Improvements in Rines.
Year: 1899

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I, REGINALD HENRY RIMINGTON RIMINGTON-WILSON, of Broomhead Hall, Bol-
sterstone, near Sheffield, in the County of Yorks, J.P. for the West Riding of
Yorks, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of the present invention is to so construct rifles that same may be
shortened in order to enable them to be more easily carried when not in use,
while when used they will afford all the facilities of range of ordinary rifles with
the same stability.
The invention will be of particular advantage for use by cavalry and mounted
infantry, but it may be also advantageously employed by other soldiers and even
for sporting purposes.
The essential feature of the invention consists in pivotting or hinging or
connecting the stock of the firearm to the fore end so that same may be folded
back in order to shorten the firearm when not in use, while it can be readily
lengthened out to its full extent when required.
For this purpose the stock is hinged or pivotted to the fore end in such a
position as not to interfere with the operation of the action of the gun, and any
suitable readily releasable locking mechanism is arranged on the stock and fore
end so as to connect same firmly together when opened out.
In the case of mounted infantry where the length and weight of the firearm is
a matter of considertion, this invention will be of particular advantage as by
folding the stock the arm will be at once reduced so as not to impede the action
of the rider in any way, while when opened out for use the arm will afford all the
facilities of an ordinary infantry rifle.
Dated this 02nd day of December 1899.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Rines.
I, REGINALD HENRY RIMINGTON RIMINGTON-WILSON, of Broomhead Hall, Bol-
sterstone, near Sheffield, in the County of Yorks, J.P. for the West Riding of
Yorks, 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:-
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thod of the present invention is to so construct rifles that same may be

page_text: shortened in order to enable them to be more easily carried when not in use, while
when used they will afford all the facilities of range of ordinary rifles with the
same stability.
The invention will be of particular advantage for use by cavalry and mounted
infantry, but it may be also advantageously employed by other soldiers and even
for sporting purposes.
The essential feature of the invention consists in pivotting or hinging or
connecting the stock of the firearm to the fore end so that same may be folded
back in order to shorten the firearm when not in use, while it can be readily
lengthened out to its full extent when required.
For this purpose the stock is hinged or pivotted to the fore end in such a
position as not to interfere with the operation of the action of the gun, and any
Suitable readily releasable locking mechanism is arranged on the stock and fore
end so as to connect same firmly together when opened out.
In the case of mounted infantry where the length and weight of the firearm
is a matter of consideration, this invention will be of particular advantage as by
folding the stock the arm will be at once reduced so as not to impede the action
of the rider in any way, while when opened out for use the arm will afford all
the facilities of an ordinary infantry rifle.
But in order that my invention may be fully understood I will proceed to
describe same by the aid of the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. is a side elevation of a rifle with my invention applied thereto,
Fig. 2 a plan view of same with the part of the stock where same is hinged to
the fore end in horizontal section,
Fig. 3 a plan view of the rifle with the hinged part of the stock folded back
on its hinge, so as to shorten the arm, and
Fig. 4 a vertical transverse section through the stock at the point at which
it is hinged.
Fig. 5 is a side elevation on a larger scale of part of the hinged stock with a
modified form of locking mechanism for securing the stock in the opened out
position for use.
Fig. 6 is a horizontal section of Fig. 5,
Fig. 7a similar view with the hinged part of the stock folded back, and
Fig. 8 an end view of Fig. 7.
Similar letters indicate corresponding parts in all the Figs.
A is the stock connected to the fore end B by the hinge C.
In the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, the mechanism for locking
the stock and fore end firmly together when opened out consists in a lever D
pivotted on the fore end, one end of same being provided with a thumb-piece or
projection for manipulating the lever, while its other end carries pin E, which,
when the stock is in the opened out position (Figs. 1, 2 and 4) engages a slot or
notch F, formed on the free or outer end of the hinge plate or leaf c, which passes
through or is secured to the forward end of the stock A, and thus secures the
stock A rigidly to the fore end B in the position for use. By depressing lever D
the pin E will leave slot F, and the stock A is then free to be turned back on
the hinge C to the position shown in Fig. 4, so as to shorten the arm.
In the arrangement of locking mechanism shown in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive of
the drawings the lever D is pivotted vertically instead of horizontally as in the
arrangement previously described, and same works in a recess in the fore end
B and it is acted upon by a spring G tending to force its pin E into the slot or
recess formed in the plate or leaf c of hinge C. When lever D is turned
outwards to the position shown in broken lines in Fig. 6, its pin E has left the
slot or recess F in the plate or leaf c and the stock A is free to be turned back on
hinge C to the position shown in Figs. 7 and 8, while when the stock is opened
out the end of plate or leaf c forces the lever ]) back until the notch or recess F
in same is opposite the pin E, which then under the action of spring G is forced
into such notch or recess, and so connects the stock A rigidly to the fore end B.

page_text: It will be readily understood that any other suitable form of readily releasable
locking mechanism than those above described may be employed for securing the
stock A and fore end B rigidly together in the position for use.
In order to prevent the hinge being strained by a jar or blow when the stock
is folded back, the outer end of the stock is provided with a stud H which (when
the stock is folded back) enters a recess in the fore end.
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
The improved rifle constructed with a stock hinged to the fore end, and
provided with readily releasable locking mechanism for rigidly securing the two
parts together in the position for use, substantially as specified.
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1000
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.