SHIELDS FOR ORDNANCE AND FOR MACHINE GUNS
Year: 1884

page_text: I LOTHIAN KERR SCOTT Major in Her Majesty's Royal Engineers of the Junior
United Service Club Charles Street Saint James' London in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for SHIELDS FOR
ORDNANCE AND FOR MACHINE GUNS, to be as follows:-
"
Object The object of my Invention for Shields for Ordnance and for Machine
Guns" is to protect the men "serving" these weapons against an. Enemy's Pro-
jectiles, more especially splinters of Shells and Rifle Bullets.
To carry out this object mechanically I provide a gun (which may have steel
discs instead of spokes for its carriage wheels) with two Shields, (an Upper and a
Lower Shield made separately or in one piece) made of steel plating of the required
thickness to resist penetration.
The Upper Shield, which has a hole through it of sufficient size to allow of the
Gun passing through it, is attached to the Trunnions or to any convenient part
of the Gun in such a manner that it conforms to the movement of the Gun.
The Shield is provided if necessary with a slit for Sighting Purposes.
The Lower Shield is a Plate of Steel forming part of the Upper Shield or is
entirely separate from it, in which latter case it (the Lower Shield) is swung by
hinges from the Axle tree or from any other convenient part of the Gun Carriage.
The Upper and Lower Shields must be of sufficient height and breadth to
protect the men inmediately in rear of them, and between the two wheels of the
Gun Carriage.
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page_text: I LOTHIAN KERR SCOTT Major in Her Majesty's Royal Engineers, of the Junior
United Service Club, Charles Street Saint James' London in the County of
Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of my invention for SHIELDS FOR
ORDNANCE AND FOR MACHINE GUNS, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement
The object of my Invention for Shields for Ordnance and for Machine Guns is.
to protect the men serving these Weapons against an Enemy's Projectiles more
especially splinters of Shells and Bullets.
The method of carrying out this object mechanically is illustrated in the
accompanying drawing.
The gun is provided with a Shield in one piece or in two pieces as shewn as (A, A)
and (B, B) in front elevation in fig. 1.-The Shield (A, A) of metal of the required
thickness to resist penetration, is connected with the gun by two arms shewn in
the side elevation fig. 2. in such a way that it can be removed at pleasure, and it
may rest on the Muzzle or Breech side of the Trunnions of the gun.
A slit is provided in the shield for aiming purposes.
The lower shield (B. B.) is hinged to the axle shewn in Fig. 1, and must be
capable of swinging freely in order to clear any irregularities in the ground.
To complete the shielding of the gun and carriage steel plate can be substituted
for spokes as shewn (C C) fig. 2.
The parts (A, A) and (B, B) may be made in one.
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
claim is
1. The method of fitting a removeable shield to the gun in such a way that it
moves in connection with the gun.
2. The application of a swinging shield to the axle tree or to any other convenient
part of the gun carriage.
3. The application of steel plating instead of spokes to a wheel to act as a
Shield.
Dated this 92nd day of Santambor 1885