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MM-0am r H. G. LEWIS.

(moss Bow. 7 No. 289,283. Patented Nov. "2'7, 1883.

HENRY e. menus, on some Ennsrne, MICHIGAN, nssrcnon' on ONE-HALF T0 JAMES H. WELLINGS AND HIRAM o. rrnncEs or SAME PLACE.

CROSSFBOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 289,283, dated November 27, 1883. Application filed July 14, 1883. (No model.)

I 0 all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, HENRY G. Lnwrs, of North Lansing, in the county of Ingham and State of Michigan, have invented new and 5 useful Improvements in Gross-Bows; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

.This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in the construction of cross-bows, whereby greater accuracy of aim and more certainty of results is obtained than is ordinarily had in the employment of this class of weapons.

The invention consists in grooving the barrel, the grooves being adapted to receive the feather of the arrow and give direction to its flight when discharged; also, in the peculiar construction and combination of the various parts, as more fully hereinafter described.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved weapon. Fig. 2 is a section near the lrigger, showing the opening in the breech end of the barrel into which the arrow is in sorted. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the barrel, showing the grooves or rifiing.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, A represents the combined stock and barrel,made of wood, the latter being provided with a longitudinal bore, a, which extends from the muzzle to the chamber bin the handle of the piece. This bore is provided with grooves c, openingout of the bore at top and bottom, as seen in the drawings, although their position with relation to the bore may be changed, so long as their position relative to each other is not changed. The arrow, which is shown in a detached view, is provided with a stiff feather, d, and when employed for targetshooting with a metallic point, e. The gun is loaded by inserting the arrow into the bore of the barrel at the breech through the chamber b.

- B is the trigger, made of wire, and adapted to disengage the cord of the bow from the notches f, cut in the two sides of the chamber 1). From a point, 9, near the muzzle the opposite sides of the barrel are slotted, as shown at 71, said slots extending to the notches f, to allow the cord of the bow to be secured in position and engaged with the notches. The bow is made of spring-wire O, the center thereof being provided with two coils, D, connected together by a short intervening por- 5 tion of the wire, such portion being of sufficient length that when inserted in the gun each of the coils will be rendered more serviceable by finding a point of resistance against one side of the stock, This bow is provided with a cord, E, in the usual manner. Atransverse slot is cut in the forward end of the stock,below the bore, into which the intervening portion of wire between the two coils is inserted, after which a piece of wood is fitted into the slot, and secured in position in any convenient manner to hold the bow to the stock, and the coils retain it in a central position. After the bow is in place, the cord, being attached to one end of the bow, is passed through the slots in the sides of the barrel, and its free end is then secured to the opposite end of the bow. The device is now ready for operation. Insert the arrow at the breech, en-

tering the wings of the feather into the riflingl grooves,after drawing the cord of the bow toward the breech and engaging it with the notches in the chamber. Take sight by means of the points It, with which the top of the barrel is provided, and pull the trigger.

I deem it important that the barrel be pro vided with a chamber, as b, at the breech, whereby the arrow may be inserted into the bore of the barrel at the breech. thus avoiding all danger of injury to the hands by the accidental displacement of the cord, which is liable to occur, and where the gun is loaded at the muzzle such displacement of the cord is apt to injure the hand.

I am'aware of Patents Nos. 28,698, 61,837, 97,719, and 27 2,418, and make no claim to the construction shown therein.

WVhat I claim as my invention is The cross-bow herein described, consisting of the stock and barrel A, made of one piece, and having the slots h, for the passage of the cord, chamber 1), provided with notches f, and grooves c, the trigger B, and the bow 0, having its center provided with coils D, connected by a central intervening portion, said central portion being rigidly secured to the barrel,

so that the coils D will bear against the sides 5 thereof, and having its ends connected by a Witnesses:

cord passing through slots h, in combination H. S. SPRAGUE,

with an arrow provided with feathered edges CHARLES J. HUNT.

d, adapted to run in the grooves 0, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose described.

HENRY G. LEWIS

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