US3413666A - Combat weapon - Google Patents

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Dec. 3, 1968 A. G. JOHNSON, JR

COMBAT WEAPON Filed Nov. 14, 1966 United States Patent O 3,413,666 COMBAT WEAPON Arthur G. Johnson, Jr., 231 W. Terra Cotta, Crystal Lake, Ill. 60014 Filed Nov. 14, 1966, Ser. No. 593,801 1 Claim. (Cl. 714.1)

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A combat weapon comprising a chambered handle carrying a blade extended longitudinally from one end thereof, the handle end having a liquid discharge nozzle therein communicating with the chamber. A hand-operated pump is arranged in the handle communicating with its chamber for expelling a sight disabling liquid therefrom through the nozzle. A plurality of relatively spaced spikes carried by the handle longitudinally thereof. A second chamber in the handle opening onto its opposite end for receiving a garroting line therein.

This invention relates to armaments, more particularly, to hand useable combat weapons such as are employed by combat military personnel.

It is an object of the invention to provide a hand weapon useable in attack or counter-attack combat to render an opponent visionally deficient, hence defensively and/or offensively handicapped if not impotent in hand-to-hand combat engagement.

Another object of the invention is to provide a weapon, combining in one, the ability or capacity to direct a stream of sight impairing fluid or liquid into the eyes of an opponent prior to or concurrently with physical engagement, and enabling a user thereof to effectively carry out offensive and defensive disabling and/or dispatching tactics, as by cutting, stabbing or strangulation (garrotino).

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a hand combat weapon in which the handle thereof not only serves to receive and facilitate usage of the cutting (blade) and stabbing (piercing Shanks) devices, but also affords housing for receiving and retaining a garroting cord or line in condition and in a manner effectively preserving it as well as facilitating its immediate removal therefrom as and when required, preparatory to its use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a weapon of the stated character which can be securely gnasped and retained in hand by its user when and while engaged in combat, in that certain of its arming devices will, in addition to serving their primary purpose, facilitate and assure a positive gripping of its handle in and by the hand of the user, preventing, or at least, lessening the likelihood of its forceful dislodgernent therefrom.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a combat weapon capable of being produced at a minimum of cost and of such construction and design as will enable it to withstand the rigors of service to which such a device is subjected.

The foregoing, as well as other objects, advantages and meritorious teachings of my invention will be in part obvious and in part pointed out in the following detailed disclosure thereof, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it being understood that the form of the invention presented herein is precise and what is now considered to be the best mode of embodying its principles, but that other modifications and changes may be made in specific embodiments without departing from its essential features.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevation of my improved combat weapon.

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section through rice the handle of the weapon illustrating the liquid reservoir provided therein together with the hand actuatable liquid intaking and force discharging pump therein; the liquid discharge nozzle in the forward end of the handle com1 municating with the pump; the piercing spikes mounted in the normally lower side of the handle in spaced relation longitudinally thereof; the garroting line receiving compartment in and opening onto the normally rearward end of the handle, plus its closure, and the weapon blade mounted in and extending from the normally forward end of the handle in longitudinally disposed and aligned relation thereto.

FIGURE 3 is a transverse section, taken on the line 3-3 of FIGURE 2, looking in the direction in which the arrows point, and

FIGURE 4 is a fragmental longitudinal section in detail, taken on the line 4 4 of FIGURE 2, looking in the direction in which the arrows point.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the invention gen erally includes a handle 1 having an internal and forwardly opening reservoir 2 therein, a blade 3 fixedly mounted in its normally forward end extending 1ongi tudinally therefrom in alignment therewith, a plurality of piercing spikes 4 mounted in and extended from the normally lower or under side thereof in longitudinally spaced relation, and fan outwardly opening garroting line receiving or storing compartment 5 in its normally rearward end portion, all of which are hereinafter more specifically described.

To mount the blade 3 in its handle 1, the rearward end thereof is formed or otherwise provided with an aligning and longitudinally disposed shank 6 of a length slightly less than that of the handle. The inner portion of the shank adjacent the blade is attened and inwardly tapered, as at 6. It is snugly engaged or received in a way 7 formed in and extending throughout the length of the handle, as shown in FIGURES 2 and 4, having its outer end portion screw-threaded at 8. A securing nut 9 is turned on to the screw-threaded end and into 'abutting engagement with the Iinner shoulder of the enlarged outer end portion 7 of the way 7. Thereby, the blade is securely, though removably, mounted in or on the handle and is prevented from rotating with relation thereto by the aforesaid snug engagement of its tapered flattened portion 6 of the shank 6 in the way 7.

As a means for supplementing the attack or defensive use of the weapon, the heretofore noted piercing spikes 4 are provided thereto. Each is of complemental form and size, having sharpened outer ends 4 and screw-threaded inner ends 4a turned into relatively spaced threaded openings in `and longitudinally of the normal lower or under side of the handle 1 (see FIGURE 2). The spacing between tne piercing spikes is sufcient to permit the more or less snug reception of the ngers o-f a users hand therebetween, when gripping the handle. Thus, it will be understood that a firm and secure gripping of the weapon handle will be assured, lessening the likelihood and danger of its dislodgement therefrom, especially during combat. And because of the threaded engagement of the spikes in the handle, they may tbe removed whereby to facilitate its `carrying without injury to the carrier, and when desired, conveniently reeng-a-ged or remounted.

The handle reservoir 2, provided with a screw-threaded filling opening normally closed by an appropriately threaded stopple 10 and suitably vented by a check valve 11, is adapted to receive a quantity of liquid capable of impairing or otherwise affecting the efficiency of eyesight of an opponent, if 'and when discharged thereinto during combative engagement. To elfect a directed discharge of the liquid from the reservoir by a weapon user, a nozzle 12 formed with an orifice 12 is mounted in the normally `forward or leading wall thereof (FIGURES l and 2). A

saladasg hand actuatable force pump, including a transversely positioned cylinder 13 and a spring pressed reciprocal plunger 14, the rod or stem 14 of which is slideably engaged and normally extended through a bushing 15 lining an opening in the normally handle upper or outer side, is lixedly mounted, preferably, in the forward portion of the reservoir. A valved liquid intake fitting and pipe 16 is connected to the pump cylinder inlet, While its Valved outlet fitting has a 4discharge pipe 17 connected thereto, cornmunicating with the orilice of the liquid discharge nozzle 12. The extended end of the spring pressed plunger stem 14 is so positioned on t-he handle as to the conveniently and readily engaged and depressed by a finger or thumb of a users hand, as and when desired.

To further arm the weapon, they outwardly opening compartment S in the handle 1 is of shape and size sutilcient to receive and retain a garroting line 18 of suitable length therein. One end of the line is connected to an eye screw 19 threadedly engaged in the compartment inner wall; its free end being tied or otherwise connected to the end of the shank of a looped linger hold 20.

In order that the line receiving compartment may be securely closed following 4placement of the line 18 therein, in the manner shown in FIGURE 2 of the drawings, its open end has a disk 21 anchored therein approximately flush with the handle end. A keyehole shaped opening 22 is formed in 'and concentrically of said disk (FIGURES 2 and 3). A second or closure disk 23 of a size correspending to the disk 21 is rotatably and slideably mounted on the shank of the linger hold, being normally thrust outwardly by the shank carried coiled spring 23 toward a pin 24 engaged in and through the outer end portion of said shank.

Thus, with placement of the linger hold shank carried closure disk in the open end of the compartment 5 over the lixedly positioned disk 21, the pin 24 is entered into and through its key-hole opening 22 against the tension of the shank carried coiled spring 23. Thereupon, the finger lhold is rotated, disaligning the pin therewith and effecting a secure though removable, retention of the closure disk 23 over the disk 21.

Use of the Weapon, it is believed, will be understood from the foregoing description. Reviewing, as and when it is used in combat, the user grips and holds the handle 1 with the fingers of the hand individually positioned between the spaced and longitudinally disposed piercing spikes 4. In following combat engagement, to render the attack or defense action of an opponent ineffective, the weapon user aims it at the formers eyes. Thereupon, he depresses the stem 14' of the spring pressed pump plunger 14, causing a stream of the reservoir contained vision irnpairing liquid solution to be forcibly expelled from the pump cylinder 13, via its discharge pipe 17 to and from the nozzle 12 into nis opponents eyes. The opponent being so placed at disadvantage, the attack or defense actions of the user are bettered or improved. Hence, effective usage of the Weapon blade 3 and/tor the piercing spikes 4 is substantially assured.

Conditions or circumstances of and for use of the garroting line 18 are obvious, In preparation for its use, the closure disk 23 is removed from over the compartment 5 open end by rotating the linger hold 20, causing the pin 24 'on its shank to be aligned with the key-thole slot in the disk 21 and freely Withdrawn. The garroting line may then be removed from its compartment and used.

As hereinbefore stated, to insure convenient and safer carrying of the weapon (when not in use), the piercing spikes may be disengaged from the handle; being replaceable or reengageable with said handle when usage of the Weapon is contemplated.

I claim:

1. A hand weapon comprising:

(a) a compartmented handle one compartment of which :opens onto the normally forward end thereof;

(b) a manually operable liquid receiving and dispensing pump within said one compartment;

(c) a liquid discharge nozzle engaged in the handle forward end communicating with said one compartment;

(d) a blade mounted in the forward end of the handle extended 4longitudinally of and beyond said discharge nozzle in substantially parallelism thereto and to the handle, and,

(e) a plurality of relatively spaced and longitudinally disposed piercing spikes mounted on one side of the handle, said spikes being so relatively spaced as to individually and securely receive the handle gripping fingers of a -users hand therebetween and of lengths to extend outwardly of and beyond the same Whereby to aliord protection thereto when used in combat.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,179,611 4/1916 Cilley et al 273-84 1,239,065 9/ 1917 Wigiert.

1,269,922 6/1918 Gadecki 222--79 X 1,333,268 3/1920 Masaites 222-79 X 2,099,447 1l/l937 Matsuyama 273-84 2,266,606 12/1941 Jones 273--84 2,337,970 l2/l943 Cassell 119--109 2,634,535 4/1953 Borders 273-84 X 2,798,642 7/1957 Cohn 222-79 3,315,642 4/1967 Rogers et al 119-109 MILTON S. MEHR, Primary Examiner.

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