US2145078A - Scabbard - Google Patents

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Jan. 24, 1939. c. B. FERREL SCABBAR D Filed July 16, 1935 INVENTOR. CLYDE BRUCE FERREL ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 24, 1939 PATENT OFFIE SCABBARD Clyde Bruce Ferrel,

San Francisco, Calif.

Application July 16, 1935, Serial No. 31,642

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a scabbard particu-i larly intended to receive and support a machine gun, rifle, or the like.

The object of the present invention is to generally improve and simplify the construction and operation of scabbards of the character described; to provide a scabbard which permits quick detachment or insertion of a gun of the character described; to provide a scabbard having a shoulder-rest extension for supporting and steadying the gun when in operation, said shoulder-piece also forming a lock to secure the gun against endwise removal from the scabbard; to provide a scabbard which permits ready attachment of a sling strap for carrying and steadying the gun; and, further, to provide a scabbard which may be formed from sheet metal to insure light weight and strength.

The scabbard is shown by way of illustration in the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the gun sheath or scabbard;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the gun sheath or scabbard;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the scabbard with the gun in place and a projectile chain hanging through it;

Fig. 4 is a cross section of the scabbard taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a cross section of Fig. 1 taken on line 5-5 thereof.

The scabbard K is really an operating sheath which combines the feature of a shoulder piece to aid in supporting the gun in firing. It is pref- 35 erably made of sheet metal and comprises two spring metal side walls 304 stepped at 305 as shown in Fig. 1 to support the gun frame and rear end of the barrel, and formed as shown in Fig. 2 to embrace the same from both sides, so that the 40 gun can be pushed in from the rear and will stay in place. The side walls extend downward over the gun grip as at 306 while providing openings 307, 308 for gripping the gun and operating the trigger and safety latch.

At the rear end of the scabbard is a curved vertical member 309 spaced a distance rearward of the gripping portion 306 and shaped to fit against the shoulder of a user of the weapon to give additional support which might be desirable in some cases. It is to be noted that this scabbard may be of any length so that shoulder piece 309 will be extended considerably back of the rear sight 3 l 0 of the gun, as might be desirable when using the sight for individual accurate shooting. The rear sight 3 l 0 and forward sight (not shown) may be of any desired design and are not a part of the present claimed invention.

At the lower rear end of the scabbard is an eye 0 member 3|2 which cooperates with the eye member 280 on the forward end of the feeding mechanism (Fig. 3) for hooking the opposite ends: of a strap as may be desired. The shoulder support 309 is arranged with a large opening 3 l 3 forward of it so that it can also be used as a more convenient handle in carrying the gun. This shoulder support 309 is pivoted at 3 I4 to the scabbard and provided with a suitable catch or removable pin (H5 at its upper end so that the support can be swung downwardly to make room for the gun to be shoved into the scabbard from the rear, and after which member 309 is returned to position shown in Fig. 1 to firmly hold the gun in place.

I claim:

A sheath-like holder for a machine gun formed with a pistol grip, the holder provided with opposed laterally spaced plates arranged to receive slidably and embrace the opposite sides of the gun frame, the gun being insertable into the sheath by sliding forwardly between Said opposed.- plates, said sheath-like holder having a downwardly extending portion receiving the pistol grip of the gun, and a member pivoted to the lower end of the downwardly extending portion of the holder and extending therefrom to the rear end of the holder and closing the same to prevent withdrawal of the gun and arranged to swing away from such position to permit the gun to be inserted in and removed from the holder, said member being formed to fit against the shoulder for steadying the gun in firing.

CLYDE BRUCE FERREL.

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