Improvements in ristol-swords.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Apr., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 26th Jan., 1900-Accepted, 3rd Mar., 1900
Improvements in ristol-swords.
I, BERNARDO REYES, of Monterey, in the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Central
America, Brigadier General of the Mexican Army, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention relates to improvements in pistol-swords; and said improve-
ments have for their object the provision of an article of the kind in which a
pistol or revolver is detachably connected to a sword in such manner that it
can be readily detached when injured and another one quickly substituted,
A further
or be removed when required for cleaning, repair or other purposes.
object is to combine the pistol with the sword in such manner that the inner
end of the sword can pass entirely through the hilt rendering it unlikely to break
off at the hilt as in other constructions.
In a pistol-sword constructed in accordance with the hereindescribed improve-
ments, the inner end of the blade is reduced to form a shoulder against which
the hilt or handle or pistol stock is to abut. The hilt has a longitudinal perfora-
tion to fit over the reduced portion of the blade and may have its forward part
formed integral with or separate from the stock of a pistol or revolver; the stock
being likewise perforated to fit over the reduced part of the blade. The stock
of the pistol or revolver and the hilt are kept in place by means of a spring-
catch which may consist of a pawl, pivoted at one end in a cavity formed in the
upper edge of the reduced part or shank of the sword, and pressed upwardly
by a spring arranged beneath it. When in its uppermost position its forward
end engages the edge of a perforation extending vertically through the pistol
stock and a boss thereon. A depressible pin fitted in the boss rests upon the
pawl and enables it to be depressed in order to permit of the withdrawal of the
hilt and pistol or revolver. When the hilt is removed the pawl is kept from
being pressed out of its seat by the spring, by means of a projection on its end,
which engages beneath an overhanging lip at the end of the seat.
provided with the usual guard.
The hilt is
improvements in
I. BERNARDO REYES, of Monterey, in the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Central
America, Brigadier General of the Mexican Army, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in pistol swords and said improve

page_text: ments have for their object the provision of an article of the kind in which a
pistol or revolver is detachably connected to a sword in such manner that it
can be readily detached when injured and another one quickly substituted,
or be removed when required for cleaning, repair or other purposes. A further
object being to combine the pistol with the sword in such manner that the inner
end of the sword can pass entirely through the hilt rendering it unlikely to break
off at the hilt as in other constructions.
Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation
of my invention and Fig. 2 is a sectional detail view of a part thereof.
In the drawings A represents the sword-blade which is slightly reduced at G
to pass through the pistol-stock H and into the hilt C. The hilt and pistol are
retained by a catch I pivoted at i in the reduced part of the blade and kept
normally pressed upward by a spring J so as to engage the shoulder of an
aperture K in the hilt. The upward movement of the catch I is limited by the
engagement of the projections & and 1. A projection L is secured to the hilt and
it fitted with the vertically movable pin M having a collar m resting upon the
spring N contained in the recess n; the point of the pin extending into the
aperture K.
In order to remove the hilt and pistol it is only necessary to depress the pin M
until it disengages the catch I from the shoulder j thus releasing the hilt from
the blade. It will be understood that by reason of the simplicity with which
the revolver and hilt are secured to the blade they can be readily detached and
the blade be left in the scabbard, when it is desired to use the revolver singly,
and similarly it can be as readily replaced in order to withdraw the blade from
the scabbard.
The hilt and guard may be made integral, or of separate parts secured together
in any suitable way.
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:-
A pistol sword comprising a sword-blade reduced to pass through a pistol-
stock and into the sword hilt; the hand guard arranged to protect the pistol
trigger; and the means described for detachably securing the sword-blade, pistol
and hilt in operative position, substantially as herein before set forth.
Dated this 25th day of January 1900.