Improved Protector for the Fore Sights of Small Arms
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Feb., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 10th Nov., 1897-Accepted, 11th Dec., 1897
PROTIONAL DPECIFICATION.
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Improved Protector for the Fore Sights of Small Arms."
I, JOHN ELSDEN MARTIN, of 20 Exchange Square, in the City of Glasgow, Gun
Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object to provide a shield or protector of simple and im-
proved construction and adapted to cover the fore sight of Lee-Metford and similar
rifles or small arms without being liable to scratch or remove blacking or other non-
reflective coating applied by the inarksman to the sight.
The improved protector is composed of a short length of tubing adapted to pass
over the muzzle of the rifle and having cut in a portion of its length a slot of such
width as to pass over or clear but closely fit against the sides of the fore sight when
the tube is pushed on to the muzzle. To the tube at the closed end of the slot is
hinged or pivoted a box like cover of such shape as to cover or enclose the sight all
round without touching its upper edge; and the forward end of this box is tapered
with a sharper bevel than the forward part of the sight to ensure that the "barley-
corn" or extreme top face of the sight shall not come into contact with the cover.
This cover when closed is engaged and retained in that position by a spring or other
clip. In removing the protector the hinged cover is first raised out of the spring clip
and falls over clear of the fore sight which is not then liable to be scratched or rubbed
in drawing the protector off the muzzle.
Call Arms.
I, JOHN ELSDEN MARTIN, of 20 Exchange Square, in the City of Glasgow, Gun
Maker, 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 for its object to provide a shield or protector of simple and im-
proved construction and adapted to cover the fore sight of Lee-Metford and similar rifles.
or small arms without being liable to scratch or remove blacking or other non-reflective
coating applied by the marksman to the sight.
The Invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, figure 1 being a side
view, figure 2 a front view and figure 3 a vertical longitudinal section of the improved
protector.

page_text: The improved protector is composed of a short length of tubing A adapted to pass
over the muzzle of the rifle and having cut in a portion of its length a slot B of such
width as to pass over or clear but closely fit against the sides of the fore sight when
the tube is pushed on to the muzzle. To the tube A at the closed end of the slot is
hinged or pivoted a box like cover C of such shape as to cover or enclose the sight all
round without touching its upper edge; and the forward end of this box is tapered
with a sharper bevel than the forward part of the sight to ensure that the "barley-
corn or extreme top face of the sight shall not come into contact with the cover.
This cover C when closed is engaged and retained in that position by a spring clip D
or other fastening. In removing the protector the hinged cover is first raised out of
the spring clip and falls over clear of the fore sight to the position shewn at figure 3
so that the fore sight is not then liable to be scratched or rubbed in drawing the
protector off the muzzle.
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When it is desired to cover the muzzle, the tube A may be extended and closed at
its outer end for this purpose.
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:-
The improved protector for the fore sight of small arms constructed substantially
described.
Dated this 9th. day of November, 1897.
WALLACE FAIRWEATHER
Of the Firm of Cruikshank & Fairweather,
Chartered Patent Agents,
62 Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow. Agent for the Applicant.