Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Feb., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 8th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 12th Nov., 1898
I, HERMANN FIEDELER, of Dühren, near Hannover, in the Empire of Germany,
Land Proprietor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
To secure greater accuracy in shooting, the weight of a gun as well as the distance
of its centre of gravity from the point where it is supported during aiming, must be
as sinall as possible. Both of these objects are obtained by the invention now des-
cribed which consists of the abolition of the lower portion of the stock. The method
of accomplishing this depends upon the special position of the body of the gun and
the firing mechanism. Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents one method.
of carrying out the invention which may be applied to other cases on similar lines.
Figures 2 and 3 represent modifications thereof.
In Figure 1, L is the barrel of the gun, with any description of lock S, at the
rear end, and H. is the wooden stock with the cheek-piece H. This stock is so con-
trived as to afford a secure basis for the barrel and lock. The hinder portion Ho, is
laid upon the shoulder during shooting and the position of both is fixed by the arm
(mark A) of the person using the gun, against which the guard or hook B is pressed.
This is attached to the trigger-guard C, under the stock H. In c is the trigger (in
this case two triggers a and a are shown) the movement of which is communicated
by suitable means to the lock S. The guard or hook B can also remain fixed to the
shoulder and be attached to the gun by means of a joint (vide Figures 2 and 3). In
the case of the ball joint Figure 3 the gun can be separated from the hook but not
in the case of the hinged joint Figure 2.
As is clear in these guns the centre of gravity is almost coincident with the point
of support on the shoulder, while the weight of the stock H and also the total weight
of the gun are reduced to a minimum, and there is scarcely any strain on the
muscles of the arm during shooting.
I, HERMANN FIEDELER, of Döhren, near Hannover, in the Empire of Germany,
Land Proprietor, 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 :—
To secure greater accuracy in shooting, the weight of a gun as well as the distance

page_text: of its centre of gravity from the point where it is supported during aiming, must be
as small as possible. Both of these objects are obtained by the invention now
described which consists of the abolition of that portion of the stock which usually
comes behind the lock. The method of accomplishing this depends upon the special
position of the body of the gun and the firing mechanism. In the accompanying
drawing a method of carrying out the invention is illustrated which may be applied
to other cases on similar lines.
Lis the barrel of the gun, with any description of lock S at the rear end, and H,
is the wooden stock with the cheek -piece H¹. This stock is so contrived as to afford
a secure basis for the barrel and lock. The hinder portion Ho, is laid upon the
shoulder during shooting and the position of both is fixed by the shooter's arm
against which the guard or hook B is pressed. This is attached to the trigger-
guard C, under the stock H. In C is the trigger (in this case two triggers a and a¹,
are shewn) the movement of which is communicated by suitable means to the
lock S.
The guard or hook B, can also remain fixed to the shoulder and be attached to the
gun by means of a joint Figures 2 and 3. In the case of the ball-joint Figure 3
the gun can be separated from the hook but not in the case of the hinged joint
Figure 2.
As is clear in these guns the centre of gravity is almost coincident with the point
of support on the shoulder, while the weight of the stock H and also the total weight
of the gun are reduced to a minimum, and there is scarcely any strain on the
muscles of the arm during shooting.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
A gun adapted to be supported upon the shoulder when in its firing position, in
which the point of support lies in or near a vertical line falling from the centre of
gravity and having a cheek piece such as H¹, and a fixed or jointed guard or hook
such as B, to be pressed against the shooter's arm, substantially as described and set
forth.