Year: 1886

page_text: I, WILLIAM JOHN WHITING, of Whateley Road, Handsworth, in the County of
Stafford, Toolmaker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to prevent the fouling, which arises from the
flash, from reaching the spindle upon which the cylinder of a revolver turns, as the
effect of the fouling on the spindle and cylinder is to retard and finally stop
the revolution of the cylinder, and render the firearin unusable until it has been
stripped.
My improvements consist in the addition of two short cylindrical guards or
ferules, one overlapping the other, in such a way as to prevent the fouling from
getting to the spindle.
To apply my improvements I cut away a part of the lump under the barrel, so
that the breech end of the barrel projects further back than the said lump.
Into this lump the hole for the cylinder spindle is bored in the ordinary way,
but the upper part of the bore is enlarged. A ferule, having on it a raised collar,
is then fitted into the enlarged portion of the bore, the collar being outside the
bore. This ferule has a part, smaller than the raised collar, projecting backwards
about as far as the rear end of the barrel,
This ferule is bored right through, and the spindle fits into and through it.
On the cylinder proper is another ferule, which fits easily over the reduced
projecting part of the ferule affixed to the lump, forming a sleeve or guard over
part of the first ferule. This cylinder ferule extends so far as nearly to touch
the raised collar on the first ferule.
The result of this arrangement is that the spindle is covered from the flash, and
the only joint at which fouling could enter, nainely at the point where the cylinder
ferule nearly touches the raised collar on the first described ferule, is out of the
line of the flash.
Further, if any fouling did enter at this joint, it would have to afterwards turn
three right angles before it could foul the spindle.
As an additional safeguard I also form a raised collar on the outer circum-
ference of the cylinder ferule, to break the course of any portion of the flash which
nay turn along the said ferule.
J. BEVERLEY FENBY,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Revolving Firearms.
I, WILLIAM JOHN WHITING, of Whately Road, Handsworth, in the County of
Stafford, Tool Maker, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN REVOLVING FIREARMS 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 this invention is to prevent the fouling, which arises from the
flash, from reaching the spindle upon which the cylinder of a revolver turns, as the
effect of the fouling on the spindle and cylinder is to retard and finally stop
the revolution of the cylinder, and render the firearm unusable until it has been
stripped.
My improvements consist in the addition of two short cylindrical guards or
ferules, one overlapping the other, in such a way as to prevent the fouling from
getting to the spindle.
To apply my improvements I cut away a part of the lump under the barrel, so
that the breech end of the barrel projects further back than the said lump.
Into this lump the hole for the cylinder spindle is bored in the ordinary way,
but the upper part of the bore is enlarged.
A ferule, having on it a raised collar, is then fitted into the enlarged portion of
the bore, the collar being outside the bore.
This ferule has a part, smaller than the raised collar, projecting backwards about
as far as the rear end of the barrel. This ferule is bored right through, and the
spindle fits into and through it.
On the cylinder proper is another ferule, which fits easily over the reduced
projecting part of the ferule affixed to the lump, forming a sleeve or guard over
part of the first ferule.
This cylinder ferule extends so far as nearly to touch the raised collar on the
first ferule.
The result of this arrangement is that the spindle is covered from the flash, and
the only joint at which fouling could enter, namely at the point where the
cylinder ferule nearly touches the raised collar on the first described ferule, is out
of the line of the Bash.
Further, if any fouling did enter at this joint, it would have to afterwards turn
three right angles before it could foul the spindle.
In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 shews a revolver fitted with my improve-
ments, and Fig. 11 shews the ferules to an enlarged scale. Like letters refer to like
parts in both Figs. a is the first described ferule, fitted into the lump beneath the
barrel, and b is the raised collar on the same. d is the spindle passing through
the ferules. c is the second ferule, attached to the revolving cylinder.

page_text: 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
Fitting to revolvers the overlapping ferules or guards as described and illustrated
for the purpose of preventing the fouling from the flash from retarding the revolu-
tion of the cylinder.
D
11
1
C
1000
WILLIAM JOHN WHITING.