Combined Marking and Spotting Discs for Fixed Canvas or other Penetrable Targets.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 21st Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Combined Marking and Spotting Discs for Fixed Canvas or other
Penetrable Targets.
ANTHONY GEORGE BIRD 2 The Hollies, Cottenham Park, Wimbledon West,
Surrey Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
An apparatus for marking where the target has been struck and simultaneously
patching the bullet hole and leaving a spotting disc over same. Consists of a
metal tube A fixed on to a marking disc by two pieces of metal B passing through
same riveted or bolted at C. The extremities of the said tube A are fitted with
corks D in which brass pins E are fixed, the points of these brass pins protrude
sufficiently to hold a patch paper. The cork D is let into a wood seating F which
works loose in the tube A and is kept in position by a spiral spring G and a metal
rim H. The spring G works against a metal diaphragm L riveted to the tube A.
At each side of the marking dise and fixed to saine by the nuts and bolts M are
metal holders N each carrying a spotting disc O composed of metal, wood, canvas
or cardboard with a metal pin P for sticking into target to show the position of
shot the whole is worked by the ordinary disc handle A in use at the rifle ranges
and fastened to same by nuts & bolts S.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Combined Marking and Spotting Discs for Fixed Canvas or other
Penetrable Targets.
ANTHONY GEORGE BIRD 2 The Hollies Cottenham Park Wimbledon West
Surrey Gentleman 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 :-
An apparatus for marking where the target has been struck and simultaneously
patching the bullet hole and leaving a spotting disc over same. Consists of a
metal tube A fixed on to a marking disc by two pieces of metal B passing through
same rivetted or bolted at C. The extremities of the said tube A are fitted with
corks D in which brass pins E are fixed, the points of these brass pins protrude
sufficiently to hold a patch paper. The cork 1 is let into a wood seating F which
works loose in the tube A and is kept in position by a spiral spring G and a metal
rim H. The spring G works against a metal diaphragm L rivetted to the tube A.
At each side of the marking disc and fixed to same by the nuts and bolts M are
metal holders N each carrying a spotting disc O composed of metal, wood, canvas
or cardboard with a metal pin P for sticking into target to show the position of
shot, the whole is worked by the ordinary disc handle R in use at the rifle ranges
and fastened to same by nuts and bolts S; when a shot has to be signalled the
marker picks up the required patch paper from a receptacle with his paste brush and
dabs same on to the prickly end of the tube, having seen the patch paper is properly
pasted, he then transfers it from the end of the tube A. to the portion of the target
through which the bullet has passed. The marking disc K through the centre of
which the marking portion of the tube A passes is thus immediately over the
bullet hole and signals to those at the firing point the value of the shot; by means
of the tee shaped tube A the inarking can be carried on with half the number of

page_text: discs at present in use, by painting the disc on one side say white to signal a bulls
eye, on the other side black to signal an outer, another disc painted the necessary
colours to signal a magpic and an inner. The spotting disc arrangement is
performed by the spotting disc O'being hung on the holders N which are bolted
to the marking disc K at both edges as shown in Fig. 1.
When a shot has been fired the marker simultaneously patches and marks the
shot, then turns his marking disc edgeways and places the spotting disc into
the bullet hole by running the pin Pinto it. Upon the next shot being fired
the marking and patching is done as before, the other spotting disc which is
aready in position on the holder N is put into the shot hole as already explained
and the previous spotting disc is removed or lifted out of its position by the vacant
holder N on the opposite edge of the marking disc K. The drawings herein
referred to are those filed with the Provisional Specification.
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 I wish
to claim everything that is described in the Specification and the following
advantages over existing systems.
1. Simplicity of action.
ANTHONY GEORGE BIRD.