Improvements in Magazine Repeating Fire-arms.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Dec., 1890-Accepted, 17th Oct., 1891
COMT ULM
Improvements in Magazine Repeating Fire-arms.
A communication from JACQUES FELIX LUIGI and BARTHELEMY PERALDI,
of 53, Rue de Rivoli, Paris, in the Republic of France, Officers.
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
saine is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
This invention relates to an improved repeating gun or rifle provided with a
stationary and automatic loader and capable of discharging four, five or more
cartridges with a single loading of the charging chamber.
To enable the invention to be more readily understood it is illustrated in the
accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section showing the movable breech bolt moved back with
four cartridges in the magazine and the mechanism at rest.
Fig. 2 is a section of the case capable of being detached for cleaning and similar
purposes. This figure also shows the folding carrier in its position of rest.
Fig. 3 is a section of the case illustrating the position which the folding carrier
occupies in presenting the last cartridge to the barrel.
Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the movable breech bolt.
Fig. 5 is an elevation of the breech bolt and the cock in position for firing.
Fig. 6 is similar to Fig. 5 except that the parts are viewed from the opposite side.
The number of cartridges which this improved gun or rifle is adapted to fire with
a single loading of the charging chamber depends upon the number of teeth formed
on the wheel N that is to say, if the gun is to fire four cartridges in succession the said
wheel will need only to be provided with three teeth, the first cartridge being
always level with the breech bolt by which it is driven forward and inserted into
the barrel L.
The gun comprises
:-
1st, a barrel L of any desired calibre with preferably left to right rifling and a
back sight.
2nd, a stock in which are contained other parts of the weapon as in all guns.
3rd, a breech-case A containing in its upper part the breech-bolt B provided
with a movable head C in the lower part of which is fitted a spring catch D pivotted
on a screw or pin 5, a coiled wire spring X wound round the rod of the hammer G
and acting upon the cock F, and an extractor H for withdrawing the empty
cartridge when the breech-bolt B is pulled.
The breech case forms a projection at its lower part where it constitutes the
magazine. The barrel L is fixed at K¹ within the explosion chamber. An ejector
pin 7 against which the edge of the cartridge is adapted to strike is secured within
the breech case. In Fig. I the cartridges are marked 1, 2, 3 and 4.
4th, a trigger case M attached adjustably to the breech case A preferably by
means of a screw 8 and another passing through the hole 9. In lugs or projections
formed on the trigger case is mounted by means of a screw or spindle 10 a wheel N
provided with as many teeth, minus one, as there are to be cartridges in the
magazine. This toothed wheel is connected with the trigger-guard V by a link O
and screws or equivalent 11 and 21. To the case is secured by means of a screw 12
a spring P pressing upon a pawl R pivotted on a screw 13. This pawl prevents
the backward motion of the wheel N. To the front end of the case M is pivotted
by means of a screw 14 the folding carrier Q acted on by the spring S fixed in its
place by the screw 15.
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5th, the movable trigger guard V pivotted to the trigger case by means of the

page_text: screw 18 (Fig. 1) or equivalent. This trigger-guard terminates in a bent lever or
arm 19 the end 20 of which is adapted to act upon the carrier Q so as to cause the
cartridges to rise as the wheel N rotates.
6th, a pawl spring Z fixed to the breech case by means of screw 22 or equivalent.
To this spring is pivotted at 23 a pawl A" and it also carries a pin 24 which limits
the backward stroke of the cylinder while the gun is being loaded. It will be
understood that this cylinder is provided with a guide-groove, which works on the
pin 24.
The operation is as follows:-
The cylinder or breech-bolt B is drawn back to the position in which it is shown
in Fig. 1 the cartridges being allowed to take up their proper position within the
charging case. The breech is then closed and the first of the cartridges is carried
to the barrel fixed therein. By the same movement the teeth of the cock F are
caused to strike the pawl A" whereby this pawl is held back and the spring X
compressed.
The trigger Y is now pulled with the fore-finger of the right hand whereby the
pawl A is released and the spring X enclosed in the cylinder or breech-bolt B by
expanding causes the hammer G to strike or perforate the igniting cap. After
having thus fired the first shot the breech-bolt is again pulled back by means of the
lever B¹. In doing this the empty cartridge is grasped and withdrawn by the
extractor H. This cartridge then meets the ejector 7 which tilts it and causes it
to drop out. The cylinder or breech-bolt B in continuing to move backwards
causes the hook D to get into gear with one of the teeth of the wheel N and to
move this wheel one space. By this rotation of the wheel the carrier Q which is
connected by means of the arm 19 and link O with the toothed wheel as aforesaid
is raised a distance sufficient to enable it to bring up a fresh cartridge against the
barrel. The cylinder or breech-bolt B is then pushed in the opposite direction,
the lever B brought down and the trigger pulled for firing. The same operation is
repeated for discharging the remaining cartridges.
The whole of the mechanism resumes its original position, when the last cartridge
is fired, in the.following manner :—
When the pawl R engages with the longest of the teeth of the toothed wheel N
the point of this pawl comes into contact with the lower inclined portion of the
pawl A. By pressing the trigger the said pawl A" is caused to act upon the
point of the pawl R and to bring it into an inclined position in which it is prevented
from acting upon the wheel N.
The wheel N being thus released turns backwards under the combined action of
the link O, trigger-guard V and springs S and U thereby causing the whole of the
mechanism, all parts of which are closely connected as explained above, to resume
its initial position, when the mechanism may again be filled with cartridges.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion as communicated to me by my foreign correspondents, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. In a repeating rifle feed mechanism consisting of a lever or arm such as 19 and
wheel such as N attached to or connected with the said lever or arm 19 by means
of the eccentrically pivotted link O the whole combined substantially as described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. In a repeating rifle the new arrangement of the movable breech substantially
as described.
3. The combination and arrangement of parts forming the complete repeating
rifle substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1890.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.