Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 6th July, 1895
after the first firing by the force of the recoil or by springs acting in opposition
thereto and the invention consists in the novel constructions, combinations and
arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the
claims.
In the drawings―
Figure 1 is a side view partly in section of the gun with the parts in firing
position.
Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section with the parts in loading position.
Figure 3 is a top plan view of the gun.
Figure 4 is a detail plan view of the barrel with the ejector thrown back.
Figure 5 is a detail view of the ejector.
Figure 6 is a perspective view partly in section, of the rear end of the gun
barrel.
Figure 7 is a detail top plan view illustrating the hammer and
Figure 8 is a detail side view showing the hammer and its supports.
The frame A supporting the movable parts of the gun may have a rocking
connection at a with a suitable base and a hand screw a¹ may be provided to tilt
said frame to any desired angle.
This frame has side bars B which support and guide the barrel C as it slides
back and forth such barrel having on its opposite sides ribs or flanges C' sliding in
slots b in the bars B.
This barrel is drawn forward by a spring D and is impelled rearwardly by the
force of the recoil. As the gun barrel moves rearwardly the hammer is cocked,
the breech block is lowered, the ejector is operated to throw out the cartridge, a
cartridge is inserted, the gun barrel is then moved forward, the breech block
re-adjusted, the hammer released, the gun fired and the operation proceeds as
before.
The breech block E slides vertically in a channel formed vertically in the gun
barrel near its rear end a breech base Q being left in rear and serving to brace the
breech block when in firing position.
This breech block projects when the gun is in firing position slightly above the
bore. The breech block is provided with the firing pin F and when the gun has
been fired and starts rearwardly the breech block is instantly lowered by a bell
crank lever G pivoted at g to the gun barrel having one arm G' connected at g' with
the breech block and its other arm G2 arranged to engage at y² with the frame so
that the breech block is lowered at the start of the recoil movement of the gun.
The breech block operating lever also has a drag connection with a section G³
which also engages the shoulder like bearing 2 of the frame, and which section
when the barrel moves forward engages the abutment G throws the breech block
up to and locks it in position for firing.

page_text: The ejector H is formed with a shank h sliding in guides h¹ on the gun and with
a bead H² to engage the cartridge head and a spring H³ serves to draw the ejector
back to normal position after it has heen released from its actuating lever.
A spring actuated pawl I extends laterally from one side of the ejector shank and
is so arranged that it is rigid against pressure to the rear and yields against
pressure from the rear so that the lever J will press the pawl and ejector on its
rearward movement but will slip past said pawl on its return. This lever J which
is pivoted at J¹ to the gun barrel is arranged at its upper end to engage the pawl I
and connects at its lower end by a sliding joint at with a drag bar J2 which is
pivoted at to the frame. Thus it will be seen the rear movement of the gun will
operate after the withdrawal of the breech block to actuate the ejector and throw
out the fired cartridge.
The hammer K is actuated by a spring k and has a trigger K¹ engaging in a
notch and adapted to hold the hammer cocked and release it to fire such trigger
being arranged in position for engagement by a portion K² of the gun barrel when
the latter reaches its extreme forward position when the hammer is fired. In the
construction shown the hammer is on a shaft K journaled in the frame and having
a pulley K to which the actuating spring k is attached.
At the rear end of the stroke of the barrel I provide a spring cushioned buffer L
and I also provide a cartridge trough or holder M in which a quantity of the
cartridges are placed and are adapted to pass down to align one after the other with a
guide or opening n through which they are forced by the rammer N into the breech
in its rearmost position such rammer being operated by a lever O connected at one
end with the rammer and at its other end with an operating rod O'operated by the
movement of the gun barrel, being preferably connected with such barrel by
sliding connection at P as shown.
a
In operation the gun barrel is forced back by the recoil the breech block is
lowered, the hammer cocked, the shell ejected the new cartridge inserted, and the
gun travels forward, the breech block is readjusted and the trigger is tripped, the
gun fired and the operation proceeds as before. The hammer is cocked by a
portion of the barrel at 1 engaging a swelled or projecting portion 2 of the said
hammer.
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:
1. The combination of the longitudinally movable barrel provided with a
transversely movable breech block, the frame in which said barrel is supported and
moyable, such framing having separated abutments, the lever pivoted to and
movable with the barrel and having an arm connected with and operating the
breech block and a second arm extended between the separated abutments and
arranged for operation thereby, substantially as set forth.
2. The combination of the framing the reciprocating barrel having near its rear
end a transverse channel forming a guide for the breech block the block movable in
said channel devices for operating said block, the ejector movable rearwardly from
a point in advance of said channel and devices on the framing for operating said
ejector when the block is withdrawn substantially as set forth.
3. The combination of the framing, the reciprocating barrel, the breech block,
the bell crank lever pivoted to the barrel and having one arm connected with the
breech block and a drag section connected with the other arm of said lever and
engaging abutments on the framing substantially as set forth.
4. The combination of the framing, the reciprocating barrel, the ejector, the
lever pivoted to the barrel and arranged at one end to actuate the ejector and a
connection between the other arm of the lever and the framing substantially as set
forth.
5. The combination in a gun of the framing, the hammer pivoted to the framing,
the trigger supported on the framing the transversely movable breech block and

page_text: the reciprocating barrel having portions by which to cock the hammer and pull the
trigger substantially as set forth.
6. The combination of the framing, the barrel reciprocating therein, the rammer
carried by the framing and by which to force the cartridge into the barrel and
intermediate devices between said barrel and rammer whereby the movement of the
barrel will operate the rammer substantially as set forth.
7. The combination of the framing, the reciprocating barrel, the cartridge holder
supported on the framing in rear of the barrel and having an outlet in alignment
with the bore of the barrel, the rammer and connections between the rammer and
the barrel substantially as set forth.
8. The combination of the framing, the barrel, the transversely movable breech
block, the lever pivoted to the barrel and connected with the breech block, the
rammer and connections between the rammer and barrel substantially as set
forth.
Deted this 26th dox of March 1805
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.