IMPROVEMENTS IN BREECH LOADING SPORTING GUNS
Year: 1885

page_text: We, ROBERT JONES and WALTER TAYLOR, both of 38 Manchester Street,
Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Gun Manufacturers, do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BREECH LOADING SPORTING
GUNS to be as follows:-
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This invention has for its object, the arrangement of the action lever and safety
bolts, so that they shall be safer and more convenient. It applies more especially,
to hammerless guns, but the part relating to the action lever relates also to
hammer guns.
It consists in placing the action lever far back in the stock, with the arm of the
crank under the comb, the other arm projecting down into the stock. By this
means we obtain far more leverage, and place the lever in a better and more
convenient position. The lever rod connects the lever with the locking pins in the
usual manner. In place of a single safety bolt locking both triggers, we use two,
one for each trigger, and place a projection on each side of the lever rod in front
of the safety bolts, so that by drawing back the lever rod to open the gun the
safety bolts are also drawn back over the triggers. When the gun is closed, the
safety bolts still remain in safety position, and can be each pushed forward as
required. The comb over the action lever is movable, and by pressing it the lever
is pressed, the bolts withdrawn, and the gun free to open-at the same time, if a
hammerless gun, the safety bolts have been drawn back to safety.
WM P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: We, ROBERT JONES and WALTER TAYLOR both of 38, Manchester Street
Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Gun Manufacturers, 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 has for its object the arrangement of the action lever and safety
bolts, so that they shall be safer and more convenient. It applies more especially
to hammerless guns, but the part relating to the action lever relates also to other
breech loading guns.
The invention is best described by aid of the accompanying drawings, which
show longitudinal and transverse sections of the stock and breech of a gun showing
the invention, the other parts being omitted.
A is the action lever pivoted at a placed in or forming the comb of the stock. The
action lever is in the form commonly known as a bell crank lever with the arm B
extending under the comb, and the other arm 1) projecting down into the interior
of the stock. By depressing the action lever at A, the arm D is caused to move
backwards, and carry with it any rod or pin or bolt that may be connected thereto.
The action lever placed as shown so as to form the comb of the stock will be found
to be more conveniently situated for use, and will be easier to work as more
leverage is obtained. F is a connecting rod or lever pivoted or connected at one
end to the arm D, and at the other end to the locking pin or bolt G, which secures
the barrel or barrels in position when the breech is closed, H is a spiral spring
placed between the locking bolt G and the rigid piece I to retain the bolt in its
normal position. Any other arrangement of spring could of course be employed
for the purpose.
Our invention enables us to employ a spring several times
stronger than that at present in use with the top lever, and at the same time more
easily opened on account of the greater leverage at command. There is also less
friction as the bolt is operated by the direct action of the lever. J is the safety
bolt for blocking the trigger, this is usually constructed to cover both triggers and
cannot be adjusted to one trigger independently of the other. We use two safety
bolts K. L, one for each lock of the gun, which can each be moved or adjusted
irrespective of the other. The lever rod F passes between the safety bolts K. L,
and is provided with a projecting piece fon each side, so that when the lever rod F
is drawn back to open the gun, the projecting piece f engages with the safety bolts
and draws them back over the triggers. When the gun is closed the safety bolts
still remain in safety position, and can be taken off, either right or left locks
separately, or together, at the sportsman's will.
The gun may be opened by a slight pressure downwards on the action lever A
with the outer edge of the hand without moving the fingers-The pressing down
of the action lever withdraws the locking bolt G and leaves the breech free to open
for the removal and insertion of cartridges in the usual way-In the case of
hammerless guns by the same action the bolts KL are drawn back over the triggers
to safety. The comb over the action lever may be made movable, so that by
pressing it the lever is actuated, or the position of the action lever may be other-

page_text: wise slightly altered, though retaining the essential features of the invention, but
the arrangement shown will we think be found the simplest and best.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. A breech loading gun, having the action lever placed in or forming the comb
of the stock and connected to the locking bolt by a rod or lever (such as F),
substantially as described.
2. In a breech loading sporting gun the use of two safety bolts, one for each
trigger free to be moved independently and irrespectively one of the other,
substantially as described.
3. In a breech loading sporting gun the combination of bell crank action lever A
with arm D extending into the stock and pivot a placed far back in the stock, and
connecting rod or lever F with or without the projections f, substantially as
described and shown.