US572266A

US572266A - mauser

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Publication number: US572266A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1896-12-01
Anticipated expiration: 1913-12-01

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P. MAUSER. MEANS POR AFFIXING SIDE ARMS T0 GUNS.

N6. 572,266. Patented Dep. 1, 1896.

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P. MAUSER. MEANS POR APFIXING SIDE ARMS T0 GUNS. No. 572,266.

Patented Deo. 1, 1896.

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PAUL MAUSER, OF OBERNDORF, GERMANY.

MEANS FOR AFFIXING SIDE-ARMS TO GUNS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 572,266, dated December l, 1895.

Application filed December 2, 1895. Serial No. 570,771. (No model.) Patented in Germany October 30, 1895, No. 86,365; in Belgium November 9, 1895, No. 118,488; in France November 11,1895,No. 251,597; in England November 13,1895, No. 21,546; in Sweden November 14,1895, No. 6,795; in Norway November 20, 1895,No. 4,648; in Switzerland December 9, 1895, No. 11,831; in Italy December 31, 1895, XL, 134/426; in Austria January 12, 1896, No. 46/169, and in Spain March 14,1896, No. 18,283.

To @ZZ whom, t r11/wy concer-1e:

Be it known that I, PAUL MAUsER, a subject of the King of Wrtemberg, residing in Oberndorf-upon-the-Neckar, in the Kingdom of Wrtemberg, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Fixing Side-Arms on Rifles Independent-ly of the Barrel, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is patented in Spain, No. 18,288, dated March 14, 1896; in Belgium, No. 118,488, dated November 9, 1895; in Austria, No. 46/169, dated January 12,1896; in Italy, No. XL, 134/426, dated December 31, 1895; in Switzerland, No. 11,331, dated December 9, 1895; in Norway, No. 4,648, dated November 20, 1895; in Sweden, No. 6,795, dated November 14, 1895; in Germany, No. 86,365, dated October 30, 1895; in England, No. 21,546, dated November 13, 1895, and in France, No. 251,597, dated November 11, 1895.

This invention relates to means for fixing side-arms on rifies and other arms, and aims to provide improvements in such means.

Heretofore it has been customary to connect side-arms to rifies by coupling the sidearm to the end of the barrel of the rifle. In such constructions it has been difficult to properly counteract the strains incident to the use of the side-arm and to properly dispose the latter.

The object of the present invention is to provide an arrangement for fixing side-arms, such as infantry sabers, bayonets, and the like, on rifles or guns, without any connection with the barrel and entirely independent of the same and Without undue strain on the stock.

According to my invention I provide means for relieving the stock of excessive strain by inserting a metallic fitting into the front end of the stock, said fitting being of such a form as to transfer the strains, when thrusting or cutting, onto large surfaces, or to so proportion the leverage as to obviate the possibility of overstraining and thereby injuring the stock, and also certain features of structural improvement which will be hereinafter fully set forth.

My invention in its preferred form is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows my invention applied to a rifle the barrel of which is fitted With-an outer protecting-tube. Fig. 2 shows my invention applied to a rifle the barrel of which is not provided with an outer protecting tube. Figs. 3 and 4 show, respectively, a side view and a plan of the metallic fitting shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a front end view of the said fitting. Fig. 6 is a cross-section drawn on the line 1 1 of Fig. "2, looking in the direction of the arrow, the side-arm being omitted. Fig. 7 is a cross-section drawn through the hilt of the side-arm on the axis of its springactuated pressure bolt, pin, or catch and looking toward the blade. Fig. 8 is an under side plan view of the spring-fastener for fixing the bands.

Referring to the drawings, A is the gunbarrel; B, the stock; I, the side-arm; C, the hilt or handle thereof, and H the ramrod. These parts may be of any suitable construction,'those shown being in general of wellknown form.

According to my invention the side-arm is fixed on the metallic fitting inserted in or on the upper or outer end of the stock and con- .h

structed in such a manner as to receive all strains.

The fitting D in the construction shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5 is provided at its front end with a flat plate cl, which rests against the front end a of the stock and, preferably, has a notch b, embracing or bearing against the barrel, and at its rear'end with a fiat stud or projection d', which fits into a hole a2 inthe stock and extends up to the barrel, so as to prevent the fitting D from movinglongitudinally and at the same time support the front plate d, so as to transfer the strains onto the rear part of the stock. Between these parts it has a long rigid body b', resting against the under side of the stock, having a groove e on top in line With the socket a, a socket c through the stud (Z, and a long groove f and a locking projection Z3 on its under side.

The tting D is fixed to the rifie or gun by means of the outermost band E and the middle band F, as will be seen in Figs. 1, *2, and 6, and is preferably removably so fixed, as by means of the spring-fastener G, the stud gof which enters a hole Z at or near the center of the fitting D, While shoulders g' g bear against the bands E F and maintain the latter in their correct position.

To prevent the upper or outermost band E from being pushed forward, the spring-fastener G has a stud g2, which engages With a notch or hole h in the under side of the band E and Works in a hole z" in the fitting. Thus all the parts menfioned-viz., the fitting D, the spring-fastener G, and the bands E F- are securely maintained in their proper position.

The fitting D is provided With a stud Z2 at its front end, preferably having a socket a for the ramrod H, and with a locking projection (Z3 on its under side, near its rear end, or With other suitable holding provisions for the purpose of enabling the side-arm to be fixed thereto; and the side-arm is provided with reciprocal provisions, preferably having the eye c'l in its guard c3 and the recess Z5 in its hilt for receiving and engaging the stud d2 and projection (Z3 and holding the side-arm therefrom.

In fixing the side-arm in position on the fitting D the eye c4 in the guard c3 is passed over the stud (Z2 and the locking projection (Z3 is caused to enter the suitably-fitting space or recess d5 in the rear end of the hilt of the side-arm, and it is then securely held in position by these means, all strains being transmitted through these int-erengaging parts.

For locking the side-arm in position I provide a catch, preferably a spring-catch c, eX- tending transversely of the hilt, having a nose c snapped behind the projection d3 by a spring c2.

In order to disconnect the side-arm from the rifle or gun, the pin c is pressed inward, so as to release its hole c' from the lockingprojection (Z3, When the side-arm can be drawn off from the fitting D.

In order to disconnect the fitting D from the rifle or gun, the cleaning-rod K is first removed from its housing, the spring-fastener G is then pressed at its front till the stud g2 leaves the hole h in the band F, and thereby releases the latter, which is then drawn off the rifle. The spring-fastener G is then free and is removed from the fitting D, thereby releasing the middle band F, Which is then removed from the rifle. The fitting D is then free to be removed from the stock. Vhen remounting the parts, Jthe reverse operations are followed.

It Will be seen that my invention provides improvements which can be readily and advantageously availed of, and it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the particular details shown, but that it can be employed according to such modifications or adaptations as circumstances or the j udgment of those skilled in the art may dictate without departing from the spirit of the invention.

That I claim is, in means for fixing sidearms and the like on rifles and the like, the following-defined novel features and combinations, substantially as hereinbefore specified, namely:

l. A fitting for holding side-arms to gunstocks, consisting of' a metal body D for embracing the under side of a gun-stock, having at its front end a stud Z2 for entering a socket in a side-arm, and having near its rear end a projection for locking such side-arm to it, two straps carried by said fitting for fastening it to the stock and barrel of a gun, and a spring G carried by said fitting and holding both said straps thereon.

2. For connecting side-arms to guns and the like, a fitting D, having a stud CZ2 at front and a locking-projection Z3 at rear, a springsocket f between its ends, straps E and F for fastening it to the stock of a gun, and a spring G holding said straps in place.

8. For fixing side-arms to guns and the like, a fitting D adapted to be fastened to the stock of a gun, and having a body b, a front plate CZ, a stud Z2 thereon, a stud CZ3 near its rear, and a projection CZ near its rear.

4. For fixing side-arms to guns and the like, a fitting D having front stud (Z2 and rear stud (Z3, and a side-arm I having an eye c4 in its guard and a groove (Z5 in its hilt, said eye fitting over said stud and said groove fitting over said projection, and means locking said side-arm on said fitting.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

PAUL MAUSER. Titnessesz W. HAUPT, ALoYs GoBANz.