Improvements in Magazine Repeating Firearms.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 10th May. 1888
Complete Specification Left, 11th Feb., 1889
Complete specification Accepted, 16th Mar., 1889
Improvements in Magazine Repeating Firearms.
We, RAPHAEL CLAUDIUS ROMANEL, of No 1 Dunning Terrace, Derby Road Ponders
End, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, ALBERT HENRY WILLIAMS, of 13, John
Street, Bedford Row, in the same County, Gentleman, and FREDERICK MARTIN, of
43, Ossian Road, Stroud Green, in the same County, Gentleman, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:--
This invention has reference to magazine repeating firearms of the kind in which
cartridges are stored in a magazine from which they can be transferred as required
to the breech of the barrel and is applicable to repeating rifles such as described
in the Specification of a former application for Letters Patent No. 9998 dated
16th July 1887.
According to this invention there is provided a supplementary magazine in the
stock of the arm wherein a suitable number of chambers are constructed in which
cartridges can be securely stored in such a manner as to be isolated from one another.
There may be any convenient number of sets of chambers and each may comprise two
cr more chambers arranged opposite to those in another set and longitudinally of the
stock, and separated therefrom by plates or partitions arranged transversely and formed
with notches, slots or openings for the passage of cartridges one at a time from one of
such chambers to another opposite to or in line with it or from one of the forward
chambers to the rotary magazine in an arm of the type herein before referred to. The
transverse plates or partitions are moveable (conveniently in a rotary sense) so that the
notch, slot or opening can be brought into position for establishing communication
between any two chambers arranged one in front of and opposite to the other or for
allowing of the passage of a cartridge from one of the forward chambers to the rotary
magazine or receptacle whence the cartridges are fed to the breech of the barrel.
It will usually be advantageous to construct and arrange the stock and transverse
plates or partitions in such manner that the latter may be removed when desired to
permit of simultaneous removal of cartridges from several chambers. A convenient
arrangement for enabling the transverse plates or partitions to be moved or withdrawn
as required is to provide a recess in the side of the stock with a cover with spring
rrangement for holding it open or closed as required.

page_text: The transverse plates or partitions may be so marked as to enable the number of
cartridges in store to be determined according to the position of the plates or
partitions.
Suitable means are provided such as springs applied to the transverse plates
or partitions for preventing shaking or movement of the cartridges within the
chambers.
W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Magazine Repeating Fire Arms.
We, RAPHAEL CLAUDIUS ROMANEL, of No. 1 Dunning Terrace, Derby Road, Ponders
End, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, ALBERT HENRY WILLIAMS, of 13 John
Street, Bedford Row, in the same County, Gentleman, and FREDERICK MARTIN, of
43 Ossian Road, Stroud Green, in the same County, 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 :-
This invention has reference to magazine repeating firearms of the kind in which
cartridges are stored in a magazine from which they can be transferred as required to
the breech of the barrel and is applicable to repeating rifles such as described
in the specification of former Letters Patent granted to us No. 999$ dated
16th July 1887.
According to this invention there is provided a supplementary magazine in the stock
of the arm wherein a suitable number of chambers are constructed in which cartridges
can be securely stored in such a manner as to be isolated from one another. There
may be any convenient number of sets of chambers and cach may comprise two or
more chambers arranged opposite to those in another set and longitudinally of the
stock, and separated by plates or partitions arranged transversely and formed with
notches, slots or openings for the passage of cartridges one at a time from one of such
chambers to another opposite to or in line with it or from one of the forward chambers
to the rotary magazine in an arm of the type herein before referred to. The transverse
plates or partitions are movable (conveniently in a rotary sense) so that the notch, slot
or opening can be brought into position for establishing communication between any
two chambers arranged one in front of and opposite to the other or for allowing of the
passage of a cartridge from one of the forward chambers to the rotary magazine or

page_text: receptacle whence the cartridges are fed to the breech of the barrel. It will usually
be advantageous to construct and arrange the stock and transverse plates or partitions
in such manner that the latter may be removed when desired to permit of simultaneous
removal of cartridges from several chambers. A convenient arrangement for enabling
the transverse plates or partitions to be moved or withdrawn as required is to provide
a recess in the side of the stock with a cover with spring arrangement for holding it
open or closed as required. The transverse plates or partitions may be so marked as
to enable the number of cartridges in store to be determined according to the position
of the plates or partitions. Suitable means are provided such as springs applied to the
transverse plates or partitions for preventing shaking or movement of the cartridges
within the chambers.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings parts are marked with the same
reference numerals as applied to similar parts in the specification of our former patent
above referred to.
Fig. 1 represents part of a magazine repeating rifle the stock of which shewn partly
in side elevation and partly in longitudinal section is constructed according to this
invention.
Fig. 2 is a tranverse section on the line a- fig. 1.
Fig. 3, 4 and are detail figures hereinafter referred to.
A is the stock formed with four tubular passages extending lengthwise therethrough
and fitted with tubes.
Each of these tubes is divided into three chambers 66 by plates 67 which are
mounted to rotate upon the stock bolt 5 by which the stock is secured to the lock
frame or body of the rifle.
Twelve chambers are thus provided each of a length and diameter adapted to receive
a cartridge and completely isolate it from the others. Each of the plates 67 is formed
with a notch 68 (Fig. 4) of sufficient size to admit of the passage therethrough of a
cartridge.
The said plates extend into cavities 69 formed in the side of the stock, in order
that they may be rotated by hand. Each plate also carries four springs 70 (Figs. 1
and 3) which act against the rear ends of the cartridges and keep them closely in
contact with the plate 67 in front, thereby preventing them from being shaken about
and becoming damaged. Each cavity 69 is closed by a spring cover 71. The rear
chambers 66 are charged with cartridges from the rear through the butt plate, by
rotating the end plate 67 so as to bring the notch 68 thereof successively into line
with each chamber and inserting a cartridge into each, the plate being finally left so
that its notched part is opposite a solid part of the stock as shewn in fig. 2. By
rotating the next forward plate 67 and tilting the muzzle of the rifle downward the
cartridges may be transferred in succession to the next set of chambers and (by
manipulating the next plate 67) from these to the front set of chambers from which
they may be similarly transferred to the chambers or flutes in the rotary cartridge
magazine 31 by turning the front plate 67. This front plate is in contact with a
plate 72 formed with four apertures for the passage of the cartridges to the magazine
and with a solid part opposite which the notched part of the front plate 67 normally rests.
The intermediate and rear sets of chambers 66 may be charged with cartridges in the
manner described and by providing the rims of the plates 67 with the numerals 1,2,3,4,
the operator of the gun may readily determine the number of cartridges he has in
reserve within the stock.
By forming each of the notched plates or partitions 67 with a slot extending from
the notch 68 to the hole through which the stock bolt 5 passes, the width of the slot
being sufficient for the passage of the said bolt, and employing a spring that is secured
to the plate or partition and arranged to bear upon the stock bolt as indicated in
dotted lines in Fig. 3, either or all of the plates may be withdrawn from its or their
chamber or chambers and from the stock bolt and thereby permit of the simultaneous
removal or passage of the cartridges from one set of chambers to another or to the
rotary cartridge magazine 31 which is similar to that shewn in the drawings accom-
panying our former specification above referred to and is similarly figured.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1. Providing in the stock of a magazine repeating rifle, a series of chambers each
adapted to hold a cartridge and isolate it from the cartridges in other chambers
substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. In a magazine repeating rifle a stock constructed with chambers for cartridges
provided with plates or transverse partitions the arrangement being such as to isolate
cartridges from one another and to permit of (a) the passage of one cartridge at a time
from one chamber to another or to a magazine by partial rotation of a plate or
partition, or plates or partitions; and (b) simultaneous removal of the cartridges
from all the chambers by removal of the plates or partitions substantially as
described.
3. The hereinabove described. improved construction of the stock of a magazine
repeating rifle having a number of chambers for reserve cartridges.
Datal thi 11th is 1000
R. C. ROMANEL.
ALBERT H. WILLIAMS.
FREDK. MARTIN.
W. Lloyd Wise,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.