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US1567993A
US1567993A US758928A US75892824A US1567993A US 1567993 A US1567993 A US 1567993A US 758928 A US758928 A US 758928A US 75892824 A US75892824 A US 75892824A US 1567993 A US1567993 A US 1567993A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A21/00—Barrels; Gun tubes; Muzzle attachments; Barrel mounting means
    • F41A21/48—Barrel mounting means, e.g. releasable mountings for replaceable barrels
    • F41A21/484—Barrel mounting means, e.g. releasable mountings for replaceable barrels using interlocking means, e.g. by sliding pins
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A19/00—Firing or trigger mechanisms; Cocking mechanisms
    • F41A19/06—Mechanical firing mechanisms, e.g. counterrecoil firing, recoil actuated firing mechanisms
    • F41A19/09—Auxiliary trigger devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A3/00—Breech mechanisms, e.g. locks
    • F41A3/12—Bolt action, i.e. the main breech opening movement being parallel to the barrel axis
    • F41A3/14—Rigid bolt locks, i.e. having locking elements rigidly mounted on the bolt or bolt handle and on the barrel or breech-housing respectively
    • F41A3/16—Rigid bolt locks, i.e. having locking elements rigidly mounted on the bolt or bolt handle and on the barrel or breech-housing respectively the locking elements effecting a rotary movement about the barrel axis, e.g. rotating cylinder bolt locks
    • F41A3/18—Rigid bolt locks, i.e. having locking elements rigidly mounted on the bolt or bolt handle and on the barrel or breech-housing respectively the locking elements effecting a rotary movement about the barrel axis, e.g. rotating cylinder bolt locks hand-operated
    • F41A3/22—Rigid bolt locks, i.e. having locking elements rigidly mounted on the bolt or bolt handle and on the barrel or breech-housing respectively the locking elements effecting a rotary movement about the barrel axis, e.g. rotating cylinder bolt locks hand-operated the locking being effected by rotating the operating handle or lever transversely to the barrel axis

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  • the rifle according to the invention presents the advantage 1n comparlson with the magazine rifles of known type, that the breech block and theentire' loading mechanism can be easily removed and that it can be made ready for use as automatic pistol after a short barrel has been mounted on the same. If the rifle is a re peater it is important that the pistol breech block be mounted in the rifle without friction but nevertheless in a stable manner and that it be brought back without friction and by mechanical transmission after the shot has been fired. These two conditions are ful- In order rifle be unfavorably influenced by the pistol inserted in the rifle it is necessary to adapt the pistol trigger to the rifle trigger. At this occasion it is of advantage that the safety device of the pistol is transferred directly to the outer side of the rifle so that a good outer appearance of the rifle is ensured as well as an easy handling of the safety device.
  • Fig. 1 shows the improved rifle in side elevation.
  • Fig. 2 is a rear end view of the same.
  • Fig.3 is a cross section on line IIIII1 of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 4 shows the chamber seen from below.
  • Fig. 5 is a front end view of the chamber.
  • Fig.6 shows inside elevation the trigger transmission seen from the right.
  • Fig. 7 is a similar view seen from below.
  • Fig. 8 is a similar view seen from the front.
  • Fig. 9 shows inside elevation the transmission of the safety device
  • Fi 10 is a cross section of Fig. 9.
  • the guide sleeve 2 W1th the rifle barrel 1 the guide sleeve 2 is rigidly connected (Fig. 2).
  • the breech block 4 with the handle 3 is slidably mounted.
  • the butt 5 and the stock 6 are made in one piece.
  • the tail 7 of the barrel is embedded and in the lower surface
  • a T-bar 12 is formed (Fig. 3).
  • the pistol breech block 13 and the pistol handle 14 are indicated in Fig. 1 by dash lines.
  • the front part of the pistol handle 14 has a groove 16 of T-shaped cross section into which projects the spring-controlled holder 15 for the barrel.
  • the pistol mechanism is mounted in the barrel in the following manner:
  • the breech 4 open at the lower end is inserted into the guide sleeve 2 of the rifle barrel 1 from the rear, whereupon the pistol handle 14' and the breech block 13 are inserted into thebreech 4 open at the lower end and pushed forward so that the T-shaped groove 16 of the pistol handle engages over the T-bar12-of the barrel 1.
  • the springcontrolled barrel holder 15 engages with a.
  • the rifle barrel is now rigidly connected with the pistol mechanism.
  • a rearwardly inclined stud 17 of the guide sleeve 2 en ages with a corresponding hole in the tail? of the barrel so that the pistol mechanism is also securely connected with the butt.
  • a vertical bolt 18 is located which has at its upper end a bayonet joint 19 and at the lower end a hand lever 20.
  • the hand lever 20 is rotated 90 the nose of the bayonet joint 19 engages with a corresponding recess of the barrel so that the bayonet j oint is closed.
  • the rifle barrel, the pistol breech mechanism and the stock are now securely connected with one another.
  • the connection with the rifle is loosened and a short barrel, having a T- bar 12 on the lower surface, is inserted into that when the trigger into two parts, the part4" of the same can be rotated by means of the handle 3 in order to open the breech, the front part 4' remaining in the same position over the pistol breech block 13 independently of the rotating movement of the rear part 4";
  • the back movement of the breech for loading and unloading is done in the usual manner.
  • the transfer mechanism of the trigger is mounted in the tail 7 of the barrel. It consists essentially of the trigger rod 25, the angle lever 26, the catch bolt 27 and the trigger 28 of the rifle having a guide pin 29..
  • the trigger rod is bent and terminates as.
  • the trigger rod 25 has a fork-shaped downwardly directed arm 32 with which engages the uide pin 29 of the trigger 28.
  • the angle ever 26 is fixed in the barrel tail 7 by means of a bolt 33.
  • The, trigger rod 25 is controlled by the pressure of the catch bolt 27 and fixed in the barrel tail 7 by means of a bolt 34 engaging with an oblong hole 35 of the trigger rod- 25 so that this trigger rod can move backward when ashot is beln'g fired.
  • breech handle 3 is shown in raised posi tion so that the breech mechanism of the rifle is not completely closed. At this state the hook 30 of the trigger rod 25 is still at some distance from the pistol trigger 31 so 28 of the barrel is being pulled the book 30 would merely move along the pistol trigger. When however the breech handle3 iscompletely lowered, the straight face of thenotch 36 acts upon the.
  • the pistol stop 39 acts for instance in the commonl used manner by means of a shaft and of f0 dable wings.
  • the rifle stop 40 consists also of a wing 41.
  • T-shaped bar on the lower surface of t e rear end of said rifle barrel, a guide sleeve at the rearend of, the rifle barrel, a breech case open at the lower side inserted into said sleeve, a pistol handle having a T-shaped.
  • rifle comprisin rifle barre having a recess in its lower side, a guide sleeve at the rear end of said rifle barrel, a rearwardly projecting tail of said guide sleeve embedded in the butt neck, a rearwardly inclined downwardly projecting pin of said guide sleeve enga hole of said tail piece, a vertical bolt rotatably mounted in said rifle stock, a nose at the upper end of said vertical bolt and a lever at the lower end of the same, said nose being designed to engage with said recess on. the lower side of the barrel when said handle is bein to securely connect t e rifle barrel with the pistol mechanism and with the stock and utt.
  • a .rifle with comprisingincom lnation with a rifle stock and rifle barrel, a guide sleeve rearwardly extending at the rear end of said barrel, a breech in said guide sleeve composed of a front part and of a rear part, two nipples .on the front part of said sleeve, an automatic pistol inserted into said stock so that the breech block is accommodated in said breech of the barrel thepistol breech 'block having in combination a rifle stock, a
  • mech i Wardly projecting arm at the rear part of said trigger rod, a guide pin on the rifle trigger engaging with said fork-shaped arm so that when the rifle trigger is being pulled the pistol trigger is pulled also by its forkshaped front end acting upon said pistol trigger.
  • the transmitting mechanism for connecting the rifle trigger with the pistol trigger comprising in combination the breech of the rifle having a right angular notch cut into its lower surface, a trigger rod, means for connecting said trigger rod with the rifle trigger, a bent front end of the trigger rod adapted to act upon the pistol trigger, an angle lever pivotally mounted so that its long upper arm engages with said notch of the barrel, its shorter arm being adapted to act upon the trigger rod, and a spring ing said pistol stop handle.
  • an axle of this spoon-shaped element traversing the barrel stock, a barrel stop on the outer side of the barrel stock and means for securely connecting said axle of the spoon-shaped element with said barrel stock so that when the barrel stop is being operated the pistol stop is operated also.

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Deco A. GERSTENBERGER RIFLE WITH PISTOL BREECH MECHANISM Dec. 29 1925- 1,567,993
A. GERSTENBERGER RIFLE WITH PISTOL BREECH MECHANISM Filed Dec. 30, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig.6.
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to prevent that the outer appearance of the Patented Dec. 29, 1925.
U l l S T ALBIN GERSTENBERGER, F CHEMNITZ, GERMANY.
RIFLE WITH PISTOL BREECH MECHANISM.
Application filed December 30, 1924. Serial No. 758,928.
which is similar to that of an automatically loading pistol. The rifle according to the invention presents the advantage 1n comparlson with the magazine rifles of known type, that the breech block and theentire' loading mechanism can be easily removed and that it can be made ready for use as automatic pistol after a short barrel has been mounted on the same. If the rifle is a re peater it is important that the pistol breech block be mounted in the rifle without friction but nevertheless in a stable manner and that it be brought back without friction and by mechanical transmission after the shot has been fired. These two conditions are ful- In order rifle be unfavorably influenced by the pistol inserted in the rifle it is necessary to adapt the pistol trigger to the rifle trigger. At this occasion it is of advantage that the safety device of the pistol is transferred directly to the outer side of the rifle so that a good outer appearance of the rifle is ensured as well as an easy handling of the safety device.
An embodiment of the invention is shown, by way of example on the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 shows the improved rifle in side elevation.
Fig. 2 is a rear end view of the same.
Fig.3 is a cross section on line IIIII1 of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 shows the chamber seen from below.
Fig. 5 is a front end view of the chamber.
Fig.6 shows inside elevation the trigger transmission seen from the right.
Fig. 7 is a similar view seen from below.
Fig. 8 is a similar view seen from the front.
Fig. 9 shows inside elevation the transmission of the safety device, and
Fi 10 is a cross section of Fig. 9.
W1th the rifle barrel 1 the guide sleeve 2 is rigidly connected (Fig. 2). In this guide sleeve 2 the breech block 4 with the handle 3 is slidably mounted. The butt 5 and the stock 6 are made in one piece. In the upper surface of the butt neck the tail 7 of the barrel is embedded and in the lower surface On the lower surface of the rear part of the barrel a T-bar 12 is formed (Fig. 3). The pistol breech block 13 and the pistol handle 14 are indicated in Fig. 1 by dash lines. The front part of the pistol handle 14 has a groove 16 of T-shaped cross section into which projects the spring-controlled holder 15 for the barrel. The pistol mechanism is mounted in the barrel in the following manner:
The breech 4 open at the lower end is inserted into the guide sleeve 2 of the rifle barrel 1 from the rear, whereupon the pistol handle 14' and the breech block 13 are inserted into thebreech 4 open at the lower end and pushed forward so that the T-shaped groove 16 of the pistol handle engages over the T-bar12-of the barrel 1. The springcontrolled barrel holder 15 engages with a.
notch in said T-shaped bar 12. The rifle barrel is now rigidly connected with the pistol mechanism. A rearwardly inclined stud 17 of the guide sleeve 2 en ages with a corresponding hole in the tail? of the barrel so that the pistol mechanism is also securely connected with the butt. In the stock 6 a vertical bolt 18 is located which has at its upper end a bayonet joint 19 and at the lower end a hand lever 20. When the hand lever 20 is rotated 90 the nose of the bayonet joint 19 engages with a corresponding recess of the barrel so that the bayonet j oint is closed. The rifle barrel, the pistol breech mechanism and the stock are now securely connected with one another.
In order to use the breech mechanism 13 and the repeating mechanism 14 as automatic pistol the connection with the rifle is loosened and a short barrel, having a T- bar 12 on the lower surface, is inserted into that when the trigger into two parts, the part4" of the same can be rotated by means of the handle 3 in order to open the breech, the front part 4' remaining in the same position over the pistol breech block 13 independently of the rotating movement of the rear part 4"; The back movement of the breech for loading and unloading is done in the usual manner.
The transfer mechanism of the trigger is mounted in the tail 7 of the barrel. It consists essentially of the trigger rod 25, the angle lever 26, the catch bolt 27 and the trigger 28 of the rifle having a guide pin 29.. The trigger rod is bent and terminates as.
a hook 30 standing in front of the trigger.
31 of the pistol. The trigger rod 25 has a fork-shaped downwardly directed arm 32 with which engages the uide pin 29 of the trigger 28. The angle ever 26 is fixed in the barrel tail 7 by means of a bolt 33. The, trigger rod 25 is controlled by the pressure of the catch bolt 27 and fixed in the barrel tail 7 by means of a bolt 34 engaging with an oblong hole 35 of the trigger rod- 25 so that this trigger rod can move backward when ashot is beln'g fired.
It is of special importance that the hook- -shaped end 30 of the trigger rod 25 grips the pistol trigger 31 only when the breech handle 3 has been completely pressed into its seat so that no shot can be fired when the breech block of the barrel is not entirely closed. This is ensured by the following operation In the lower part of the breeeh 4 a notch 36is arranged with which engages the long; 7
er arm 37 of the angle lever 26. In Fig: 8 the breech handle 3 is shown in raised posi tion so that the breech mechanism of the rifle is not completely closed. At this state the hook 30 of the trigger rod 25 is still at some distance from the pistol trigger 31 so 28 of the barrel is being pulled the book 30 would merely move along the pistol trigger. When however the breech handle3 iscompletely lowered, the straight face of thenotch 36 acts upon the.
long lever arm 37 so that-the short arm 38 of the angle lever exerts a pressuraupon' the trigger rod 25 so that its hook-shaped end I ger 31. The rifle is now in 30 is brought in c'ontact'with'the proper position for'firing a shot.
The pistol stop 39 acts for instance in the commonl used manner by means of a shaft and of f0 dable wings. The rifle stop 40 consists also of a wing 41.
pistol trig- The operation is as follows On the inner surface of the rifle stock 5 a, spoon-shaped element 42 adapted to fit over the-stop wings of the pistol is arranged which is securely connected with the wing 40 of the barrel stop by means of a square head- 43 and by means of a screw 44. The barrel stop and the pistol stop are situated in one straight line. By the spoonshaped element 42 the movement of the barrel stop is directly transmitted to the pist'ol stop.
I claim 1. A rifle with pistol breech mechanism,
comprising in combination a rifle barrel,
T-shaped bar on the lower surface of t e rear end of said rifle barrel, a guide sleeve at the rearend of, the rifle barrel, a breech case open at the lower side inserted into said sleeve, a pistol handle having a T-shaped.
groove in'its front part and a spring-controlled barrel holder designed to securely connect the pistol handle with the barrelof the rifle.
2. rifle comprisin rifle barre having a recess in its lower side, a guide sleeve at the rear end of said rifle barrel, a rearwardly projecting tail of said guide sleeve embedded in the butt neck, a rearwardly inclined downwardly projecting pin of said guide sleeve enga hole of said tail piece, a vertical bolt rotatably mounted in said rifle stock, a nose at the upper end of said vertical bolt and a lever at the lower end of the same, said nose being designed to engage with said recess on. the lower side of the barrel when said handle is bein to securely connect t e rifle barrel with the pistol mechanism and with the stock and utt.
with pistol breech mechanism,
3. A .rifle with, comprisingincom lnation with a rifle stock and rifle barrel, a guide sleeve rearwardly extending at the rear end of said barrel, a breech in said guide sleeve composed of a front part and of a rear part, two nipples .on the front part of said sleeve, an automatic pistol inserted into said stock so that the breech block is accommodated in said breech of the barrel thepistol breech 'block having in combination a rifle stock, a
turned 90 in order' ging' with a istol breech mechanism,
two recesses with which said nipples of the i i breech engage, and -'a handle on the rear part "of the breech rotatable with regard to the front part of the breech so that the breech can be opened Without altering the position of the. frontpart of said breeclr.
ing an oblong hole, a fork-shaped down- 4. In rifle of the type claimed the mech i Wardly projecting arm at the rear part of said trigger rod, a guide pin on the rifle trigger engaging with said fork-shaped arm so that when the rifle trigger is being pulled the pistol trigger is pulled also by its forkshaped front end acting upon said pistol trigger.
5. In a rifle of the type claimed, the transmitting mechanism for connecting the rifle trigger with the pistol trigger, comprising in combination the breech of the rifle having a right angular notch cut into its lower surface, a trigger rod, means for connecting said trigger rod with the rifle trigger, a bent front end of the trigger rod adapted to act upon the pistol trigger, an angle lever pivotally mounted so that its long upper arm engages with said notch of the barrel, its shorter arm being adapted to act upon the trigger rod, and a spring ing said pistol stop handle. an axle of this spoon-shaped element traversing the barrel stock, a barrel stop on the outer side of the barrel stock and means for securely connecting said axle of the spoon-shaped element with said barrel stock so that when the barrel stop is being operated the pistol stop is operated also.
In testimony whereof I afiix my signature;
ALBIN GERSTEN BERGER.
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US2901854A (en) * 1956-06-18 1959-09-01 Jessie T Ivy Thumb, face, and eye guard attachment for rifles
US5479736A (en) * 1994-01-06 1996-01-02 Cerberus Institute For Research And Development, Inc. Augmented service pistol and ammunition weapons system
US20090211140A1 (en) * 2008-02-27 2009-08-27 Bernard Hope Rolfe Center balanced gunstock with pistol grip and trigger actuator rod and folding front foregrip
US20150040455A1 (en) * 2002-05-10 2015-02-12 Krl Holding Company, Inc. Firearm assembly with upper receiver incorporating an integral upper rail
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US2901854A (en) * 1956-06-18 1959-09-01 Jessie T Ivy Thumb, face, and eye guard attachment for rifles
US5479736A (en) * 1994-01-06 1996-01-02 Cerberus Institute For Research And Development, Inc. Augmented service pistol and ammunition weapons system
US20150040455A1 (en) * 2002-05-10 2015-02-12 Krl Holding Company, Inc. Firearm assembly with upper receiver incorporating an integral upper rail
US9217615B2 (en) * 2002-05-10 2015-12-22 Krl Holding Company, Inc. Firearm assembly with upper receiver incorporating an integral upper rail
US20090211140A1 (en) * 2008-02-27 2009-08-27 Bernard Hope Rolfe Center balanced gunstock with pistol grip and trigger actuator rod and folding front foregrip
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