Improvements in Breech-loading Military Small Arms.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 24th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 25th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 13th Apr.; 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Breech-loading Military Small Arms.
I, LESLIE BOWN TAYLOR, of Speedwell House, Pershore Road in the City of
Birmingham, Gun Makers' Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The object of the first part of my invention is to provide military rifle actions
with a second pull-off in addition to the ordinary one; so that when used for
sporting purposes the rifle may be altered from the first or ordinary bent, when
required, to the second bent, which may be made to give a light pull-off and so
serve the purpose of an ordinary hair trigger.
My arrangements chiefly apply to single sliding block military actions.
1 form on the tumbler or hammer below the ordinary bent an additional bent
into which the scear takes in the ordinary way. On the outside of the body or
shoe near the lever I forin a movable stop which can be moved up or down into
either of its two positions its purpose being to prevent the lever from taking the
hammer further than the first bent until moved down so as to allow the lever to
take the hammer to the second bent. Or any other suitable form of stop may
be used.
The object of the second part of my invention is the application of top or side
automatic safety mechanism to bolt the trigger or scear of sliding block military
actions.
For this purpose I utilize the downward slide of the block actuated by the lever
to cock the arm in order to cause the backward motion of the safety rod which is
fixed underneath the strap of action, which rod places the safety bolt onto the
trigger or scear in the ordinary way.
Dated this 23rd day of May 1894
HENRY F. TALBOT,
'7, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Breech-loading Military Small Arms.
1, LESLIE BOWN TAYLOR, of Speedwell House, Pershore Road, in the City of
Birmingham, Gun Makers' Manager, 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 :-
The object of the first part of my invention is to provide military rifle actions
with a second pull-off in addition to the ordinary one; so that when used for
sporting purposes the rifle may be altered. from the first or ordinary bent, (when
required) to the second bent, which may be made to give a light pull-off and so
serve the purpose of an ordinary hair trigger.
My arrangements chiefly apply to single sliding block military actions.
1 form on the tumbler or hammer a second bent in addition to the ordinary bent

page_text: into which second bent the scear takes in the ordinary way. On the outside of the
body or shoe near the lever I form a movable stop which can be moved up or
down into either of its two positions, its purpose being to prevent the lever from
taking the hammer further than the first bent, until moved down so as to allow
the lever to take the hammer to the second bent. Or any other suitable form of
stop for the purpose may be used.
The object of the second part of my invention is the application of top or side
automatic safety mechanism to bolt the trigger and scear of military actions.
For this purpose I utilize the downward slide of the block actuated by the lever
to cock the arm in order to cause the backward motion of the safety rod, which is
fixed underneath the strap of action, which rod places the safety bolt onto the
trigger and scear in the ordinary way.
The safety mechanism that I prefer to use consists of the well known safety
rod, crank, crank spring, and rocker similar to that used in drop down hammerless
guns.
I will describe my invention as applied to a side lever Deeley-Edge sliding
block action rifle reference being had to the accompanying sheet of drawings on
which :-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the action.
Fig. 2 is a section of the action cocked ready for firing with the scear in the
2nd bent and the safety mechanism in the position of "safe."
Fig. 3 is a section of the action with the scear in the first bent and the safety
mechanism released ready to fire.
I form upon the tumbler or hammer a a second bent b in addition to the ordinary
bente Figs. 2 & 3. On the outside of the body or shoe d at d¹ Fig. 1 near to the
lever I form a movable stop e shewn in its first position in Fig. 1. The dotted
lines shewing its second position, when it has been moved down the slot z. The
purpose being when the stop e is in its first position to prevent the lever / from
taking the hammer or tumbler a further than required for the first bent (c) to act
and when in its second position moved out of the way of the lever to allow
the lever to take the hammer or tumbler a the distance required for the second
bent b to act.
To secure the rifle from being discharged by jar through concussion or otherwise
I use in conjunction with this double bent a safety bolt with slide n, rod f, crank
crank spring g', and rocker h. The forward end of the rod fbutts against the
sliding block at the point and I utilize the downward motion of the block i to
push back the safety rod which causes the crank g to lift the rocker / into
position to bolt the mechanism as shewn in Fig. 2.
For this purpose I form on the side of the trigger t an upright piece k onto
which the rocker bears at m.
Instead of the scear and trigger being in one piece 1 form the scear s loose and
pivot it to the trigger t at s¹ so that as the safety mechanism is in its position of
"safe" and bolts the trigger in the manner described the scear can move slightly.
This play in the pivotted scear enables the hammer a when at cock in the first
bent to be altered to the second bent b while the trigger is bolted, thus
preventing the rifle from being fired during the change from one bent to the
other.
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:
1. Constructing breech loading military small arms with a second pull-off by
the addition of a second bent upon the hammer or tumbler.
2. Using in combination with a hammer having a second bent either or all of
the following parts, namely, a movable stop, safety mechanism, and a scear
pivotted to the trigger, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth and
specified,

page_text: 3. The application of safety mechanism actuated by the block to bolt the trigger
or scear or both substantially as herein set forth and specified.
Dated this 23rd day of February 1895.
HENRY F. TALBOT,
7, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.