Improved Repeating Fire Arm.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 11th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 19th Jan., 1893-Accepted, 1st Apr. 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Repeating Fire Arm.
We FRANZ FORTELKA and EMIL BRÜLL both of 37 Mariahilfer Strasse,
City of Vienna in the Austrian Empire Gun Makers do hereby declare the
nature of our invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved repeating fire arm for receiving packet
charges characterised by the simplicity of the construction-the easy and safe
manipulation and absolutely reliable operation of the parts and also by the small
number of parts of which our improved fire arm is composed.
In consequence of the construction of the parts no disturbance of the operation
of the same can take place and the mounting and dismounting of the parts of
the weapon can be effected in the shortest possible time.
The parts being so few and so simple, repairs are reduced to a minimum.
The sliding breech piece carrying the firing pin and spring has at its forward
end two stops with corresponding screw threads or a suitable screw stop and lateral
stops and is provided with a recess into which the upper end of the lever gears so
that a reciprocating motion of the arm of the lever will cause a corresponding
reciprocating movement of the sliding breech piece and also a partial revolution of
the same when the stops reach the screw thread like end of the groove in the
breech receiver thus securely fixing the sliding breech piece to the breech receiver
and entirely preventing all retrograde movement of the sliding breech piece in
firing. A leaf spring arranged in the butt of the fire arm with its free end pressing
against the upper part of the lever has the tendency to retain the sliding breech
piece open condition whereby the trigger is in gear with the firing pin the spring
to which is put under tension in closing the breach by means of the lever. The
ring or annular part of the lever is provided with a slot so that when the said lever
is pulled back a sufficient distance the lower end of the trigger can enter the said
slot whereby we attain the advantage that simultaneously with the closing of the
breech and securing the same the firing pin can be released.
It will be evident that the trigger can also be arranged laterally of the lever.
The magazine is located beneath the breech receiver and contains the feed spring
or springs which is perfectly bent so that it will lay on the one hand against the
inner surface of the magazine and on the other hand serves to feed the cartridges
into the cartridge space in the breech receiver. The magazine can be made of a
separate part and removable or of one piece with the breech receiver and can in
either case be arranged for a single or double charge that is for one or two rows of
cartridges and has in the first case a single spring and in the latter a double spring
or two springs arranged side by side. The packages of cartridges can be advan-
tageously so made that a helical or other appropriate spring is loosely inserted
between the bottom of the box containing the cartridges and the lowermost cartridge
but which will however be lost in removing the spent package, possessing on the
other hand the great advantage that the magazine can be used alone and without
the feed spring of the same thus attaining the utmost simplicity of parts.
In order to prevent premature explosion or accidental firing off of the charge an
extremely simple safety device for the firing pin is employed consisting of a small
pin or peg arranged in the sliding breech piece and having its upper part made in
the form of a concentrical or laterally bent thumb piece so as to denote whether
the safety device is open or closed the central part of the same gearing into a
detent or recess in the firing pin when the thumb piece is moved into the position
for securing the said firing pin. The safety pin is itself recessed at so that when
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page_text: the same is turned a distance equal to 180° the firing pin will in no way be hindered
in its movement.
Dated this 10th day of May 1892
POPPLEWELL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Repeating Fire Arm.
We, FRANZ FORTELKA and EMIL BRÜLL, both of 37 Mariahilfer Strasse
Vienna in the Austrian Empire, Gunmakers do hereby declare the nature of
our invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to an improved repeating fire arm for receiving packet
charges characterised by the simplicity of the construction, the easy and safe
manipulation and absolutely reliable operation of the parts and also by the small
number of parts of which our improved fire arm is composed.
In consequence of the construction of the parts no disturbance of the opera-
tion of the same can take place and the mounting and dismounting of the parts
of the weapon can be effected in the shortest possible time.
The parts being so few and so simple, repairs are reduced to a minimum.
Our invention is represented in the accompanying drawing, of which
Fig. 1 is an elevation partly in section and Fig. 2 a vertical section.
Figs. 3, 4 and 5 represent the lever rin rear and side views.
Figs. 6 & 7 represent the sliding breech piece or bolt and a slight modification
of the same in elevation & end view.
Figs. 8. 9. 10 represent a double magazine and a charged package for same in
vertical section and top view.
Fig. 12 is a section through the breech receiver.
Figs. 13, 14 & 15 represent the safety catch for the firing pin.
Fig. 16 is a vertical section of a portion of the breech receiver and the magazine
both parts being made of one piece of metal.
Fig. 17 represents a package of cartridges ready for charging into the magazine.
The sliding breech piece k carrying the firing pin and springs has at its forward
end two stops. a (Fig. 6) with corresponding screw threads or a suitable screw
stop a (Fig. 7) and lateral stops d'd (Figs. 6 and 7) and is provided with a
recess d'into which the upper end of the lever gears so that a reciprocating
motion of the arm of the lever r will cause a corresponding reciprocating move-
ment of the sliding breech piece and also a partial revolution of the same when
the stops a or a' reach the screw thread like end of the groove a³ in the breech
receiver thus securely fixing the sliding breech piece to the breech receiver and
entirely preventing all retrograde movement of the sliding breech piece k in firing.
A leaf spring arranged in the butt of the fire arm with its free end pressing
against the upper part of the lever has the tendency to retain the sliding
breech piece in open condition, whereby the trigger z is in gear with the firing pin
the spring to which is put under tension in closing the breech by means of the
lever r.
The ring or annular part of the lever r is provided with a slot c (Fig. 3) 80
that when the said lever is pulled back a sufficient distance the lower end of the
trigger can enter the said slot c whereby we attain the advantage that
simultaneously with the closing of the breech and securing the same the firing
pin s can be released. It will be evident that the trigger can also be arranged
laterally of the lever r.
The magazine m (Figs. 1 and 2) is located beneath the breech receiver and
contains the feed spring or springs which is preferably bent so that it will lie on the

page_text: one hand against the inner surface b of the magazine and on the other hand serves
to feed the cartridges into the cartridge space in the breech receiver.
The magazine m can be made of a separate part and removable as shown in
Fig. 1 and 2 or of one piece with the breech receiver g as represented in Fig. 16
and can in either case be arranged for a single or double charge, that is, for one or
two rows of cartridges (Fig. 11) and has in the first case a single spring and in
the latter a double spring or two springs p p arranged side by side. The package
of cartridges can be advantageously so made that a helical or other appropriate
spring p (Figs. 16-17) is loosely inserted between the bottom of the box con-
taining the cartridges, but which will however be lost in removing the spent
package, possessing on the other hand the great advantage that the magazine can
be used alone and without the feed spring p of the same thus attaining the utmost
simplicity of parts.
In order to prevent premature explosion or accidental firing off of the charge
an extremely simple safety device for the firing pin is employed (Fig. 13, 14 & 15)
consisting of a small pin or peg t arranged in the sliding breech piece k and having
its upper part made in the form of a concentrical or laterally bent thumb piece ¹
so as to denote whether the safety device is open or closed, the central part of
the same gearing into a detent or recess in the firing pin & when the thumb piece is
moved into the position for securing the said firing pin. The safety pin t is itself
recessed at u so that when the same is turned a distance equal to 180° the firing
pin & will in no way be hindered in its movement.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our invention
and the manner in which the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1) In repeating fire arms (repeating pistols) the sliding breech piece k, with the
two screw stops a or a single stop a' with screw threads substantially as described
in the foregoing Specification and shown in the drawings.
2) In the sliding breech piece k of a repeating fire arm the arrangement of a
lateral interrupted ledge or stops d d with recess d' substantially as described in
the foregoing Specification and shown in the drawings.
3) The arrangement of the two armed ring or cocking lever so that the free
arm of the same which gears into the recess d' of the ledge d or between the
stops d d of the sliding breech piece k (Fig. 1 & 2) operates the latter and drives
the stop or stops a or a of same into the helical continuation of the groove in the
breech receiver substantially as described in the foregoing Specification and shown
in the drawing.
4) In repeating fire arms of the abovedescribed kind, the arrangement of a
removable magazine m or such of one piece with the breech receiver with a single
leaf spring for one row of packages or for a package of cartridges with two rows
with two springs p arranged side by side and preferably doubly wound, substan-
tially as described in the foregoing Specification and shown in the drawing.
5) In sliding breech pieces of the kind mentioned in Claims 1 and 2, the
arrangement of a safety catch for the firing pin consisting of a pin or peg t the upper
part of which is made to form a thumb piece t' for denoting the position of the
safety catch or pin the central part of which is recessed at u and which fits into a
recess in the firing pin s so that when the pin t is rotated 180° it will allow the
firing pin to operate without hindrance substantially as described in the foregoing
Specification and shown in the drawings.
6) Our improved repeating fire arm and the parts of the same, substantially as
described in the foregoing Specification and shown in the drawings.
Dated 10th 1002
POPPLEWELL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants.