the usual trigger guard
substantially as set forth.
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Twelfthly. A magazine for small arms, consisting of a box like store k, k, depending
from the underside of the breech piece, or breech shoe, and with the sides and end

page_text: inclined, and the open bottom enclosed by a hinge cover, and fastened, substantially as
described and set forth in figures 1, 3, 4, 10 and 17ª.
Thirteenthly. The combination with a magazine of a jointed arm 1, 1, whose inner
end, is surrounded by an evolved, or coiled spring m, while its outer end, carries a
jointed presser plate, and spring 1, whereby the cartridges are pressed upwards, as
set forth in figures 3, 4 and 8, and for the purpose as specified.
Fourteenthly. The combination with a magazine, of a jointed arm 1, 12, and
presser 13, of a spring m, and swivel 1, which are arranged substantially as set forth
in figure 17A.
Fifteenthly. The combination with a magazine, of a means for preventing the
rising of the cartridges within the magazine, (when loading from the side) and
marked v, v², and lever 10, to, substantially as set forth in figures 17, and 17B.
Sixteenthly. The extractor marked n, which is constructed, and arranged to work,
without a joint pin or wire, and with the centre of motion of the limb, acting
below the line of the pull, substantially as set forth, in the several figures of the
drawings.
Seventeenthly. The means herein described and set forth for affixing the cleaning
rod in position, when not in use as described and represented in figure 18.
Eighteenthly. The jointed band y yy, which clips the sight, and muzzle of arm,
for both securing the cleaning rod, and for the carrying of a sword or bayonet, and
for the affixing of the stock, substantially as described and set forth, in figures 18, 19
and 20.
Nineteenthly. The means of fastening or securing swords or bayonets, to the bands
or clips of rifles, substantially as set forth in figures 19 and 20, of the accompanying
drawings.
Twentiethly. An elastic heel plate, faced or not, with india rubber, leather, or
other yielding substances, substantially as set forth, in figure 17.
Twenty-firstly. In a jointed heel plate, with fastener u³, us, and uº, substantially as
above set forth, and for the purpose as specified.
Twenty-secondly.-Enclosing the cleaning rod longitudinally within the fore end,
without a nick or open groove, substantially as set forth and specified.
Lastly. The improvements in the construction of small arms, or magazine small
arms, as herein described and set forth.
Dated this Twenty-second day of November 1887.