US839517A

US839517A - Firearm.

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Publication number: US839517A
Application number: US6102501A
Authority: US
Inventors: Arthur W Savage
Original assignee: SAVAGE ARMS Co
Current assignee: SAVAGE ARMS Co
Priority date: 1901-05-20
Filing date: 1901-05-20
Publication date: 1906-12-25
Anticipated expiration: 1923-12-25

Description

PATENTBD DEC. 25, 1906.

A. W. SAVAGE.

FIREARM.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 20,1901.

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PATENTED DBG. 25, 1906.

A. W. SAVAGE.

FIREARM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20,1901.

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No. 839,517. PATENTED DEO. 25, 1906.

A. W. SAVAGE.

FIREARM.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 20,1901.

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ARTHUR W. SAVAGE, 0F UTICA. NEV YORK, .ASSIGNOR TO SAVAGE ARMS COMPANY. OF UTICA, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 25, 1906.

marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a firearm particularly adapted for use with small loads in target and light sporting shooting and an arm which is known as a take-down, whereby the total length may be decreased or the arm taken in two for con venience in carrying or packing and also providing ready and. complete access to all of the working parts for cleaning and inspecting and convenient removal, whetheruninjured or damaged.

A further object is to provide an arm which, while attaining the above-stated re-` sults, is strong to resist the explosion and not weak and shaky on account of take-down or separation features and in which the separation as between the working parts is accomplished in a way ot detrimentaliy effecting the strength `and lose working points of the construction.'

Other minor and further objects of the invention will hereinafter appear.

Figure 'l shows in perspective the firearm from the left-hand side. Fig. 2 shows a right-hand elevation. Fig. 3 shows certain of the working parts in their relative arrangement in the firearm in connection with the dotted outlines of the frame or receiver.

Fig. 4 shows a top or plan view of the breechbolt. Fig. 5 shows a side elevation of the saine. Fig. 6 shows the opposite side elevation. Fig. 7 shows a bottom view. Fig. 8 shows a front end view of the breech-bolt# Fig. 9 shows a section taken on line C D of Fig'. with the parts to the right of the section-line. Fig. 10 shows in perspective 'the part ot the receiver'or frame attached to the barrel in connection with certain parts of .the mechanism located thereon. Fig. 11 shows inl` nspective and without ythe stock the portion of the receiver or frame which is attached to the stock and in connection with the' magazine in position with relerence to this part. Fig. 12'shows the same as Fig. 10, with the movable nparts in a different position and the magazine of the arm in. its rela tive position with this part. Fig. 13 shows the same as Fig. 11, with the magazine rel moved and operative parts of the iiearm in changed position. Fig. 14 is a longitudinal section of the magazine, showing several cartridges in position therein. Fig. 15 is, a cross-section of a portion of the magazine on an enlarged scale from that shown in Fig. 14. Fig. 16 shows portions of the frame and mechanism partially in section and ori-an enlarged scale from that at which they are shown in previous figures. Fig. 17 shows a'rear end view of the upper portion of the magazine. Figs. 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 'show the shell-` ejector in connection with portions of the frame and mechanism and its mode of operation.

Referring to the reference-figures in a more particular description of the device, l indicates the barrel of the firearm, and. 1a the stock. The barrel is attached to the barrel portion oi the receiver or frame 2, and the.

stock portion 3 of the receiver or frame is attached" "to the stock la-that is to say, it is provided with a pair of

tangs

3a and 3", which receive and are inlet into the end of the stock-and the stock is secured thereto in the usual manner in this class of firearms. The barrel and stock portions of the frame are readily separable to permit access to the working parts of thearm and are secured together as follows: The. forward end of the stock portion 3 is provided with a tang or tenon 1, adapted to be received in an undercut mortise 5 in the barrelortion, and the stock portion 3 is provide with a conical dowel-pin 6, (which is the head of a screw hereinafter described,) adapted to engage in a suitable opening 7 in the barrel portion. A

thumb-screw 8, provided with a suitable enlarged head whereby it may be readily.- operated, passes through the stock portion, and its' screw-threaded end is adapted to engage in the screw-threaded opening 9 in the barrel portion of the receiver.

The breech-bolt 10 of the firearm is contained within the receiver, being entirely inclosed by the walls of the receiver and held and guided on the sides by the walls of the l receiver. The receiver construction is such that the breech-bolt `is firmly locked in 5 .operative position against lateral displacement when the receiver parts are secured together; but when the parts are separated and the breech-block is in its rearward position it is free to be laterally separated from its supporting parts and may be readily disengaged for purposes of inspection or cleaning without the necessity of Aunloosening or taking out any of the parts associated with it. One side of the bolt 10, which is somewhat enlarged to boltis in firing position, to closelthe ejectionopening 1 1 in one of the walls of the receiver. The breech-bolt is provided with an angular slotted opening 12 in a wing; in which slot there Aoperates a stud 13, provided on the sliding bar 14. I The vbar 14 is received in a groove 15 in the inner' face. of the -side wal of the barrel portion of the receiver and is adapted to be reciprocated backwardly and forwardly by means of the sliding handle 16, to which it extends and to which it is attached. The sliding handle is movable alongthe bar I secured beneath'the barrel. The breechup shoulder ofthe breech-bolt I have indicated by 18, and it is adapted to en a e when in ring position with the recoi-s oulder 19 in the top wall of the receiver. This top wall is formed integral with the portion 2 of the receiver and is facedy on the edge, which is shown in Figs. 10 and 12, to' engage with the opposite wall, as found in the part 3. The forward end of the breech-bolt 10 is provided 3u/ith a lip or projection 10", adapted to rest on the upper edge of the operating-bar 14, (which it may be here noted is of ,greater thickness than the depth of the groove 15,) so that a'portion ofit projects into the chamber of the receiver and forms a support for the breech-bolt 10. The breech-bolt 10 carries the ring-pin 20, which extends longitudinally through the bolt and is provided at its rear end with a head, between which head and the rear end of the bolt is interposed a light spring 21, operating .to retract the iiring-pin. The rear end yof the iiring-pin is adapted to be struck by the hammer 22, which is pivoted in the receiver or i .Y frame part attached' to `the stock on the screw or bolt'which carries the head 6. hereto fore referred to.. The hammer 22 is operated by a ,thrust-.bar 23, having a conical end which engages in a cavity in the rear side of the hammer 22 as to one end and slides freely through an opening in the stud or projection 24 on the lowertang as to its rear end and' carries thecoil-spring 25, interposed between the stud 24 and the collar 26, secured on the thrust-bar 23. The hammer 22 is provided With a notchon its pivotal end, in

which is adapted to engage the nose of' the enable it so to do, is adapted, when the breech i trigger 27. The trigger is mounted on a pivot in the frame.

On the rear end of the operating-bar 14 there is provided a stud or projection 28, the rear side of which is adapted to engage with the cam-face 222L of the hammer and cock the hammer when the operatin -bar is moved rearwardly. The forward si e ofthe stud 28 is beveled off to adapt itto engage with the wing of the bolt and furnish an additional support for the rear end of the bolt when in firing position. 'The trigger is operated by the trigger-spring 29, secured on theminner side of the upper tang and the locking-bar 30.l This locking-bar 30 rests at its' lower endvon the rear portion of the trigger and is held in position as 'to its lower end by a pin assing through the slotted opening 31 inthe ar and through the frame. The upper end of the bar 30 is provided with a pin-like portion 32, passing through an openin in the sliding piece or plate 33, located on t ey top of the up- 1 and the slide is held in position by a pin assing through a slotted opening 35 an adapted to receive the end of the triggerper tang. The upper tang is provided with a slotted opening 34, which receives a projection on the under side of the plate or slide 33,

the tang of the receiver. The bar 30, at its upper end, is also provided with a shoulder spring 29', said shoulder being provided with a pair of notches in which the end of the triggerspring engages and which serve to maintain the upper end .of the'bar 30 and the slide 33 in their positions of adjustment. The upper end of lthe bar 30 is also provided. with a'. shoulder 36, adapted to engage with the under side of the upper tang at the rear end of the slide 34 when the parts are shifted into position to adapt it to do so.

It will be seen that the receiver and its associated parts are divided in such a manner that .those elements-namely, the breechblock, its action-bar, and the parts coperating therewith-which, generally speaking, appertains to the mechanism for handling the cartridge and resisting the explosion when the discharge ofthe iirearm takes place and which naturally belong to one group of instrumentalities, are all combined and arranged upon the barrel part of the receiver, while the hammer and trigger mechanism and their associated parts appertaining, generally speaking, to the mechanism for causing l the explosion are all'arranged on the

stock

1,2 portion of the receiver. This division ofthe receiver andthe working partsis most advantageous, as anyldefect in orlooseness of' the joint between the receiver parts, either from want of ,care in operating the securing IIO means or from .wear yor otherwise, does not weaken the gun againstresistin vthe eXplosion or endanger the operator w en the eX- plosion takes place, and, further, the grouping of the parts renders the separation and as-v 13o the magazine.

sembling of the barrel and stock portions an easier matter.

Thev magazine is an elongated bon 40,

which as' to its upper end is received in a rerf is in the frame through an opening in the bottom of the frame, this recess being formed between the two receiver psts, as will be clear from Figa 1'0 to 13, inclusive, and as to its lower end fits against the forward portion of the trigger-guard 41. The magazine contains a follower 42, operated by a spring 43, and is adapted to receive a column of cartridges laying side by side, substantially as shown. The magazine is removable and is secured in position in the gun by the catch 44, which is pivoted in the frame, as shown,

,and is provided with a portion 44a, extending into the opening inclosed by the triggerguard in suitable position to be conveniently operated by the finger. The rear wall of the magazine is provided with a tooth 45, with which the said catch is adapted to engage in securing the magazine in position. The upper end of the magazine is open and is provided with a pair of inwardly-turned edges or lips 40a; extending forward from the rear side o the. magazi'e-box and adapted to engage the rear portion of the body and the head portion of the cartridge. The rear wall of the cartridge-case is provided with a cut-out or notch 40", somewhat smaller in size than the rear end of a cartridge, which recess is adapted to adord a passage for the rojecting continuous rib 50 on the under si e of the breech-bolt. This rib 50 is provided at its front end with a nose or projection 51, prol'ecting in advance of the face end of the reech-bolt and adapted to strike the end of the cartridge close to its lower edge as the same is advanced through the upper end of The ribs 50 serve to hold the cartrid e down' in the magazine when the breecholt is in its forward or firing position and also hold the cartridges down in the magazine during a large portion of the opening movement of the breech-bolt and until the shell, which is withdrawn from the barrel, is ejected. It will be seen that by forming this continuous rib 50 along the under side of the breech-bolt the cartridges will be held from play during the reciprocations of the breech-bolt, and they will only advance from the magazine Whenthe breech-bolt is in its extreme rearward position, as shown in Fig.

16, so that all danger of upward movement of lthe cartfidges into the path of the breechbo1t,` or into such position that jamming mi ht occult, is avoided.

'ghe cartridge-extractor 60 is a springhook mounted in a recess in the top of the breech-boit, having the hooked end projecting in advance of the-face of the bolt. The extractor has a special downwardi -projecting iip or extension (il, which enab .es the extractor the sooner to engage with the cartridge as it rises from the magazine, controlling its movements and eventually securing it with or connecting it to the bolt. On the opposite side of the face of the bolt from the extractor there is provided a pair of rojections 10a and 10b, adapted to engage t e side of the head of the cartridge opposite the extractor and prevent it escaping sidewise from the extractor. The ejector is located at a suitable point in a recess in the wall of the receiver (in the stock portion of the receiver) and is pivoted therein at 71. The ejector is operated in one direction by the comparatively powerful sprin 72, secured in ajrecess in the same Wall o the receiver and at its free end resting on the rear end of the ejector 7 0.

The ejector 70 is provided'with an abrupt shoulder 70, adapted to engage the head of the cartridge in the operation of ejecting,

also with the projecting nose 7Gb, also adapt-Y ed to engage with the head of the cartridge in the operation of ejectin-g. The forward end of the breech-bolt is provided with a groovelike recess on the side adapted to receive the ejector, and the bottom of this recess is formed on an incline, as indicated at 10, constituting a cam.

To prevent the gun from jarring or accidentally opening, there is provided in the sliding bar 14 anotch 14a, in whichis adapted to engage, when the breech is closed, a shoulder b on the detent 75. The detent 75 is pivotally mounted in the frame on the screw 8 and is operated by the spring '76. This spring 76 alsooperates the magazine-catch 44. The detent 75 is provided with an upwardly-eztending face or plate-like portion 75a-, adapted to prevent a cartridge or shell getting into the working parts of the gun, to

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moved.

The stock and barrel portions of the iframe are preferably placed together when the magazine 40 is removed and secured by the thumbscrew 8. The magazine can then be readily inserted into the opeuin in the bottom of the frame provided thereor and when in osition will be caught and secured by i he catch 44. When removed, the magazine is loaded by inserting the cartridges in the top one after the other and engagin them under the shoulders 4()a at the top of t e magazine. The cartridges are forced into the magazine against the tension of the magazine-spring 43.- When the magazine is inserted in the arm with e breech-bolt in its :dosed position, the uppermost cartridge enga es on the under side of the rib 50 on the un er side of the bolt, and the cartridges are forced down somewhat into the magazine. When tne -ma azine is inserted with the breech-bolt wit drawn from its ring position, the upper.- most cartridge in the magazine takes a position in advance of the -breech-bolt, as shown particularly in Fig. 12. This is also the psition of the parts after the breech-bolt is withdrawn when the magazine is inserted with the breech-bolt in its closed position. Of course, Without further particular description, it Will be 'understood that the .breechbolt isl operated by means ofthe sliding forearm 16 kand the connecting-bar engaging with the bolt. Starting with the parts, so farv as they are shown in the relative position shown in Fig. 12, as the .bolt is moved forward, the nose 1 passes through the notch' 40"y in the up er end ofthe magazine and A engages with t e head of the cartridge below its center and' close to its lower edge. The pressure on the rear end of the cartridge7 together with the friction on the lips L10a on the top .of the cartridge, operate to elevate the nose of the cartridge and direct it toward the chamber in the barrel. As the rear end of the cartridge passes the forward end of the lips or shoulders 40a of the .magazine the rear end \.particularly rises, under the. action. of the magazine-spring and the head of the shell is immediately engaged by the depending lip 61 of the extractor. lf at this point the motion of the breech-bolt should be reversed,

'the head of the shell will engage with the forward end of the shoulders L10a of the magazine and block the backward movement of the bolt, or else the head of the cartridge will ride upy onfthezthe shoulders 40a and the cartridge would be ejected in the regular way.' It is 'quite important that after the cartridge has been started to a material extent by the bolt of the magazine that a reversal ofthe movementof the bolt will 'not leave the started cartridge free and independent, so

` that 'the bolt can go back to pick up a second produce a jam.

- the bolt, and thehead Abeing engaged be= cartridge from 4the Xmagazine, and thereby In the regular'movement of.` the bolt after engaging the cartridge as heretofore pointed out after the cartridge passes entirely loutof the upper end of the magazine f it is forced into the barrel rising in front of tween the Aextractor 60 and. the projections 10* and 10b on the end of the bolt. 1Vl/hen the cartridge is entirely in place in the chamber `of the' barrel, the shoulder 18 on'the catch, butsuch a one that it requires scme= little force applied to the. `bar 14 to overcome the'catch.;

saegeirl In opening the gun, after firing or otherwise,

the following operationstake place: The rearv the rib 50 on the under side of the breech-bolt.

When the operation has proceeded far enough, one side of the head of the cartridge engages with the abrupt shoulder a on the ejector. To permit this to be done, the ejector is allowed to move in-to the path- 0f the bolt and shell bythe cut-away groove on the end of the bolt .and the cam-bottom 10c thereof. As the cartridge comes back toward the ejector', one positionis shown in Fig. 18 of the drawings. The position. of the parts when the'l ejector has moved into the path of the boltand shell andbecomes engaged with the shoulder is shown in Fig. 19. The continued backward movement of the bolt changes the position of the shell from that shown in Fig. 19 to that shown in Fig. 20, throwing he mouth end of the shell toward the ejectionopening 11. The further movement of the shell, as shown in Fig. 21, causes the side of the head in engagement with the ejector yto slip off from the first shoulder onto the nose portion 70band the swinging movement of the muzzley of the shell is continued. At about this time, the extractor has lost its hold and the nose of the ejector catching the head of the shell in its final movement into the path of the bolt throws the shell out of the opening. Of course all these movements are instantly performed; but the shell is eifectuallyl ejected to the side of the arm, tumbling end'over end. When the bolt and bar 14 have reached the limit of their backward movement, the hammer has been entirely thrown back and caught by the trigger 27, and the forward end of the breechbolt will be retracted to the rear of the magazine and allow the cartridges to rise, so that IOS IIO

the forward one will take a position in front of the bolt, as heretofore described. The pivotal end of the hammer 22 and more properly' the ortio'n forward of the trigger-notchA is'made ull and concentric with the pivot, so

that when the hammer is down the trigger will be held in its rear position.

the push-bar 3()v of the trigger mechanism to `be raised to its hi hest position, in which the end of the iii-liY e ortion 32 is projected above the 'p ate 33, indicatingtne fact that the hammer is down. When vthe trigger 1s izo This causes I caught in the vtrigger-notchand the hammer .l is ooclred,f'as shown inFig'. 3, the part 30 is 1n its-imacat position, as `shown in 1Fig.f;3.

'When it is desired to ioclr the trigger, the plate or part is shifted to the rear from the position in which it is shown 1n Fig. 3, thereby catching the shoulder 36 under the upper tang of the receiver and locking the trigger. ln shifting the upper end of the bar 43() by means of the plate 33 the shoulder on which the end of the trigger-spring 29 engages is shifted under the end of the spring, and, as before stated, there are shallow notches or depressions provided in this shoulder, so that the spring may be engaged in either and secure the locking-bar 30 against accidental displacement. lt will be observed thatthe plate 33 is arranged on the iirearm in convenient position to be operated by the thumb of the hand, which also operates the trigger.

lt will beobserved that thearm can be loaded through the ejection-opening 11 `with or without the magazine in position by turning it on its side, so as to bring this op'ening uppermost. l

VWhat l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-.r

l. In a firearm, the combination of a barrel, a stock, a receiver divided in a vertical plane into-conrplementary separable parts, one of which is attached to the barrel and the other to the stock, a'breech-bolt and its operating mechanism arranged on and separable with the barrel portion of the receiver, hamnier and trigger mechanism arranged on and separable with the stock ortion of said receiver, and means for detac ably securing the lparts of said receiver together, substantially as set forth. I

2: In aiirearm, the combination with a barrel-.of a stock. a receiver divided vertically and longitudinally into se arable complementary arts, one of whic is attached to .the barre and' the other of which is attached to the stock, the barrel part including the recoil-shoulder, a reciprocating breech-bolt arranged on the inner wall of the barrel portion of said receiver, so as to be separable therewith without disengagement from the recoili shoulder and yet laterally removable therefrom when the parts of the receiver are separated, and means for securing the two parts of the receiver together so as to inclose and coniine the said breech-bolt between the parts, substantially as set forth. 8u. v in 'a firearm, the combination of a barrelfa stock, a receiver divided vertically and longitudinally into two se arable complementary darts, one of whic is attached to the barrei and the other to the stock, means for securing the receiver parts together, and a magazine removably mounted and secured between the separable parts. of said receiver, susbstantially as set forth.

4. ln aiirear1n,-the combination of a barrel, a-stoeh, a receiver divided vertically and longitudinally into two separable parts, one

of which is secured to the barrel and the other of which is secured to the stock, means for detachably securing said receiver parts together, an ejector mounted on the inner face and separable with the stock portion of said receiver, and a reciprocating breechbolt mounted on the inner face of and separable with the barrel portion of said receiver, said breech-bolt lying adjacent .to and against the said ejector, substantially as set forth.

relfa stock, a receiver divided vertically and ,longitudinally into two separable complementary. parts, one of the said, receiver parts being attached to the barrel and forming a coniining and guiding wall for the breechbolt at one side, the complementary receiver part being attached to the stock and forming a conining and guiding wall for the other sidel of the breech-bolt, a fixed recoil-shoulder for the said breech-bolt formed on the barrel portion of the receiver, the breech-bolt mounted on and separable with the barrel portion of said receiver Without disengagement from the breech-up shoulder, and means for detachably securing the said receiver partis-together to inclose and confine the breech-bolt,substantially as set forth.

6. ln la firearm, thecombmation of a barrel,a stock, 'a Lreeeiver between said barrel and stock diyided'longitudinally on a vertical Iplane into two. separable complementary parts, one of said receiver parts being permanently 'attached to 'and carried by the barrel, the other part permanently attached to and carried by the stock, the barrel part including the recoil-shoulder, a sliding action carried by and separable with the barrel portion of said receiver, a reciprocating breechboltconnected with and separable with the action-bar and barrel-receiver part, a hammer and trigger mechanism mounted on and carried by the stock portion of said receiver and separable therewlth, and means for detach-l ably securing the said receiver parts together so as to inclose and confine the mechanism therebetween and in operative relation to each other, substantially as set forth. f

7 In a firearm, the combination of a barrel, a stock, a receiver between said barrel and stock divided longitudinally on a vertical plane into two separable complementary parts, one of which is carried by the barrel and includes the fixed recoil-shoulder, and the other of which is` carried by the stock, an action-ban mounted in a groove in the barrel portion of said receiver, a breech-bolt mountof the receiver and operatively connected with the action-bar and held in breached-u and engaging position with the breech-shou der when separated, and means for securing the said receiver parts together, substantially as set forth.

. In a firearm, thecombination with a ed on and separable with the barrel portion 5. In a iirearm, the combination of a barbarrel, of a stock, a receiver between said upper edge of said action-bar, and means for detachably securing the said receiver parts together, substantially as set forth. p

9. The combination in a firearm of the barrel, the' stock and receiver divided vertically and longitudinally into two separable J parts, one of which is attached rigidly and permanently to the barrel, and having a recoil-shoulder arranged on said part only, and theother lpart attached to the stock only, a

' sliding fore-arm mounted under the barrel, an

operating-bar connected with the fore-arm and arranged in, supported by and longitudinally movable in a straight groove in the inner face ofthe barrel part of the receiver,.a longitudinal movable breech-bolt having, a rising and falling motion at its rearand to engage and disengage the recoil-shoulder connected directly with and supported against downward ,displacement by said operating'- bar supported in said groove, substantially as set forth.

10. In a iirearm, the combination of a barrel, a stock, a receiver between said barrel and stockdi'vided into two separable'parts ona vertical longitudinal plane, one of which receiver parts' is permanently attached to the barrel andl the other receiver part permanently attached'to the stock, a 'recoil-shoulder on the barrel portion of said receiver, a

ybreech-bolt inclosed and confined between the receiver parts when the gun is in assembled condition and separable with the barrel part Without disengagement from the'recoilshoulder', a magazine, afmagazine-recess between said receiver parts to receive the magazine and hold it in operative relation to the breech-boltv and other mechanism when the receiver parts afe in 'assembled condition,

and means for securing the said receiver parts together, and means for o Y erating the breech-bolt, substantially as set orth. 't

11. The combination in a firearm of the barrel and barrel ortion,of a receiver consisting in part of t e side wall 2 and the top 2, said two parts arranged to receive l,and

provide a recoil-shoulder for the breech-bolt,

and a way or groove 15, the reciprocating operating-bar received 'in said groove or way` 15 and carrying a projecting pin, the breechbolt having in its rear end a cam-openi'ngreceiving said tpin on the operating-bar and also supporte ing-bar, the stock portion of the frame or receiver consisting in part of a side wall and a bottom wall and carrying the hammerand trigger mechanism, means for securing the Atwo parts of the receiver together', and a magazine adapted to be inserted vfrom the under side of the frame, substantiallylasset forth. l

12. In a firearm, the combination with a barrelof a stock, a vertical and longitudi-` nally-divided receiver between said barrel and stock, one of said receiver parts being attached permanently to the barrel and the other permanently to the stock, a' recoilshoulder on the barrel portion of saidreceiver,

breech-bolt-operating mechanism mounted l on and separable with the barrel ortion of the receiver, a breech-bolt inclose and coniined between the separable receiver arts yand separable with the barrel part wit out disconnection from its operating mechanism or the recoil-shoulder, trigger andhammer. mechanism mounted on and separable with the stock portion of receiver, and means for securing the said receiver parts together, substantially as set forth.

13. The combination in a firearm of the cally and longitudinally into two separable parts,.one of which is attached to the barrel only and the other attached to the` stock only, the barrel part ,including the recoilshoulder, the breech-bolt and its operating mechanism mounted in and u on and separable with said-barrel part o receiver and.4

when engaged with the recoil-shoulder, and a hammer and torigger mechanism mounted in," on andseparable with saidjstock rt of receiver,` a magazine-opening forme -in part in each of said'receiver-parts, a removable boxmagazine inserted in said receiver from the barrel, the stock, thev receiver divided vertiunder side, and means' for detachably securing said -two parts of receiver firmly together, substantially as setl forth.

14. Thecombinationin a rearm of the barrel, the barrel portion of frame or receiver consisting in the main of the Walls v,2 and the top 2, and having the ejection-o ,eninglL the groove 15 and the recoil-shoul er"1g9,f.'the reciprocating operatin ba r.' received in said groove 15 and provide with an external hany t dle for manipulating ,the same, andhaving the stud 'nr projection 13 and the Studer projection 28, the breech-bolt carrying the iiring-pin and the extractor, and having the arelIO coil-shoulder 18 fitting in and operatingupon said barrel portion of receiver, and having thecam-opening; in its rearaportion engaging apte lwith said stud or-po'ection 13 and a t0 be engaged and 'c ed by said stud 28, the stock portion ofthe receiver-adapted to engage andl set ontothe barrel portionlof receiver, and means for securing the two parts together, the said stock portion oflreceiver at its front end on said opera't; carrying the trigger, hammer and ejector mechanism, a removable box-magazine, an I In Witness whereof I have aifixed my sigopenng into the receiver from theunder side l nature, in presence of two witnesses, this 14th adapted to receive said box-magazine, said') day of May, 1901.

opening being formed partially in each porj ARTHUR W. SAVAGE. non of the receiver, and means for securing l VVit-ne'sses: L

said `box-magazne in position in the rel NAT. PECKHAM,

ceiver, substantially as set forth. ,g A. L. WATCHERS.