US340192A - Breech-loading fire-arm - Google Patents

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R E G R E B A R w M m BREEGH LOADING FIRE ARM. No. 340,192.

WITNESSES a? oqflk/ INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Warren STATES PATENT @rrrca RICHARD ALFRED BERGER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

BREECH-LOADING FIRE-ARM.

SPECIF;CA JION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,192, dated April 20, 1886.

Application filed October 9, 1885.

To all 207mm it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD ALFRED BER- GER, of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in lneech-loading lire-arms of that class in which thebarrel swings on a fulcrum of the stock by means of a lever; and the invention consists of a barrel fulcrnmed t0 the stock and operated by a l'nlcrumed lever that swings the barrel into inclined position and simultaneouslysets the hammer. On returning 1 he barrel into normal position on the stock it is locked in position by lugs of the barrel, guidelugs of the lever, and a fixed block of thestock. The hammer is retained in raised position by an axially-turning guard device, an abutment of which engages a projectingnose of the haminer, said abutmentclearingthe hammer when the lire-arm is to be discharged.

The invention consists, further, of certain details of construction, which will he fully described hereinafter, and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings,Figurelrep resentsa side elevation of my improved breechloading tire-arm. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same. showing theparts in position after firing. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section showing the barrel in an inclined position, ready to receive a new cartridge. Fig. & is a side elevation, partly in vertical longitudinal section,showing thehammer in raised position. Fig. 5 is asectional side elevation showing a modification of the hammer.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings. A represents the barrel and B the stock of my improved breech loading tire-arm. The barrel isfulcrnmed by a slotted lug, a, to a transverse pin, a, at the front end of the stock 13, the barrel sliding by the slotted lug a on said pin, so as to be readily moved into inclined position for supplying a new cartridge or locked to the stock for firin Back of the fulcrum-pin c the front part of the stock isprovided with atixed cross-block or abutment, I), which, in connection with the lug c and a second lug, d, back of the abutment 1), serves to lock the barrel to the stock.

The lug (Z has a groove, (1, at one side, which Serial No. 179,377. (No model.)

groove serves to guide the lug (2 along a pin, (1", of the stock until the barrel arrives at the closed position. A transverse piece, 0, of the stock, back of the pin (1, serves as a stop for the lug d.

The barrel A is operated by alevcr, C, which is fulerumed at f to the stock B,and connected at its inner end by intermediate links, f f", to fixed ears f, located near the breech end of the barrel A. The operatingleverOisprovided with a log, I), that is rounded off at its front side, so as to pass readily alongtheabutment 1), and byits straight rear side along the rounded-off front face of the lug d, the lug 1) serving as a locking-piece, that enters between the abutment b and the lug (Z of the barrel when the lever is placed in its normal position, so as to lock the barrel securely to the stock, as shown in Fig. 2.

To the outer end of the lever G is fulcrnined a spring-pressed catch-piece, O, that engages a nose, (6, of the lug a, and retains thereby the lever G in locked position. A hammer-rod, g, is pivoted to the operatinglevcrO to a pointin front of the fulcrum f of the same, said hammer-rod being guided along a fixed cheek, of the stock and a spring, 2', of the extractor F. The rear end of the hammer-rod bears against a heel, g, of the hammer D when the latter is in dropped position, and raises the hammer whenever the lever O is thrown into downward position, as shown in Fig. 3.

The hammer D is retained in raised position by the front end of a fulcrumed and springpressed lever, D, which engages a nose, 9, of the hammer-butt. The rear end of the lever D is acted upon by the trigger llwvhen the same is pulled back, so as to release the hammer and cause it to be thrown forward by the action of its spring I) against the spring actuated firing-pin It, which is guided in a perforated abutment, B, of the stock in line with the axis of the barrel. The abutment B is made in the shape of a socket, h, in front of the tiring-pin, into which socket the recessed breech end h of the barrel is accurately fitted, as shown in Fig. 2.

The extractor F is made in one piece with its spring 1', and pivoted to the stock below the abutment B. The hook-shaped front end of the extractor F projects into a recess at the breech of the barrel and engages the rim of the cartridge-shell, so as to eject the same in the usual manner when the barrel is moved forward and into inclined in Fig. 3.

The actuating mechanism and trigger of the hammer are of the usual well-known construction, and require no further special deposition, as shown scription.

The hammer D may be arranged entirely within the stock B, or it may be extended through a slot of the stock B, as shown in Fig. 5, so as to be raised or lowered independently of the lever 0. When the hammer is located within the stock, as shown in Figs. 1 to 4, it is preferable to arrange in connection therewith a ham merguard, E, which acts as a safety device when the hammer has been set. The hammer-guard E is operated by an eXterior thumb-piece, Z, that passes through a perforation of the stock, and is provided at its under side with a disk, 1, having an abutment, Z The abutment Z engages a nose, Z, at the upper end of the hammer D 'when it is set by the thumb-piecel into the path of the hammer, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, whereby the harm nier is retained in raised position, so as to preventthe release of the same and the accidental discharge of the fire-arm.

For releasing the hammer, the abutment Z is moved out of the path of the hammer by turning the thumb-piece through an angle of ninety degrees to the position shown in Fig. 2, in which position the abutment is sidewise of the hammer, so as not to interfere therewith.

My improved fire-arm is operated as follows: After the same has been fired the operatinglever U is taken hold of at its front end, whereby the fulcrnmed catch-piece O is released from the nose a of the lug a of the barrel. The lever O is then turned in downward direction on its fulcrum, which motion causes the barrel to be first moved forward by the action of the links ff as far as permitted by the slot of the lug a, so that the groove in the lug cl clears the pin (1 and permits the barrel to be moved into inclined position ready for receiving a new cartridge. Vfhen the cartridge has been inserted, the barrel is taken hold of by the hand and pushed backward and downward on its fulcrum a, whereby the lever is automatically returned into its normal position, so as to lock the barrel to the stock,whilc the breech end of the barrel A is brought home into the socket hof the abntment B. \Vhen the barrel is in position for firing. the lugs a and (Z of the barrel interlock with the cross-block b of the stock and the lug b of the lever C, also the side groove of the lug d with the pin (1 of the stock and stop 6, so that a rigid interlocking ofthe barrel, stock, and lever is obtained. \Vhen the barrel is moved forward and then intoinclined position after tiring, the extractor F retains the rim of the shell and ejects the same, so that the bar rel is ready to receive another cartridge.

The advantages of my improved construction are simplicity of construction and a quick and effective manipulation of the parts, re=

quiring only two movements to charge the barrelone to move the barrel into inclined position to insert the cartridge, and a second movement to bring the barrel and lever home to their locked position on the stock.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the stock B, havinga fulcrum, a, a fixed crossblock, b, a lockingpin, d, and a stop, 6, a barrel, A, having a slotted lug, a, and a grooved lug, d, a ham mer, D, afulcrumed lever, 0, having an interlocking lug, b, pivot-links ff", connecting the lever to the barrel, and a settingrod, 9, pivoted to said lever and abutting againstsaid hammer, whereby the barrel is shifted and raised and the hammer set simultaneously by the action of the lever O, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the stock 13, having a fulcrum, a, a fixed cross piece, I), a pin, (1, and a transverse stop, e, a barrel, A, having a slotted lug, a, and a grooved lug, d. a t'ulcrumed lever, 0, having a lug, b, linksff, connecting the lever with the barrel, and a springpressed catch-piece, c, fulcrumed to the front end of the lever and engaging a nose, a, of the slotted lug a of the barrel, substantially as set forth.

3. In a breech-loading tire-arm, the combination, with the stock, of a barrel pivoted thereto and adapted to shift longitudinally on its pivot, a hammer in said stock, and a lever pivoted to said stock and adapted to shift and raise the barrel and to set the trigger simultaneously by a downward and backward movement of said lever, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the stock B, fulerumed barrel A, operatinglever 0, means, substantially as described, for locking the barrel and lever to the stock or releasing them therefrom, a hammer-setting rod, 9, pivoted to the operatinglever, guide block 9, extractor F, pivoted in said stock and provided with the spring 2', compressed by rod 9, and hammer D, having a heel, 9 against which said rod 9 presses to cock the hammer, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the pivoted and spring -actuated hammer I), having the nose I at the upper part, of the hammer-guard E, located in the stock directly above the hammer, said guard comprising a disk, 1, having a downwardly-projectiug abutment, Z", at one edge thereof, and an exterior thumb-piece, Z, for opera-ting the same, whereby said disk is adapted to be turned axially to throw said abutment through an arc of a circle into or out of line with said hammer and engagement with the nose thereon, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses: Kit/HARD ALFRED BERGER.

MURRAY HANSON, WILLIAM H. BERRY.

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