GB191406491A - Improvements in Cattle-killers or Animal Slaughterers. - Google Patents

Abstract

6491. Greener, H. March 14. Safety appliances applicable generally; breech actions, sliding barrel and breech-block. -Consists in constructing slaughtering-pistols so that the cartridge cannot be fired until a controlling-member has been displaced by pressure of the weapon against the head of the animal. Examples of construction are shown applied to several types of slaughtering-pistols. As shown in Fig. 1, the displacement of a spring rod d depresses the nose c<2> of a pivoted lever out of the path of the striker b, allowing the striker to complete its full movement and fire the weapon when the trigger e is operated. Fig. 3 shows a modified form in which the rod d is connected to a sleeve sliding on the barrel and is formed with a projection d<3> at its rear end engaging the trigger lever f. The trigger cannot be operated until the projection d<3> has been moved clear of the projecting end of the lever f. The pivoted member e<1> on the lever f is tripped by the striker when resetting the mechanism. Fig. 5 shows another construction in which the rod d, when moved, cocks the striker and also brings the nose c<4> of the striker-engaging member within the range of operation of the trigger. Fig. 12 shows a construction in which the spring rod q projects through a silencing chamber m<1> and by means of a sliding sleeve q<3> is adapted to withdraw the member p<3> from the path of the striking-pin o. Fig. 7 shows a construction in which the movement of the controlling-member unlocks the trigger, cocks the striker, and inserts and extracts the cartridge. The controlling-member comprises a spring barrel d which moves from the position shown so as to close the breech a<3>. The cartridge is placed with the bullet end in the barrel and the head resting on the part g<5> of a sliding member g. At first, the barrel slides relatively to the member g through the medium of the slot g<2> and pushes the cartridge rearwardly, but when the member g<5> enters the slot g<6>, the barrel and slide move in unison and the projection g<3> cocks the striker, the projection g<4> is brought within range of the trigger, and the cartridge is forced into position as the breech is closed. Finally, the reduced portion of the barrel is brought opposite to the end f<4> of the trigger lever, thus permitting this lever to be rocked sufficiently for the trigger to be operated. On the return movement, the projection g<5> engages behind the rim of the cartridge and extracts it. Fig. 10 shows the application to a captive-bolt pistol. The rearward movement of the bolt j or other member, against the action of the spring h<1>, brings the cartridge chamber h within the range of the striker b. To re-load, the barrel of the pistol is unscrewed from the handle.