provements in Magazine Rifles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 28th Jan, 1890-4ccepted, 22nd Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Magazine Rifles.
A communication from JOSEF SCHULHOF, of 4, Nibelungengasse, Vienna, in the
Empire of Austria
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex,
M.I.M E., do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows.—
The present invention relates to improvements in magazine rifles especially in those
of this system, and the object is to reduce the parts of which the magazine consists to a
minimum and to simplify their construction as much as possible.
The new or improved magazine consists of a simple hollow drum which is provided
at its front end with a nose or projection by means of which it is screwed to the rifle
by screws underneath the inlet opening for the cartridges while the other end of the
magazine is held in position by a nose foi ined on a screw screwed into the end of the
magazine, which nose engages with a recess formed in the rifle.
The cartridge feeder is in one piece and consists of a spindle from the thicker rear
end of which projects laterally a wing The front end of the said wing is not joined
to the spindle so that a spiral spring can be placed on the spindle. The rear end of
this spring is fastened in a hole formed in this spindle, and the front end is introduced
into a hole in the front end of the magazine when the spindle is placed in position
The rear end of the spindle is formed with a central bore in which engages the screw
which as mentioned above passes through the rear end of the magazine. In this
manner the cartridge feeder is under the influence of a spiral spring and can turn in
the magazine.
The magazine is filled or charged from above through the breech frame and this
charging can either be done by successively introducing single cartridges or by means
of a metal loader of a peculiar form which is introduced and placed on the upper
opening of the magazine in an inclined position.
The metal loader consists of a single strip of preferably sheet steel
At the back
this strip is bent so as to form a slide or groove in which fit the rims of the cartridges
which are thus-guided. The rest.of the loader strip is straight and at the front a part
of the strip is bent over so as to form a support for the front ends of the cartridges -
To strengthen this front part it is preferably formed or provided with a rib
Through the introduction of the cartridges the cartridge feeder is turned back and
its spring bent. To avoid the cartridges being removed again by the feeder there is
provided a click-spring the nose of which retains the cartridges in the magazine,
it gives way when the cartridges are being introduced
while
When the breech is being closed and the breech cylinder takes the topmost cartridge
with at the nose of the click spring is removed but springs back at once so as to retain
the rest of the cartridges
To enable the charged magazine to be emptied without using the breech cylinder a
pin is arranged on the side of the breech frame, and this pin is flattened at one end
and on this flattened part bears the before mentioned click spring which retains the
cartridges in the magazine. When this said pin is turned a little by means of its
handle it will lift the said spring, and the cartridges will be ejected by the feedor and
can be caught with the hand.
To enable the rifle to be loaded with a single cartridge by hand after each shot,
even with the magazine charged it is only necessary to make the spring retaining the
cartridges in the magazine sufficiently long to prevent the cartridges from leaving the
magazine, and the above named pin on which it bears has then two flattened parts or
two projections one for effecting the repeating action by lifting it a little and one for
effecting the unloading of the magazine by lifting it altogether.

page_text: By the arrangement of the magazine being close under the breech it projects but
little and permits the gun stock to be constructed in one piece in which the magazine
is laid in
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Magazine Rifles.
A communication from JOSEF SCHULHOF, of 4, Nibelungengasse, Vienna, in the
Empire of Austria
1, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
M I.M E., 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in magazine rifles especially in those of my
correspondent's well-known system the main object of such improvements being to
reduce to a minimum the number of parts of which the weapon is composed and to
simplify the construction of the same.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig 1 is a vertical section of the breech frame or case b with magazine a.
Fig 2 is a cross section on the line of figure 1
Fig 3 is a similar cross section of the magazine and breech frame or case illustrating
the novel method of simultaneously introducing a number of cartridges by means of
loader c.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the said leader c consisting of a sheet iron band
adapted to keep a number of cartridges together in a row, as shown.
Fig 5 is a vertical section of the magazine showing a inodification of the cartridge
feeding device d d to be described further on.
Fig 6 is a detail view of the said cartridge feeder d d' as applied to the magazine
figs 1 and 2
Fig 7 shows the magazine and breech frame in elevation, and the stock in section.
Fig. 8 is the detail view of the pawl or click, and
Fig. 9 shows the pivot for engaging and disengaging the said click or pawl.
As will be understood by inspecting Figs. 1 to 7, this novel magazine consists of a
simple hollow drum, provided at its front end with a nose or projection a¹ by means
of which and of screws a² it is firmly screwed to the closing chamber, underneath the
inlet opening for the cartridges, while the rear end of the magazine is held in
position by a pin projecting either from the magazine itself, or, as shown in fig. 1,
from the tightening screw traversing the wall of the magazine; which pin fits in a
recess sunk in the closing chamber.
The cartridge feeder shown in fig 3 is in one piece and consists of a spindle d
carrying a wing upon its thicker rear end. The forward end of this wing is free
and kept at such distance from spindle d, that a spiral spring can be placed on the
spindle. The rear end of this spring is fastened in a hole formed in the spindle or
in any other suitable manner and the front end fig. 1 is introduced into a hole in the
front wall of the magazine when the spindle is placed in position.
The rear end of the spindle d is formed with a central bore (Figs. 1-6) in which
engages the end of screw such screw end forming the Journal of the said spindle d.
In this manner the cartridge feeder d d' is under the influenco of a spiral spring and
can turn in the magazine.
The magazine is filled or charged from above through the breech frame, and this
charging can either be done by successively introducing single cartridges or by means
of a sheet non or steel strip or loader c of a peculiar form the mouth of which is

page_text: Introduced into the said breech frame and placed on the upper opening on
magazine.
To enable the rifle to be charged without difficulty or impediment the frame b is
slotted in such a manner as to allow of the loader being placed thereon in an inclined
position so that the cartridges enter it in a direction tangential to the circle described
by wing d as indicated by the dotted lines in figs. 2 and 3.
The metal loader c as shown in fig. 4 consists of a single strip of, preferably, sheet
steel. At the back this strip is bent so as to form an external rib or internal groove w¹
in which fit the rims of the cartridges which are thus guided. The rest of the loader
strip is straight and at the front part an ear c¹ is bent over so as to cover and
form a support for, the front ends of the cartridges. To strengthen this front part it is
preferably formed or provided with a rib w. To receive both the ribs w and w¹ proper
recesses are provided in the case or frame whereby the loader, when inserted, is
adjusted and secured in position.
Through the introduction of the cartridges the cartridge feeder is turned back and
the torsion of its spring increased To avoid the cartridges being forced back again
by the feeder there is provided in the case or frame, a click spring f secured by screw m,
the end of which spring is long enough to retain the cartridges in the magazine,
while it gives way when the cartridges are being introduced.
When the breech is being closed and the breech cylinder (not shown) takes the
topmost cartridge with it, the nose f¹ of the chick spring fis forced back but resumes
its original position as soon as the cartridge has passed from the breech cylinder into
the barrel, so as to retain the rest of the cartridges in the magazine until the breech
case is closed again
To enable the charged magazine to be emptied without using the breech cylinder, a
cam pin is arranged on the side of the breech frame, this pin is flattened at one
end and on this flattened part bears the before mentioned click spring which
retains the cartridges in the magazine When this said pin is turned a little by means
of its handle it will move the said spring so that its end f1 is caused to recede in
the magazine and the cartridges will be ejected by the feeder and can be caught with
the hand.
To enable the rifle to be loaded with a single cartridge by hand after each shot,
even with the magazine charged, it is only necessary to make the spring end fi
retaining the cartridges in the magazine sufficiently long to prevent the cartridges
from leaving the magazine, and the above named pin k on which it bears has then two
flattened parts or two projections of unequal depth, one for effecting the repeating
action by lifting the spring end f' somewhat, and one for effecting the unloading of
the magazine by withdrawing such spring end.
By the arrangement of the magazine close under the breech as shown, the former
projects but little and permits the gun stock to be constructed in one piece in which
the magazine is laid in.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, as commumicated to
me by my foreign correspondent I declare that what I claim is ;-
1. In a fire-arm having a cylindrical breech frame or case the combination with a
cylindrical magazine such as a of a cartridge feeder such as d d' provided with a
spring such ash and so situated that its forward end enters a recess in the front wall
of the magazine while its backward end turns on a pivot forming part of a screw such
as fitted in the rear wall of the magazine substantially as described and illustrated in
the drawings.
2. In the magazine of a repeating rifle a spring such as f with an extension f¹ reaching
over the magazine opening in combination with a lateral pivot or cam pin such as h
mounted in or near the breech case and provided with one or more flattened portions
or projections, in such a manner that by turning pivot k the spring extension f¹ in the
magazine is totally or partially withdrawn, substantially as and for the purposes set
forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 3. In a rifle having a magazine loaded through the breech a loading device such as c
consisting of a piece of sheet metal the rear edge w¹ of which is doubled over so as to
form a rib capable of engaging the rim of the cartridges while its front edge is
provided with a wing or ear such as adapted to hold or guide the forward end of
the cartridge substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 28th day of January 1890
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.