book of cannon patent drawings
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.73
3.35
4.60
6.10
6.67
1.000.875
1.000
1.13
1.242
1.373
R.25 3.98
.44
7.23
.313
.06
.13
.13
.06
Typ. 5 places
Typ. 3 places
Naval Truck Gun
Aluminum
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712"
112"
112"
.31
Step #1
- cut round aluminum to 7 5/8" long- End face to 7 1/2"- Center drill one end- Drill 19/64- Ream 5/16
Cannon Step #1
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6.188
7.500
1.3751.500
Step #2
- Lay-out 1.375 line using height gage and surface plate- Turn 1.375 dia. x 6.188 long using the live center in the tailstock Cannon #2
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1.25
1.38
1.50
4.691.50
7.50
Step #3- Lay-out 4.69 line- Turn 1.25 Dia. Cannon #3
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1.13
3.44
Step #4- Lay-out 3.44 line- Turn 1.13 Dia.
Cannon #4
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1.13
3.44
Step #5- Mount radius tool- Clamp on the 1 1/2 Dia.- Ensure piece is mounted using the tailstock and live center- Move radius tool into the workpiece until full diameter is turned
#5
Cannon #5
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.06.06
.06
Step #6- Turn diameters LEAVING .06 step
Cannon #6
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1.00
3.38
Step #7- Mark line at 3.38- Turn 1.00 Dia.
Cannon #7
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6.0°
.19
.75
3.38
1.0°
Step #8- Mark 3 lines, one at .19, one at .75 and one at 3.38- Mount work in three jaw chuck, clamp on 1 2/2 dai.- Turn compound rest to 6 degree- Turn angle to your line- Move compound rest to -1 degree- Turn angle, leave 1/16 step
Cannon #8
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Step #9- File nose radius
Cannon #9
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.50
.56
1.25
Step 10- Mark line at .56- Obtaine 3 pieces of aluminum- Tape to 3 jaw chuck- Clamp on 1.25 dia.- Turn .50 dia. x .56 long Cannon #10
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Step 12- Obtain second radius toolbit- Machine remaining radius
Cannon #12
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Step # 13- File radius on
Cannon # 13
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.44
1.13
3.50
Step # 14- Layout line at 3.50- Layout line on center of workpiece- Using 3 pieces of aluminum, clamp on 1.13 dia. in the mill- Center drill- Drill 27/64- Ream 7/16
Cannon # 14
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6.750.937
Step #1end face both ends of the workpiece to an •overall length of 6.75"turn entire diameter to .937• Civil War Gun 1
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4.812
.875
Step #2center drill one end•using the height gauge, scribe a line from center •drilled end 4.812"turn diameter to .875"• Civil War Gun
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3.000.500
.500
Step #3Obtain 5/16 drill•drill approximately 3" deep•scribe a line at .500" opposite of the drilled •endturn .500 diameter•
Civil War Gun
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R.250
Step #4file 0.25" radius•
Civil War Gun
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Step #5obtain radius tool•finish ball• Civil War Gun
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.125
.875
Step #6scribe line at .625" from ball end•turn 0.875" diameter• Civil War Gun
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.063
45.00°
Step #7rotate compound rest to 45 degrees•turn 45 degree x 0.062 long• Civil War Gun
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92.00°
4.375
Step #8scribe line at 4.375" using height gauge and •layout tableclamp on .937" diameter•put tailstock with live center into your 5/16" •diameter holeturn compund rest to 2 degrees•turn your taper•
Civil War Gun
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T. YATES. Breach-Loading Ordnance.
Patentedv Feb '14,l 1865. ï _ N0.46,417.
' L. W. ‘BROADWELL. _ BREHG L ~ - _. ,
No. 43,553.. Patented July 12,1864.
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No. 15,315. Patented July 8, 1856.
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Machine Gun.
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Carriage for Ordnance. ‘
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Carriage for Ordnance.
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Carriage for Ordnance.
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. 31,044“ Patented Jan. 1, 1-861. -
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No- 829,989. PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906. B. BEHR.
MEANS FOR ABSORBING REGOIL IN UANNONS. GUNS, AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION I'ILED OCT. 21. 1905.
No. ‘789,833. - > _ PATENTED MAY 16, 1905.v B. BEHR. I
ORDNANOE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 16, 1904.
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Patented July 1, 1890. N0. 431,515.
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No. 431,515.
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M. GOLONEY. Breeoh-Loading Ordnance.
No. 225,461. Patented Mar. 16g-1880».
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Breech-Loading‘ Ordnance. No.‘ 221,419. Patented Nov. 11, I879.
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BREECH'LOADING ORDNANCE. Patented Jan. 11, 1876. No. 172,16 8.
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Brawn-wading Manama. Patented June 15, 1875.
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Breech-Loading Ordnance. Patented May 5,1874. - No.150,442.
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.NO, 132,220‘ Patented Oct. 15,187'2.v
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Improvement in Breech-Loading Ordnance.
No. 131,833.
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Improvement in Firing-Mechanism_for Ordnance}.
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Breech-Loading Ordnance.
No. 103,078. Patented May 17, 1870.
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Breech-Loading Ordnance. Patented July 26, 1864, No. 43,655.
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No. 43,553.. Patented July 12,1864.
T. TULLY, .
Breech-Loading Ordnance.
No. 43,351. Patented June 28, 1864.
W. F. GOODWIN. BBEEGH LOADING ORDNANG-E.
Patented June 14, 18611. No. 43,111.
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Breach-Loading Ordnance. N o 43,110.
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Breach-Loading Fire-Arm.
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No 40,205.. ‘ v j - Patented Oct. 6, 1863.
, Witnesses’
N. PETERS. PHOTO-LITNOGRAPHER. WASHINGToN D C
2 Sheets-Sheet l. , A. B. SMITH
Breech-Loading Ordnance. ‘No. 39,359. Patented July 28, 1863.
I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2, A. B. SMITH I
Breech-Loading Ordnance. Patented? July 28,‘ 1863. No. 39,859.
A . 1 K ; _ Q .m? . “$2.5M”
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J. LEE.
Breech‘ Loading Ordnance. NO. 38,638. ‘ , Patented May 19, 1863.
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Breech-Loading Ordnance. No. 35,863 Patented July 8, 1862.
_N‘ PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTONv D. C.
E. R. MGCABEQ
Breech-Loading Ordnance. y
No. 35,380. Patented May 27, 1862.
Witnesses ' (/14 ’
7W. F. GOODWIN.
Breech-Loading Ordnance. No. 35,311. ‘ I Patented May '20, 1862.
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Patented March i125, ‘1' 862. No. 34,730.
I g9, “§¢
2 Sheets-Sheet l. L. W. BROADWELL.
Breech-loading Ordnance.
vPatent-ed Dec. 10, 1861.
Inventor;
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v .. 2 ShQet-w-S-heet' 1; ' W. SQHEN'SON. -
Gun-Carriage. Patented Nov. _5,~1861.
‘ E. B. BUTTERFIELD. ,
Breech-loading- Ordnance.
Patent-ed Nov. 5, I86]. 115 33 6,6, 23 3 00 NN
c. GRIMSHAW. Breech-Loading Ordnance, ‘
Patented Oct. 29, 18.61. 2,578. - N°' % 33,582. E
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Patented Sept 10, 1861. N 2,240. 0- É 33,244.
fly; 2.
www '
N~ PETERS. Puom-u‘rnoampnsn. wAsmuaToN. n cl
3 Sheets-Sheet ‘l. - I
L. G. T. WEBER.
Carriage for Ordnance. ‘
Patented Jan. 1, 1861.
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3 Sheets-Sheet 2. L. C. T. WEBER.
Carriage for Ordnance.
No. 3
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i’fnesses. -
f I Inventor,
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Patehted Jan. 1, 186.1.
L. c. T. WEBER.
Carriage for Ordnance.
_3 Sheets-—Sheet 3. '
. 31,044“ Patented Jan. 1, 1-861. -
_ Witnesses. I > .
I ' Inventor.
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G. W. BIS-HUP. Breech-loading Ordnance.
Patented Sept. 9, 1856. ’ ' No. 15,682.
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PLPETERS, FHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, a. Q
No- 829,989. PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906. B. BEHR.
MEANS FOR ABSORBING REGOIL IN UANNONS. GUNS, AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION I'ILED OCT. 21. 1905.
w. ß. FRANKLIN à n.3. mQHAßns. Carriage _for 'Field (äuns.l
N0. IÖIIZIQ, ` _~ Patentgd March23,l875.
N. KOCH. GUN TO BE MOUNTED UPON AUTOMOBILES.
APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23, 1911.
Patented June 11, 1912. " 1,029,303, 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.
N. KOCH. GUN TO BE MOUNTED UPON AUTOMOBILES.
APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23, 1911.
Patented June 11, 191.3: 2 SHBETS-—SHEET '2;
1,029,303,
1,084,490;
E. SCHNEIDER. GUN CARRIAGE.
APPLICATION FILED 113.14, 191s.
Patented Jan. 13, 1914. 2 BEEETS?SHEET 2.
d@ . l v ’
cuLUMBIA PLANQQRAPH co/„wAsx-llNaToN, n. c.
K. VO'LLER. FIELD‘ GUN UABRIAGB.
‘APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27, 1913.
Patented Mar.17,1914'. , 1,090,767
?mgvzzzzyg ‘ v
K. VULLEB & E. MULLER. SUPPORT FOR GUN CARRIAGE WHEELS.
APPLICATION FILED AUG‘15,1913.
' Patented July 21, 1914,
MTA! 5555155 WGJM.
E. MUI LER. CENTRAL PIVOT GUN.
APPLICATION FILED JUNE I7. 1915.
1 ,1 74,5 1 7 . Patented Mar. 7, 1916. 2 SHEETS—SHEET I.
g INVENTCI P\ ' . . Iz."~¢t
. B“ ( I ‘
'ATI'URNEY
E. MULLER. CENTRAL PIVOT GUN.v
APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1?, 19m.
L 1 i1761,51") 1 7. ’ Patented Mar. 7, 1916. 2 SHEETS ~SHEE1' 2
@LM W _ ' -ATrn RN EY .
K. VOLLER'& C. WANINGER. CASEMATE GUN.
APPLICATION nun JUNE 22. 1915.
1,183,956. Patented. May 16,1916.
2..“ ‘
1570M {M ' -ATI'EIF\NEY
)
E. RIMAILHO. GUN CARRIAGE FOR ORDNANGE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 1915.
1,225,492., Patented May 8,1917. 9 SHEETS-SHEET I.
wmvme {mi/e Elma/6a 5)’
PHDIGLITNQ, WASHINGYOIL n. c.
E. RIMAILHO. GUN CARRIAGE FOR ORDINANCE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 5. I9l5.
1,225,492. Patented May 8, 1917 > 9 SHEETS-SHEET 2.
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E. RIMAILHO. GUN CARRIAGE FOR ORDNANCE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 5. 1915.
1,225,492. I Patented May 8,1917. 9 SHEETS-SHEET 3.
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E. RIMAiLHO. GUN CARRIAGE FOR ORDNANCE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 1915.
1,225,492. ‘ Patented May 8,1917. 9 SHEETS-SHEET 4.
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E. RHVIAILHO. GUN CARRIAGE FOR ORDNANCE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 5. 1915.
1,225,492. - Patented May 8,1917. 9 SHEETS-SHEET 5.
w p 3 1'
m: uomus PEIERS 0a.. PHDTILLITMO‘. WASHING you. n c.
E. RIMAILHO. ‘GUN CARRIAGE FOR ORDNANCE. APPLlCATlON men MAY s, 1915.
1,225,492. Patented May 8, 1917. 9 SHEETS-SHEET 6
ATTORNEYS
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E. RIMAILHO. GUN CARRIAGE FOR ORDNANCE. APPLICATION FILED MAYS. I915.
Patented May 8, 1917. 9 SHEETS-SHEET T.
1,225,492.
A 77UF/VEY5
. E. RIMAILHO. GUN CARRIAGE FOR ORDNANCE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 5. I915.
Patented May 8, 1917. 9 SHEETS-SHEET 8
1,225,4:
E.
94.,
m: mamas rsvsns m. PMOYD-Llrnm, WASHING mm. n cy
_ E. RI’MAILHO.
GUN CARRIAGE FOR ORDNANCE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 5. I915.
Patented May 8,1917. 1,225,492.
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APPLICATION FILED IAN.22. 1919.
1,320,041 . Patented oct. 28,1919.
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1,441,102
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l Jan. 2, 1923._
L44L102 J.`LUND.
GUN. ORIGINAL F|LED JUNE 29, î9l6.
Jam. 2, 1923.
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` GUN.
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1,451 ,848 Apr; 17, 1923. E. SCHNEIDER
WHEELED .GUN CARRIAGE HAVING DIVERGIBLE' TRAIL
Filed June 9, 1921 9 Sheets-Sheet 1
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Apr. 17, 1923. ~ , 1,451,848 E. SCHNEIDER
WHEELED GUN CARRIAGE HAVING DIVERGIBLE TRAIL
Filed June 9. 1921 9 Sheets-Sheet 2‘
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Filed June 9, 1921 9 Sheets-Sheet 4
“ 1,451,848 Apr. I7, 1923
E. SCHNEIDER
WHEELED GUN CARRIAGE HAVING DIVERGIBLE TRAIL
9 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed June 9, 1921
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Apr. 17,v 1923. 1,451,848 5. SCHNEIDER
WHEELED GUN CARRIAGE HAVING DIVERGIBLE TRAIL
Filed [June 9, 1921 ’ 9 Sheets-Sheet s
Apr. 17, 1923. E. SCHNEIDER 1,451,848
WHEELED GUN CARRIAGE HAVING DIVERGIBLE TRAIL
Filed June 9, 192].
E912;
9 Sheets-Sheet 7
1,451,848 Apr. 17,1923. E. SCHNEIDER
WHEELED GUN CARRIAGE HAVING DIVERGIBLE ~TRAIL
9 Sheets-Sheet 8 Filed June 9, 19-21
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WHEELED GUN CARRIAGE HAVING DIVERGIBLE TRAIL
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‘ 2,489,749 Nov. 29, 1949 c. D. BURNEY GUN AND GUN CARRIAGE
3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 6, 1945
Inventor ' D.BU RNEY
2,489,749 Nov. 29, 1949 C. D. BURNEY
GUN AND GUN CARRIAGE
5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 6, 1945
I
Inventor C, D. B UR way
Attorneys
2,489,749 ' Nov. 29, 1949 C. BURNEY
GUN AND GUN CARRIAGE
3 Sheets-She‘et 3 Filed Sept. 6, 1945
Inventor
6' B uRA/EY
Attorneys
vMarch 6, 1962 J. N. E. SUNDSTRGM 3,023,674
WHEELED GUN CARRIAGE
2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March‘ 23. 1959
INVENTOR " I
John Nlls Erpya u undstrom
ATTORNEY
March 6, 1962 J. N. E. SUNDSTRCM ‘3,023,674 ‘ WHEELED GUN CARRIAGE
2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 25. 1959
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INVENTOR
' John Nils Emagye%5qndstr6m (22W? 4WW/ (WTORNEY
2 Sheets-Sheet 1. (No Model.) F. O..EKH_OLM. GUN CARRIAGE.
No. 318,238. Patented May 19, 1885.
mgiom
2 Sheets-—Sheet 2. momma.) P. 0. EKHOLM; '
GUN CARRIAGE.
No. 318,238.‘ Patented May 19, 1885.
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. ~ A ' 2 Sheets—Sheet 1.
W. F. GOODWIN.
Gun-Carriage. No. 39,914.’ Patented Sept. 15, 1863.
N.FETERS, FHOTO»UTHOGRAPHER, WASH|NGTON. D c.
~ 2 Sheets—:-Sheet 2.. W. F. GOODWIN. ~
Gunl?arriage. _
No. 39,914. ' Patented Sept. 15, 1863.
N. PEÏERS, PHDTO—LIÏNDGRAPNZR. WASHINGTON. uc.
‘ _ 2 Sheets-Sheet 1,
J. ERIGSSON. Operating?un-Garriages. ~
No. 52,150. ' ' Patented Jan. 23, 1866.
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Wiégsjfs:
NPEIERS, PHOTCLLITNOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D C,
(No Model.)
, No. 557,487.
` 8 Sheets-Sheet 1.
J. B. G. A. CANET. GUN CARRIAGE.
Patented Mar. 31, 1896.
ANDREW ELGRAMAM. PMUTOUTHD.WASHINGI'0N. 11C.
Patented Mar. 31,1896. No. 557,487.
l(No Model.) 8 Sheets Sheet J. B. G. A. CANET.
GUN. CARRIAGE.
No. 557,487.
AN DREW ELRAHAM, PHDTOUMQWASHINGIUN. D C.
„1896.
(No Model.) ` 8 Sheets-Sheet 4. J. B.y G. A. CANET.
I v GUN CARRIAGE.
No. 557,487.
.PHOTOUTMUWASH
8 Sheets-Sheet 5.
Patented Ma1.1'.31,1896.
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No. 557,487.
(No Moda.) s sheets-'sheet 6. J. B. G. A. CANET.
GUN CARRIAGE.
Patented Mar. 31, 1896.
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GUN CARRIAGE’.
No. 557,487. Patented Mar. 31, .1896
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` GUN CARRIAGE.
No. 557,487. Patented Mar. 31', 1896.
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(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheeb 1'. J, A. DEPORT. GUN CARRIAGE.
»10.571,557.v Patented Nov. 17, 1896.
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(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 3. J. A". DEPORT. GUN CARRIAGE.
No. 571,557. APatented Nov. 17, 1896.
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(No Model.) 3 Sheets—$heet 1. W. H. & .L. L. BRIGGS.
CARRIAGE FOR FIELD ARTILLBRY.
No. 579,261. Patented Mar. 23, 1897.
(No Model.-) ‘ 3 Sheets~Sheet 2. -' W. H. & L.'-'L. BRIGGS.
CARRIAGE FOR FIELD ARTILLBRY.
N0. 579,261. Patented Man 23, 1897.
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(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 3. "W. H. -& L. L. BRIGGS. _
CARRIAGE FUR FIELD ARTILLERY
No. 579,261. ‘Patented Mar. 23, 1897.
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- Nag-170L432. Patented Aug. l9, I902, 0. LAUBER & F. 'STOCKL
CUMBINED AXLE SEATv AND SHIELD FOB GUN CABBIAGES (Application ?led. Sept. 13, 1901.)
2 Sheets—-Sheet I. (No Model.) I
?aw/W. ' " W
‘me Monms PETERS’ :0. VHOTU~LIYHO.. WASNIN
No. 707,432. Patented Aug.- I9,‘ 1902. 0. LAUBER & F. STOCK. -
COMBINED AXLE SEAT AND SHIELD FOR GUN CABRIAGES. (Application ?led sgpt. I8, 1901.)‘
2 Sheets-Sh e1 2. (No Model.)
No. 708,235. Patented Sept. 27, I902. & LAUBER.
GUN CARRIAGE. (Application ?led Sept. 21, 1901.)
(No Model.)
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No; 723,617. _ , PATENTED MAR. 24, 1903. '
J. F. MEIGS & R. P. STOUT. GUN CARRIAGE.’
IOATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1901.
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No. 723,617. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1903. Q J. F. MEIGS & ‘R. P. STOUT. _
GUN CARRIAGE. APPLICATION mum SEPT. 20, 1901.
4 SHEETS-SHEET 2-‘ N0 MODEL’
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PATENTED MAR. 24, 1903. J. F. MEIGS 8: R. P. STOUT.
No. 723,617‘.
GUN CARRIAGE. ‘APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20. 1901.
4 SHEETS-SHEET 3. N0 MODEL.
4
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No. 723,617. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908. J. P. MEIGS & R. P. STOUT. "
GUN CARRIAGE.’ '
APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1901. N0 MODEL.
L. ‘W. BROADWELL
Gun Carriage. ‘No. 90,814. ’ Patent-ed June 1, 1869.
N. PEYERS. Phnlwmh
.J. A. DEPORT. -
ANGHORLNG WHBBLED GUN OARRIAGES TO THE GROUND. ' APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1907.
910,794. ‘ Patented Jan. 26, 1909.
4 SHEETS-SHEET 1.
WITNESS ES .- ' //VVE/V TOR -
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THE mama's Pcnrzs ca., wnsnmarau, nv c.
I. A. DEPORT, AN GHOBING WHEELED GUN OARRIAGES TO THE GROUND.
APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1907.
910,794. _, Patented Jan.’26, 1909. 4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.
W/T/VESSfS: _ INVFNTOR‘ .- ‘
- $1 2%)‘? » 042% Wm? _ 7
- / .I ' . Qua/5‘. v \ ?w/W . mama,
J. A. DEPORT. I
ANGHORING WHEELBD GUN GARRIAGES TO THE GROUND. ' APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1907.
910,794. > _ ' Patented Ja11‘.26,1909.
@SHEBTS'—SHEET a.
a
was NORRIS PETERS ca, WISHINGTON. n- c.
, J. A, DEPORT. ANGHORING WHEELED GUN GARRIAGES TO THE GROUND.
APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1907.
91 0,794. Patented Jan. 26,1909. 4 sHBETs-BHEBT 4‘
_ 1 1759213. _
M 129i]? 7 .
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‘ " ~ ' I mug/mm‘
A/?4%_T_ ; j I man,» kumq
J. A. DEPORT. GUN CARRIAGE FOR FIELD ORDNANGE.
APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 22, 1908.
Patented Nov. 9, 1909». 939,399. , 2 SHEETS-SEEM: 1’.
m m m m
J. A. DEPORT. _' GUN CARRIAGE FOR FIELD ORDNANGE.
APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22, 1908.
INVE/VTOR:
' 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.
Patented Nov. 9, 1909.
r
N. KOCH. GUN UARRIAGE.
APPLICATION FILED mm“. 1910. Patented Jan. 3, 1911. 1380;645.
J
N. KOCH. GUN CARRIAGE.
APPLIUA‘TIOVN FILED JAN. 24. 1910.
980,645. - I , ‘ Patented Jan- 3, 1.911. 2 SHEETS-815E212.
No. ‘789,833. - > _ PATENTED MAY 16, 1905.v B. BEHR. I
ORDNANOE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 16, 1904.
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PATENTED MAR. 29, 1904. No. 756,172. 0. LAUBBR.
RECOIL GUN WITH SPECIAL DEVICE POR PROTEQTING THE SLIDE TRACKS FROM DUST. APPLICATION FILED DBO. 29. 1902.
N0 MODEL.
. 24, 1915. Patented Aug
C. KLETTE. GUN WITH LONG RECOIL.
APPLICATION FILED ocT. 23. I9I4.
1,151,476..
Ei
‘NE @D L@
‘ 0. LAUBER & F. BGMINGHAUS. REGOIL ,GUN.
APPLICATION FILED APR. 30, 1907.
Patqnted May 25,‘ 1909.
PATENTBD MAY 5, 1908. No. 887,045. q. LAUBER & N. KOCH.
FLUID‘BRAKE FOR REOOIL GUNS. APPLICATION FILED APR.30, 1907- ~
No. 860,490. PATENTED JULY 16,v 1907. ,0. LAUBER & F. STOCK.
PORTABLE GUN. APPLICATION FILED APR. 9'. i906.
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N0. 80_9,819. PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906. O. LAUBER & K. THIELB.
DEVICE FOR SECURING THE GUN BARRELS OR THE ORADLBS OP PORTABLE I
GUNS IN THE TRAVELING POSITION. APPLICATION FILED HAY31, 1905.
s SHEETS-SHEET '1.
l I
» I v, , 257ml w m.‘
No. 809,819. ' PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906. 0. LAUBER & K. THIELE.
DEVICE FOR SECURING THE GUN BARREL OR THE CRADLE OP PORTABLE GUNS IN THE TRAVELING POSITION.
APPLIGATION FILED MAY31. 1905. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.
M wily/3,252,’;
No. 809,819. PATBNTED JAN. 9, 1906. 0 LAUBER & K. THIBLE.
DEVICE FOR SECURING THE GUN BARRELS OR THE ORADLES 0P PORTABLE GUNS IN THE TRAVELING POSITION.
APPLICATION FILED MAY31', 1905. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.
No. 793,840. PATENTED JULY 4, 1905. 0. LAUBER. REUOIL GUN.
APPLIOAWN FILED MAR. 13. 1905. N N '
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No. 791,347.
0. LAUREE.' RECGIL BRAKE FÜR WHEBLED'GUN GARRÍAGEÄ
.APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 1s, 1901.
ffii mi
~ " 2 ‘Sheets-Sheet 1. J. H. MERRILL. ‘
Breech-Loading Ordnance. Patented June 15, I858. No. 20,608.
2 SheetS-Shéet- 2. 4 -
J. H. MERRILL. ‘Breech-Loading Ordnance.
Patented June ~15, 1858', V N 0. 20,608.
M. PETERS. rnoTo-umoanéuan. WASHINGTON. n. bl' "
' , mo Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1, L. T. SNOW.
BRBBOH LOADING ORDNANGE.
'8 No. 387,016. Patented July 31,1888.
2 Sheeté-Sheet 2._ _ L. T.. SNOW. _
BREBGH LOADING ORDNANGE.
(No Model.)
Patented July
L "i? g %
. N0. 387,016.
J. H. GEBNER. RAPlD FIRE BATTERY GUN.
[\PPLICATION FILED AUG. l3, i917.
1 ,2839728, Patented Nov. 5, 1918. 5 SHEETS-SHEET l.
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J. H. GERNER. RAPID FIRE BATTERY GUN.
APPLICATION FILED AUG-13.1917.
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1,283,728.
'J. H. GERNER. RAPID FIRE BATTERY GUN.
APPLICATION man Aus.1s.19n.
Patented Nov. 5, 1918. 1,283,728. 5 SHEETS—SHEET 3.
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J. H. GERNER. RAPID FIRE BATTERY GUN.
APPLlCiV'iON FILED AUG. 13. 1917.
‘Pm-01ml Nov. 5, 1918. 5 SHEETS “HEET 4
1,283,728.
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J. H. GERNER. RAPID FIRE BATTERY GUN.‘
APPLICATION men AUG. 13, 1912.
Pafented Nov. 5, 1918. ESHEETS-SHEEI 5
1,%88,7%&
gnvm?oz
- kfasejvizfi Garner
V H W t H ?ttozneq
K. V'Q'LLBR. GUN WITH HBGOILING BARREL. APPLICATION FILED NOV.1B, 1911,
Patented Apr. 15, 1913. 4 SHEETS-:EHBBT 1. 1,059,093.
K. VO'LLER. GUN WITH RECOILING BARREL. APPLIUATION FILED NOV.'18,1911‘
1,059,093, Patented Apr. 15, 1913. 4 SHEETB—-SHEET 2.
VL/fTNESSES L
K. V'O‘LLER. GUN WITH RECOILING BARREL. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18, 1911‘
Patented Apr. 15, 1913. 1,059,093. 4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.
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K. VOLLER. GUN WITH RECOILING BARREL‘ APPLICATION FILED NOV‘l8, 1911.
1,059,093. Patented Apr. 15, 19m. 4 SHEETS>*SHEILT~1
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E. SCHNEIDER. GUN SUPPORTING PLATFORM. APPLICATION men AUG. a. 1918.
Patented July 15, 1919. 1,310,144. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.
‘rm: COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, n. c.
E. SCHNEIDER. GUN SUPPORTING PLATFORM. APPLICATION FILED AUG.8,I918.
1,310,144. I - Patented July 15, 1919. 2 SHEETS—SHEET 2.
me 15s, 1925. _ } 1,541,931 0. D. LUCAS
' BREECHLOADING GUN
Filged March 5,1923
'2 Sheets--Sheet1. G. P. HARDING.
Breech-Loading Ordnance. Patented Oct. 19, I875. N0.168,990.
b
70 O i 5565565’ I
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2 S.heets--Sheet 2.
a. P. HARDING. reach-Loading Ordnance.
N.0_ ]68l990_ i‘ Patented Oct. 19,1875?‘
NJEIERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAFHER. WASHINGTON u C
STEPHEN W. WOOD.‘
Improvement in’Fietd-Artill'ery.
>N0_126,607_ Patented May 7,1872.
N. THOMPSON.
Improvement in Firing-Mechanism_for Ordnance}.
No. 130,452. . - Jig-1- Patented Aug. 13,4872.
nu. ma TO-UTHIIG/MPIIIC mmx/oseomsk m‘ 00:55.1
N. THOMPSON.
Improvement in Breech-Loading Ordnance.
No. 131,833.
INVENTOR:
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Patented Oct. 1, I872.
N} THOMPSON. lmprovement‘in Breech-Loading Ordnance.‘
.NO, 132,220‘ Patented Oct. 15,187'2.v
N. THÚMPSON=
Improvement in Locks for Ordnance.
`No.131,19¿1. Patented Sep. 10, 1872'.
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INVENTOR: WITNESSES =
June 24, 1930. . c_ Q BLACKMQRE - 1,765,561
TOY CANNON 7‘ '
Filed 'Jan‘ 1e.v 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1
CHARLES c. BLACKMORE,_
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TOY CANNON
Filed Jan. 16, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2
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No.176,884. Patented May 2,1876.
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' A. H. EMERY. Breach-Loading Gannon.
No. 203,020.. Patented April 30,18 ' Fig. 1.
H. L. THISTLE;
Breech-Loading Fire-Arm. v
Patented Aug. 1, 1838.,’ N0. 865.
' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2'.
J. H. MERRILL. > .Breach-Loading Ordnance. -
No, 23,306 _v _. Patemed Mar. 22, H552)`
MFETERS, PHOTO-UTHOGRAPHER§ WASHINGTON. D.Cy
(No Model.) 4 Sheets-Sheet l. B. B. HOTGHKISS.
BREEGH LOADING CANNON.
No. 270,953. Patented Jan.23,1883‘
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N. PETERS. Plwlo-Liihogmphcn Washington, l1 c.
(No Model.) _ 4 Sheets-Sheet 2. B. B. HOTOHKISS.
BREEGH LOADING CANNON.
No. 270,953. Patented Jan.23, 1883.
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(N0 Model.) 4 Sheets-Sheet 3. B. B. HOTOHKISS.
BREEGH LOADING CANNON.
No. 270,953. Patented JaJLZ3, 1883.
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(No Model.) 4 Sheets-Sheet 4. B. B. HOTOHKISS.
BREEOH LOADING CANNON.
No. 270,958. Patented Jan.23, 1883.
447/0. /
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No. 381,697.
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(No Model.)
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BRBEGH LOADING ORDNANGE.
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(No Model.) ` 3 sheets-sheet 2, R. J. GATLING.
BREEGH LOADING ORDNANGE.
110.311,97€). I Patented Feb. 10,1885. .L1 3 f la?, 4.
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(No Model.) R. J. G
BREEGH L0
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Patented Jan. 28, 1862.
(No Model.) A. O. KOERNER.
BRBBOH MECHANISM FOR ORDNANGE.
No. 393,436. Patented Nov. 2'7. 1888.
_ 3v Sheets-Sheet î. G1.' NATCHER. >
Machine Gum. NQ. 45;@23. ’ Patented Dec. 27, 18642.
' ì ` A ¢ Inventor.
Wìtn'es'ses. ` '
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3 , Sheets-«Sheet 2y G. NATCHER. Machine Gun.
APatení'led Dec. 27, 1864. No. 45,623.
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Patented Dec. 27,l 1864 ' No. 45,623
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T. TUFTS.
Machine Gun. No. 46.762. Patented Mar. 7, 1865.
V 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. T. TUFTS. ‘ ' ' .
Machine Gun. ‘
Patented Mar. 7,-‘1865. No. 46,762
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(No Model.) _6 Sheets-Sheet l. L. V. BENBT & H. A MERGIE. ‘
BREEGH MECHANISM FOR GUNS.’
Patented'Apr. 30, 1895. _ N0. 538,227.
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L. V. BENET & H. A MERGIE.v BREEOH MECHANISM FOR GUNS.
No. 538,227. Patented Apr. 30, 1895.
w/yzoygiwy THE NOR 1s PETERS co. FHOTO-UTHO.. wAsmNmoN, u c.
(No Model.) ' e Sheets-Sheet 3.
L. V. BENET 8c H. A MERCIE. BREEGH MEGHANISM FOR GUNS.
No. 538,227. Patented Apr. 80, 1895.
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(N0 ModeL) 6 Sheets-Sheet 4.
L. V. BENET 85 H. A MERCIE. BREEGH MEGHANISM FOB, GUNS.
No. 538,227. Patented Apr. 30, 1895.
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L. V; BE 8v H. A MERCIE. BREEGH HANISM FOR GUNS.
No: 533,227. ' Patented Apr. 30, 1895; 176% 6' ,fj'ziy, 7, 176;, a?
(No Model.) ' - 6 Sheets-Sheet e.
L. V. BENET & H. AMERGIE. BRBECH MECHANISM FOR GUNS.
No. 538,327. 44 Patented Apr. 30, 1895‘. = e,
(No Model.) 10 Sheets-Sheet 1. H. s. MAXIM e LqsïLVERMAN.
BREEÜH LOADING ORDNANCE.
No. 548,649. _ ky Patented Oct. Z9, 1895.
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(No Model.) 10 Sheets-Sheet 2.
H. S. MAXIM- & L. SILVBRMAN. BRBBGH LOADING ORDNANGE.
10 Sheets-Sheet 3.
Patented Oet.29,1895. BREBGH LOADING ORDNANCB.
H. s. MAXIM e L. SILVBRMAN. (No Model.)
ma Nonms sans ce, Pearmnun., wAsnwmov. r3 c
(No Model.) _ _ 1o-sheets~sheen 4.
H. S. MAXIM & L. SILVERMAN. BREECH LOADING ORDNANGB.
No. 548,649. Patented Oct. 29, 1895.
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H. S. >MAXIM . SILVERM‘AN. _BRBBGH LO NG GRDNANGB.
No. 548,649. Patented Oct. 29,1895.
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H. S. MAXIM 85 L. SILVERMAN. «BREEGH LOADING ORDNANCE.
No. 548,649I`I WK Patented Oct. 29, 1829’5-’24
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H. s. MAXIM s» L. SILVBRMAN. BREBGH LOADING ORDNANGB.
No. 548,649. > „ Patented ont. 29,1895. l’l'gfßa.
Í(Nq Model.) 1o sheets«sneen s.
H. S. MAXIM 8u L. SI RMAN. BREBGH LOADING 0R ANGE.
Patented Oct. Z9, 1895 No. 548,649.
(No Model.) 10 Sheets-Sheet 9.
H. S. MAXIM & L. 4SILVERMANl BRBBGH LOADING ORDNANGE.
No. 548,649. Patented Oct. Z9, 1895.
(No Model.) 10 Sheets-Sheet 10. ' H. S. MAXIM 8v; L. SILVERMAN.
' BREEGH LOADING ORDNANGE.
No. 548,649. Patented Oct. Z9', 1895.
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R. WHITE.
Ordnance and Fire-Arm.
No l57,607. . Patented Aug. 28, 1866.1
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c. H. GRIFFITH. v »
BBEECH LOAUING CANNON. (Application mea'nec. 26,3901.)
(mi Modal.) _4 Sheefs-She‘ef I.
N
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BBEECH LOADING CANNON. (Application ñled. Dec. 26, 1901.) l '
'4 Sheets-Sheeî 2. um man.)
No. 7|3,874. ` Patentßd NDV. I8, |902. " ‘ - _ C. lfL GRES-Fini., ‘
BREES‘H' LOÃ'DI'NG CANNON.. Y (Applicatiog filed Dec. 26, 1901.)
¿No Model.) ' ì 4 sheets-»sheet 3.
Patented YNov. I8, |902. No. 713,874.’ ' ' j _ C. H. GRIFFITH.
BREECI'Iv LOADING CANNON` (Application ñled Dec. 26, 1901.)
(No Model.) , 4 Sheets-Sheet 4.
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' 0; LAUBER. ' PORTABLE GUN.
APPLIOATION FILED JULY 33, 1908.
PatentedMay 25, 1909. ‘923,052.
K. V‘OLLER. GUN.
A‘PPLIOATIOR FILED 0013.13. 1910.
Patented Apr. 11, 1911. 2 SHEETS4-SHEET 1.
989,453.
K. V'GLLBR. ‘ GUN.
APPLICATION FILED OOT.13, 1910.
Patented Apr. ‘11', 1911. 989,453. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.
K. VD'LLER. AUTOMATIC RAPID FIRE CANNON. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 22. 1907.
Patented May 30, 1911. 993,741. 4 SHEETS-SHEET 1.
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K. VULLER. AUTOMATIC RAPID FIRE CANNON. APPLIOATIO‘R' FILED AUG. 22. 1907.
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Pat?nted I‘viay 30, 1911. . 4 BHEETS—BHEET 2.
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K. V'O'LLER. _ AUTOMATIC RAPID FIRE CANNON.
APPLICATION FILED AUG. 22. 1907.
Patented May 30, 1911. 4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.
993,741.
K. V'O'LLER. AUTOMATIC RAPID FIRE CANNON. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 22. 1907.
QQSJMA D memea May 30,1911. 4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.
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B. CHAMBERS. MOVABLE BREEGH FOR FIREARMS.
Reissued Apr. 19, 1858. N0. 236.
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Patented Oct 10, 1829.
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8461>@ ‘ ».1.' WA. COCHRAN. ` Machine Gun. .
Paremçd Ocr.. 22. 18:54. _
April 30, 1935. L, L, mg, JR 1,999,357 ’ CANNON I
Filed March 9, 1.934
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BY 5% +JMM 9 A TTORNEYS.
AP' 18, 1950 w. sUMMERBl-:LL a-rAL 2,504,162 FIRING MECHANISM
Filed July ),O, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet 1
April 18, 1950 w. suMMERBELL ETAL 2,504,162 FIRING MECHANISM
Filed July 10, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet 2
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No. 867,258. PATENT-ED OCT. 1, 1907. W. H. BRIGGS.
SEMI-AUTOMATIC ATTACHMENT FOR BREEGH LOADING GUNS. APPLICATION FILED NOV.13. 1905.
6 SHEETS-SHEET l.
ls Pznns co‘, wunmarom n. c.
PATENTED OCT. 1, 1907'. W. H. BRIGGS.
APPLICATION FILED NOV.13. 1905.
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SEMI-AUTOMATIG ATTACHMENT FOR BRBEGH LOADING GUNS.
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PATENTED OCT. 1, 1907. No. 867,258. r W. H. BRIGGS. _
SEMI-AUTOMATIC ATTACHMENT FOR BREEGH LOADING GUNS. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13. 1905.
6 SHEETS-SHEET 8.
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PATENTED OCT. 1, 1907. No. 867,258. W. H. BRIGGS.
SEMI-AUTOMATIC} ATTACHMENT FOR BREEOH LOADING GUNS. APPLICATION FILED NOV.13. 1905.
B SHEETS-SHEET 4.
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’ No. 867,258.. - PATENTED OCT 1, 1907.
W. H. DRIGGS. SEMI-AUTOMATIC ATTACHMENT FOR BREEGH LOADING GUNS.
APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13. 1905.
6 SHEETS-SHEET 5.
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PATENTED OCT. 1, 1907. No‘ 867,258. W. H. BRIGGS.
SEMI-AUTOMATIC ATTACHMENT FOR BREEGH LOADING GUNS. APPLICATION FILED NOV.13. 1905
6 SHEETS-SHEET 6.
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No. ‘742,702. PATENTED 001:. 27, 1903; J. F. MEIGS & HKG. JAKOBSSON. ‘
RAPID FIRE GUN. ' APPLIOATION I‘TLED JUNE 16, 1902.
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5 SHEETS-SHEET 1 .
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‘ No. 742,702. ’ PATENTED OCT. 27, 1903.. " - ‘J. F. MEIGS & H. G.'.JAKOBSSON. '
RAPID FIRE‘ GUN. ‘APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1902:‘
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J. P. MEIGS & H.’ G. JAKOBSSON. RAPID FIRE GUN.
‘ APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1902. v -
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No. 742,702. ' ‘ ~ ' j PATENTED OCT. 27, 1903.
I ' J. I‘. MEIGS & H. G. JAKOBSSON. ‘
RAPID FIRE GUN.‘ APPLIOATION nun JUNE 16, 1902.
no MODEL. _ . 5 SHEETS-SE33? 5.
l ’ 1;.’ I W .“ V Mm“ . I 61302142130
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. nu.- 713,374.l Y ' . ' Patentßd Now-1351902.'
c. H. GRIFFITH. v »
BBEECH LOAUING CANNON. (Application mea'nec. 26,3901.)
(mi Modal.) _4 Sheefs-She‘ef I.
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BBEECH LOADING CANNON. (Application ñled. Dec. 26, 1901.) l '
'4 Sheets-Sheeî 2. um man.)
No. 7|3,874. ` Patentßd NDV. I8, |902. " ‘ - _ C. lfL GRES-Fini., ‘
BREES‘H' LOÃ'DI'NG CANNON.. Y (Applicatiog filed Dec. 26, 1901.)
¿No Model.) ' ì 4 sheets-»sheet 3.
Patented YNov. I8, |902. No. 713,874.’ ' ' j _ C. H. GRIFFITH.
BREECI'Iv LOADING CANNON` (Application ñled Dec. 26, 1901.)
(No Model.) , 4 Sheets-Sheet 4.
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‘No.‘704,898. Patented luly I5, I902. ‘ J. F. MEIGS &_ s. A. s. HAMMAB.
' BREECH MECHANISM‘. (Application ?led July 31, 1900.)
5 Sheets-Sheet I. (No Model.)
' Witwzoaeq
Patentea July [5, 1902. No. 704,898.
‘ J. F. MEIGS & S. A. S.-HAMMAR. BBEEGH MECHANISM.
' (Application ?led. July 81, 1900.) ‘
{No Model.) 5 Sheets—Sheet 2.
No. 704,398. ' Patented .Iuly l5, I902. ‘ J. F. MEIGS . . SIHAMMAR.‘ '
> BBEECI'I ‘ ANISM. .
(Application ?led July 81, 1900.) (No Model.) ‘ I " 5 Sheets'-Sheet 3.
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.1. F, MEIGS & s. A. s. HAMMAR. BBEI-ECH MECHANISM.
(Application ?led July 31, 1900.)
5 ‘Sheets-Sheet 4.
No‘. 704,898. I‘ Patented July l5, I902. ' J. F. MEIGS &__s. A. s. HAMMAR. ~
BREECH. MECHANISM. (Application ?led July 31, 1900.)
' (No Model.) 5 Sheds-Sheet 5.
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N0. 632,!34. _ Patented Aug. 29, I899. J. F. MEIGS &. R. P. STOUT.
RECOlL MECHAMSM FOR GUN MOUNTS. (Application ?led Jan. 19, 1899.)
(No Model.) 7 2 Sheets-Sheet l.
Patented Feb. 28, I899. "
GUNS a.)
No. 620,259. _
' J. W. STOCKETT; BREECH ‘MECHANISM vl-‘Ol‘i
' (Application ?led Nov, 26, 189
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BREE-CH MECHANISM FOR GUNS‘. (Application ?led Nov. 26, 1898.)
(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 2
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Patented Feb. 28, I899.
No. 620,259. ' Patented. Feb. 2a, 1399. J. w. STOCKETT. . ’
BREECH MECHANISM FOR GUNS. (Application ?led Nov. 26, 1898.)
(No Model.) 3 Shouts-Sheet 3.
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(No Model.) I I ’ 5 Shee'ts-—vSheet> 1.
A. SILPVERSPARRE. BRBEGH LOADING ORDNYANGE.
No. 540,698. ‘Patented June 11,1825.
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BRBEGH LOADING ORDNANOE.
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(No Model.) 6 Sheets-Sheet 5. - A. SILFVERSPARRE.
- BREEOH LOADINGORDNANGE.
No. 540,698. Patented June 11, 1895. '
22m" WWW‘ _ .
W. H. BRIGGS. ‘
BREEGH LOADING QRDNANGE.
4 sheets-Sheet 1. (No Model.)
No} 475,545. Patented May 24, 1892.
Ira/4625552",
M1238 .
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(\No Model.) I v _ V _ -4Sheets'-—'Shevet 2.
W. H. BRIGGS. BREEOH LOADING ORDNANGE.
' No. 475,545. Patented May'24, 1892.
11212626551";
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‘(No Model.) ' _ , 4Sheets-Sheet 3. W. H. BRIGGS. '
- BREE-UH LOADING ORDNAKGE.
No.‘ 475,545. Patented May 24, 1892.
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. No. 475,545. Patented May 24, 1,892.
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119. 451,864. Patented May 5,1891.
I ‘ 6 Sheets-Sheet 2.
J. VAVASSEUR. ' (No Model.)
QUICK FIRING GUN.
No. 451,864. Patented May 5, 1891.
(No Model.) 6 Sheets-l-Sneet 3. J. VAVASSEUR. QUICK FIRING GUN.
No. 451,864. Patented May 5,1891.
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No. 451,864. Patented May 5, 1891.
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(No Model.) 6 Sheets-Sheet 5. J. VAVASSEUR. QUICK FIRING GUN.
No. 451,864. ‘ Patented May 5, 1891.
' (NO-NOEL) ~ 6 Sheets-Sheet 6. - J. VAVASSEUR. > ~
QUICK FIRING GUN.
No; 451,864. Patented May 5, 1891.
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(No Model.) ' 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. A. J. WIEGAND.
89.
FIRING ATTACHMENT POR BREEGH LOADING GUNS
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> A. J. WTEGAND. TIRING ATTACHMENT TON BRT-:BGH LOADING GUNS.
` Patented Dee. 17, 1889.
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2,000,677 E. S. PEAKE May 7, 1935. s
GAS CANNON \
4. Sheets-Sheet l Filed May l2, 1932
A TTORNEYÖ
2,000,607 E. S. PEAKE May 7, 1935. GAS CANNON
4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May l2, 1952
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GAS CANNON
May 7, 1935>.
Filed May l2, 1932 4 4Sheets-Sheet 4
' A. H. EMERY. Breach-Loading Gannon.
No. 203,020.. Patented April 30,18 ' Fig. 1.
June 24, 1930. c. c. BLACKMORE ' 1,765,562 GAS CANNON
"3 Sheets-Sheet. 1 Filed Feb. 1, 1929
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June 24, 1930- c. C._BLACKMORE 1,765,562 > ' GAS CANNON
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Filed Feb. 1, 1929
1,765,562
3 Sheets-Sheet 5
(No Model.) Y
' A. .DIGNNRMAN -
_ BREBGH LOADING CANNON. »
No. 279,639. Patented June,'ì9, 1883.
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Attorneys ̀
(N0 Mode‘l.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.
W. H. MELHUISH. BREEGH LOADING ORDNANOE. _
No. 280,207. {Patented June 26, 1883.
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(No Model.) ‘ 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.
W. H. MELHUISH. _
BREEGH LOADING ORDNANOE.
No. 280,207. Patented June 26, 1883.
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(No Model.) A. O. KOERNER.
BRBBOH MECHANISM FOR ORDNANGE.
No. 393,436. Patented Nov. 2'7. 1888.
(No Model.) L. V. BENÉT.
SAFETY LOCK FOR MACHINE GUNS.
No. 533,859. f Patented Feb. l2, 1895.
we .wnms Pains co, mornuwo.. wAsHmcTnN, n. c,
(No Model.) 5 Sheets-Sheet l.‘ A. G. KOERNER.
BREEGH ACTION FOR RAPID FIRE GUNS. No. 537,465. Patented Apr. 16,1895,
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(N0 Mddel.) _ 5 Sheets-Sheet 2. I
A. O. KOERNER; ‘ ' BREEGH ACTION FOR RAPID FIRE GUNS.
No. 537,465. Patented Apr. 16, 1895.’
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(No Model.) 5 S “Ape, KOERNER. beets-Sheet 3.
BREBGH ACTION FOR RAPID ‘FIRE GUNS. ._
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'BREEOH ACTION FOR RAPID ‘FIRE GUNS. -‘No.'537,465.‘
129.6:
Patented Apr. 16, 1895". Q
(No ModeL)‘ I 5 sheets-eSheet 5; A. O. KLOERNER.
BREEGH ACTION FOR RAPID FIRE} GUNS. No. 537,465. Patented Apr. 16, 1895.,
27372 X E. HIDDEN.
Gun-Look. Patented Aug 20, 183-3.
‘III- Panto-mammal“. ilmiol. a O.
July 2, 1968 H. J. REEPMEYER 3,390,609 FIRING MECHANISM FOR CANNONS
Filed Aug. 23. 1966 3 Sheets-Sheet 1
BEN
INVENTOR Hermun .l'Regpmgye'r
ATTO-RNEY
July 2, 1968 H. J. REEPMEYER 3,390,609 FIRING MECHANISM FOR CANNONS
Filed Aug. 23. 1966 3 Sheets-Sheet 2
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Harman l-Regpmgyar
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July 2, 1968 H. J. REEPMEYER 3,390,609 FIRING MECHANISM FOR CANNONS
Filed_Aug. 23. 1966 3 Sheets-Sheet 5
INVENTOR
Herman lReepmgrer
ATTORNEY
No. 887,713. PATENTED MAY 12, 1908 K. VOL'LER.
AUTOMATIC FIRING MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED JAN/14, 1907. -
a SHEETS-SHEET _1.
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PATENTED MAY 12. 1908. No. 887,713.
K. VULLEIL. _
AUTOMAT'IG ‘FIRING MECHANISM. APRLIOATION FILED JAN.14, 1907.
a SHEETS-SHEET 2.
No.~887.713= -
K. VULLER, AUTOMATIC FIRING MECHANISM.
APPMGATION FILED JAN. 14, 1907.
PATENTED- MAY 12, 1908.
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TRIGGER MECHANISM FOR GUNS. APPLIOATIOH FILED AUG. 22, 1904. -
2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.
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PATEN'I'ED MAY 22, 1906. No. 821,557. K. VGLLER.
TRIGGER MECHANISM FOR GUNS. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 22, 1904.
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Patenteu Nov. 26, [9th. m. 687,332. A. NOBLE. _
FIRING i‘v'iECHANlST? FOB BREEGH LOADING GUNS. (Application ?led Aug. 8, 1901.)
(No Model.)
No. 643,6l8. " _ v Patented Feb; 20, I900. > ' E. B. BABBITTL
‘FIRING APPARATUS. (Application ?led July‘ 19, 1899.)
‘ (No'ModeL) ' ‘ . '2 Sheets-Sheet |,
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(No Model.) ' 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. A. J. WIEGAND.
89.
FIRING ATTACHMENT POR BREEGH LOADING GUNS
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> A. J. WTEGAND. TIRING ATTACHMENT TON BRT-:BGH LOADING GUNS.
` Patented Dee. 17, 1889.
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Lock for Ordnance, Patented Nov. 2.5,, 1856.
No. 16,124..
N. PETERS, FHOTO-LITHDGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. A10.
2 jSheets—Sheet 1 .
HIDDEN & SAWXER. Lock for Ordnance.
Patented Apr. 29, ‘1842. No. 2,594.
N. FFI'ERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPNER. WASHINGTON. D C.
2 SheetISQShe‘et 2. “HIDDEN & SAWYER.
Lock for'Ordnance. No. 2,594. ' Patented Apr. 29, 1842.
V‘ ‘ wrsfzns. PHOTO LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. 0 c
B¿.GHAMBBRS. CANNON LOCK
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US006532692B2
(10) Patent N0.: (45) Date of Patent:
US 6,532,692 B2 *Mar. 18, 2003
(54) BREECH PLUG FOR MUZZLE LOADING 2,299,086 A * 10/1942 Garand ........................ .. 42/51 FIREARM 4,163,335 A 8/1979 Ives
4,186,506 A 2/1980 Pawlak
(75) Inventor: Gordon R. Cate, Stratham, NH (US) 4227330 A 10/1980 ChaPin _ 4,519,157 A 5/1985 Giangerelh
(73) Assignee: Thompson Intellectual Properties, 4’888’901 A 12/1989 French et a1‘ Ltd R h t NH Us 5,016,379 A 5/1991 Lambert
-, 0C 65 er, ( ) 5,133,143 A * 7/1992 Knight ........................ .. 42/51 . . . . . 5307583 A 5 1994 M h t l.
( 4 ) Notice: Subject‘ to any disclaimer, the term of this 5j467j55l A “Z995 K2152 e a Pawnt 1S mended 0r adlllsted under 35 5,632,109 A * 5/1997 Caudle ........................ .. 42/51 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. 5,644,861 A 7/1997 Knight
5,678,341 A * 10/1997 Kahnke ....................... .. 42/51
This patent is subject to a terminal dis- 5,706,598 A 1/1998 Johnston claimer, 5,907,920 A 6/1999 Laney
6,219,951 B1 * 4/2001 Cate ............................ .. 42/51
6,226,916 B1 5/2001 Kendall 42/51 (21) APP1-N0~109/804,453 6,305,113 B1 * 10/2001 Calvete ....................... .. 42/51
(22) P116011 Ma“ 12’ 2001 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
(65) Prior Publication Data CA 682317 * 3/1964 .................. .. 42/51
US 2001/0013191 A1 Aug. 16, 2001 DE 2355506 5/1975
_ _ * cited by examiner Related US. Application Data
Primary Examiner—Stephen M. Johnson (62) Division of application No. 09/334,219, ?led on Jun. 16, (74) Attorney, Agent, Or Firm—Blodgett & Blodgett, PC.
1999, now Pat. No. 6,219,951. 7 (57) ABSTRACT
(51) Int. Cl. ................................................ .. F41C 9/08
(52) US. Cl. ......................................................... .. 42/51 Abreeeh plug assembly for a muzzle loading ?rearm. The (58) Field Of Search ................................ .. 42/51; 89/13 breech plug assembly is Screwed into the back Opening at the
breech end of the barrel of the ?rearm. The forward end of (56) References Cited the conical projection has a tapered or conical projection for
supporting the end of a pre-formed explosive pellet. U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
21,802 A 10/1858 Shenkl 6 Claims, 5 Drawing Sheets
‘
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U.S. Patent Mar. 18,2003 Sheet 2 of5 US 6,532,692 B2
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U.S. Patent Mar. 18,2003 Sheet 4 0f 5 US 6,532,692 B2
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U.S. Patent Mar. 18,2003 Sheet 5 0f 5 US 6,532,692 B2
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United States Patent [191 [11] 4,065,998 Rocha [45] Jan. 3, 1978
[54] GUN LOCK AND FIRING MECHANISM FOR [56] References Cited “MM CANNON us. PATENT DOCUMENTS
. 3,474,560 10/1969 Ramsay .. [75] Inventor‘ ‘mm G‘ m’cha’ Davenpm’ I°wa 3,548,709 12/1970 Prince ...................................... .. 39/9
[73] Assignee: The United States of America as Prim’? Examiner-Stephen C- Bentley represented by the secretary of the Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Nathan Edelberg; Harold H. Amy, Washington, D_(;_ Card, Jr.; Robert 0. Richardson
[57] ABSTRACT [2]] Appl' No’: 7o1’490 A ?ring chamber lock and unlock mechanism for auto
_ matic large caliber weapons having a reciprocable ?r [22] Filed! Julie 30, 1975 ing chamber and rotatable cam means for both actuation
of the locking and unlocking functions and actuation of [51] Int. Cl.2 .............................................. .. F41D 7/02 lih? reciprocation 0f the ?ring chamber synchronized to [52] U.S. Cl. ......................................... .. 89/11; 89/132 the ?ring cycle requirements of the weapon system. [58] Field of Search ................ .. 42/15, 39.5; 89/ 1.801,
89/1.805, 1.815, 9, l1, 17, 33 MC, 155 15 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures
Jan. 3, 1978 Sheet 1 of4 4,065,998 U.S. Patent
US. Patent Jan. 3, 1978 Sheet 3 of4 4,065,998
US. Patent Jan. 3, 1978 Sheet 4 of4 4,065,998
78 68
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R. SMITH.
Sight for‘ Ord?ance. NQ“4,0_,288. ' ' “Patented Oct: 13. 1863.
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E. MULLER. v
ARRANGEMENT FOR AUTOMATICALLY VARYING THE ELEVATION OF A GUN FOR A GIVEN RANGE
ACCORDING TO THE HEIGHT OF THE TARGET.
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E. MULLER. ARRANGEMENT FOR AUTOMATICALLY VARYING THE ELEVAHON 0F A'GUN FOR A GIVE
N RANGE
ACCORDING TO IHE HEIGHT OF THE TARGET. APPLICATION HLEU FEB-16.1911. v'Patén’ced June 15, 1915.
1,143,428. 2 F‘ 4 4 46445; " I I 7 f9 57 45 .45 V54
Irma! Miller.
/ 29 57 50.
E. MULLER. ARRANGEMENT FOR AUTOMATICALLY VARYING THE ELEVATION OF A GUN FOR A GIVEN
RANGE
ACCORDING TO THE'HEIGHT OF THE TARGET.
Patented June 15, 1915. ‘1,143,428. APPLICATION FILED‘ FEB. I6, 19H.
3 SHEETS-SHEET 3
S E S S E IN .N M J
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APPLI'GATION PILED'JAN. 14, 1910. ` `
" ' lPatelfitec'l Nov. 25, 1913.
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1,079,831.
No. 864,175. PATENTED-A'UG. 27, 1907. 0. LAUBBR & H. KANONENBERG.
ELBVA'I‘ING MECHANISM FOR GUNS. APPLIOATION I‘ILED MAR. 12, 1907.
C ‘Mai’ 063° 9
1n: Nomns PETERS ca, wlsmlvm". n. c.
No. 813,979. PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906. '0. LAUB-ER & F. STOCK.
ELEVATING MECHANISM AND SIGHTING DEVICE FOR GUNS. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25. 1905.
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ELEVATI'NG MEGHANBM AND SIGHTING DEVICE FOR GUNS. ‘ APPLIGATION TILED QEPT. 25, 1905.
5 SHEETS—SHBET 2.‘
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PATENTBD FEB. 27, 1906. No. 813,979. 0. LAUBBR & F.- STOCK. _
ELEVATING MECHANISM AND SIGHTING DEVICE FOR GUNS. ) APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25. 1905.
5 SHEETS-SHEET 3.
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ELEVATING MECHANISM AND SIGHTING DEVICE FOR GUNS. APPLIOATICN FILED SEPT. 25. 1905.
5 SHEETS-‘SHEET 4.
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No. 813,979. PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906. O. LAUBER & F. STOCK.
BLEVAIING MECHANISM AND SIGHTING DEVICE FOR GUNS‘. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, ‘1906.
5 SHEETS-SHEET 5.
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CANNON.
No. 595,464. Patented Dec. 14, ‘1897. W U 345 Rm “2
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(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 2. E. J. BLOOD.
CANNON.
No. 595,464. 4 Patented Dec. 14,1897.
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CANNON.
No. 595,464. Patented Dec. 14,1897.
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No. 681,02l'. Patented Aug. 20,. 190:. C. H. GRIFFITH.
BBEECH LOADING CANNON. (Application ?led May 9. 1801.)
(No Model.) ' 4 Shoots-Shoat l.
UL-l \nun vvuun
'PmnM MNQML BREECH LOADING CANNON.
c. H. GRIFFITH. mama.
4 sham-sheet 2. (Application ?led my 9. 1901.)
(No Modal.)
No. 68l,02l. _ Patented Aug; 20, IBM. , C. H.‘ GRIFFITH. ‘
BBEEGH LOADING" cmmon. (Application ?led May 9. 1901.)
(No Model.) ' 4 Sheets-Sheet 3.
F556’ .2
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No. 68l,02|. Patented Aug. 20, I90l. 0. H. GRIFFITH.
BREECH LOADING CANNON. (Application filed May 9. 1901.]
4 Sheets-Shoat 4. (No Model.)
ml: l (ii
É. F. BROWN.
>Breach Loading Cannon. i
Reissued Nov. 24, 1868.
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1,845,218 G. M. BARNES Feb. 16, 1932. GUN
Filed Dec. 10, 1930
INVENTOR. Bladetm IVLEJa BY
ATTORNEYS.
. E. OLSSON.
BREBOH LOADING MECHANISM FOR ARTILLERY GUNS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23. 1909.
Patented Oct. 1, 1912. 1,040,001 . & SKEETS-—SHBET 1.
IA PLANOGRAPH CQ-.WASHINGTDN, D. c,
E. OLSSON. BREEGH LOADINGL MECHANISM FOR ARTILLERY GUNS.
APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 23, 1909.
~ Patented Oct. 1, 1912. 5 SHEBTS—SHBET 2.
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_ 1,040,001.
E. OLSSON. BREEGH LOADING MECHANISM FOR ARTILLERY GUNS.
APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1909.
1,040,001. _ Patented GQt.1,1912. 5 SHEETS—SHEET 3.
E. OLSSON. BREEGH LOADING MECHANISM FOR ARTILLERY, GUNS.
APPLICATION TILED MAR. 23. 1909.
1,040,001' . Patented 0ct.1,1912. ’ 6 SHEETS~SHEET 4.
‘MIT
E. OLSSON. BBEEGH LOADING MECHANISM FOR ARTILLERY GUNS.
APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 23, 1909.
Patented Oct. 1, 1912. 6 SHEETS-SHEET 5. 1,049,001.
W/ 7/l/f5555
coguamm PLANOGRAPH c AsmNu'rON, D. c.
Patented Mar. 11, 1913. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.
W. D. SMITH. ORDNANCE.
APPLIOATIQN FILED 11017.12, 1910. BBNEWED 111111.12, 1912.
1,055,820
WMM Q00 o
W. D. SMITH. ORDNANGE.
APPLIOATION FILED NOV,12, 1910. RENEWBD AUG. 12, 1912.
1,055,820. Patented Mar. 11, 1913. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.
ì :54 ' J 3J
W. D. SMITH. ORDNANGE.
APPLICATION FILED NOV,12, 1910. RENEWED AUG.12, 1912.
1,055,820, Patented Mar. 11,1913. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.
K. V'Q'LLBR. GUN WITH HBGOILING BARREL. APPLICATION FILED NOV.1B, 1911,
Patented Apr. 15, 1913. 4 SHEETS-:EHBBT 1. 1,059,093.
K. VO'LLER. GUN WITH RECOILING BARREL. APPLIUATION FILED NOV.'18,1911‘
1,059,093, Patented Apr. 15, 1913. 4 SHEETB—-SHEET 2.
VL/fTNESSES L
K. V'O‘LLER. GUN WITH RECOILING BARREL. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18, 1911‘
Patented Apr. 15, 1913. 1,059,093. 4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.
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K. VOLLER. GUN WITH RECOILING BARREL‘ APPLICATION FILED NOV‘l8, 1911.
1,059,093. Patented Apr. 15, 19m. 4 SHEETS>*SHEILT~1
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E. RIIVIAILHO. SEMI-AUTOMATICALLY OPERATED GUN BREECH MECHANISM.
APPLICATION FILED JUNE l0, 1915- .
1,232,090, ’ Patented July 3, 1917. l0 SHEETS-SHEET l.
E. RIMAILHO. SEMI-AUTOMATICALLY OPERATED GUN BREECH MECHANIVSNI.
APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10| 1915.
- 1,232,096. l0 SHEETS-SHEET 2
Patented July 3, 1917.
Patented July 3, 1917. I0 SHEETS-SHEET 3.
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SEMI-AUTOMATICALLY OPERATED GUN BREECH MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED JUNE l0, 1915.
1,232,090.
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E. RIMAILHO. SEMI-AUTOMATICALLY OPERATED GUN BREECH MECHANISIVI.
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APPLICATION FILED IuNE I0. I9I5.
1 ,232,Ú90. Patented July 3, 1917. I0 SHEETS-SHEET 5.
E. RIMAILHO. SEMI-AUTOMATICALL'Y OPERATED GUN BREECH MECHANISM.
APPLICATlON FILED JUNE l0, |915.
1,232,090, Patented July 3, 1917. l0 SHEETS-SHEET 6.
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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1o, 1915.
1,232,090. Patented July 3, 1917. lo SHEETS-SHEET 1.
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l0 SHEETS-SHEET 8.
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E. RIMAILHO. SEMI-AUTOMATICALLY OPERATED GUN BREECH MECHANISM.
1,232,090. Patented July 3,1917. „ v l0 SHEETS-SHEET 9.
APPLICATION FILED )UNE l0, 1915»
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E. RIIVIAILHO. SEMI-AUTOMATICALLY OPERATED GUN BREECH MEcHANlsM.
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United States. Patent " Stoner et al.
[151 3,656,400 [451 Apr. 18,1972
[54] AUTOMATIC GUN BREECH MECHANISM HAVING LATCHES TO HOLD THE‘BREECH BLOCK ‘OPEN
_ OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Hoofer, Daniel,“ Recoil Mechanisms,” Ordnance, May-June , 1954, pp. 1,046- 1,049
120 1'” ling-‘Ill
[72] Inventors. ggiegiiiiiénstgiiig John Fume’ both of Primary Examiner-Benjamin A. Borchelt ’ 7 Assistant Examiner-Stephen C. Bentley
[73] Assignee: oherlikon-Buehrle Holding AG, Zurlch-v Ammey_}row1er, Knobbe and Martens , _ .Oberlilton, Zurich, Switzerland ' e
[221 Filed: Mar. 18, .1970 _ [571 ABSTRACT
[21] AWL No; 20,615 A reciprocating barrel is provided with a breech ring support 1 - l __ ing a breech block for vertical and rotatable movement
9 ' , > ~ 7 ' ' between open and closed positions of the ?ring chamber. The [52] U.S.Cl. .......................... ..‘.,...'.....89/l38, 89/23, 89/159, - breech Mock is mounted on} a pin having semi_circu|ar end
' 89/164’ 89/191’ 89/193’ 89/198 portions which are positioned within slots in the breech ring [51] hit. Cl ............ ..'. .... ..F4Id 5/12, F4ld 11/12, F4lf I l/OO which control the vertical and rotational movement of the [58] Field of Search ............ .1 .... ..89/ 138, 164, 166, 171, 172, breech pin carrying the breech block An actuator bperated
‘ 89/184’ 185’ 191' 192’ 193’ 198’ 159’ 4 R’ 4 B’ 23 ,by explosion gases opens and closes the breech block. Breech . - latches hold the breech block in its open position, and ejector
[56] Ref-"ems clied , ‘slides operated by the breech block serve to lock the latches - UNITED STATES PATENTS so as to hold the breech block in the open position. The. ejec
- tor slides are engaged by an incoming round of ammunition to 1,393,353 10/ 1921 release the latches and the breech block to allow the actuator ' 1,321,422 1 1'/1 919 to close the breech block for the next ?ring cycle. 3,500,718 3/1970 1,561,713 1 H1925 25 Claims, 15 Drawing Figures
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Un ited States Patent [1113,547,001 1721
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Inventor Eugene M. Stoner Port Clinton, Ohio 136,705 June 13, 1968 Dec. 15, 1970 TRW Inc. Cleveland, Ohio a corporation of Ohio
App]. No. Filed Patented Assignee
GUN FOR CASELESS AMMUNITION IN WHICH A SLIDABLE SLEEVE DEFINES THE CHAMBER 16 Claims, 8 Drawing Figs.
U.S. Cl ...................................................... .. 89/156, 42/32.5: 89/17. 89/26. 89/33: 102/38
Int. Cl ....................................................... .. F4ld 9/02 Field ol‘Search .......................................... .. 42/2, 39.5,
10; 89/7, 17, 26, 33MC,155, 156
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS
111 6/1921 Hall et a1. ................... .. 89/7
1,856,022 4/1932 Blacker ...................... .. 89/7UX 2,353,601 7/1944 Tisdale .... .. 89/156X
3,008.258 11/1961 Johnson ..................... .. 89/26X 14,253 2/1856 Robertson et a1 ........... .. 42/10
2,480,100 8/1949 Weiss et a1 ................... .. 89/26X
FOREIGN PATENTS 560,813 4/1944 Great Britain .............. .. 89/7
Primary Examiner—-Benjamin A. Borchelt Assistant Examiner-Stephen C. Bentley Attorney-Hill, Sherman, Meroni, Gross and Simpson
ABSTRACT: An automatic gun for use in connection with caseless ammunition, which has a standing breech encircled by a sleeve slidable along the breech to a position between the breech and the end of the gun barrel to de?ne a ?ring chamber area. The end of the barrel has an extension extend ing into the front of the sleeve and expandable therein to pro vide obturation at the front of the ?ring chamber and the end of the breech has a scalloped area extending into the rear of the sleeve allowing expansion of the breech to provide obtura tion at the back of the ?ring chamber.
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[54] MODULAR LIQUID PROPELLANT GUN
[75] Inventors: Thomas M. Broxholm, Palo Alto; Lester C. Elmore, Portola Valley, both of Calif.
Pulsepower Systems, Inc., San Carlos, Calif.
\[22] Filed: Dec. 17, 1973
{[21] Appl. No.: 425,069 Related US. Application Data
[73] Assignee:
162] Division of Ser. No. 104,610, Jan. 7, 1971, Pat. No. 3,800,657.
‘[52] us. c1. ................... ... .............................. .. 89/7 \[51] Int. Cl.2 .......................................... .. F41D 9/02
[58] Field of Search ........... .. 89/7, 8, 9, ll, 12, 155, 89/12, 13
156] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS
‘475,276 5/1892 Garland ................................ .. 89/11
2,088,503 7/1957 Broussard .. ....... .. 89/7
3,160,064 12/1964 Bell et al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 89/7 X
3,313,208 4/1967 Dorsey, Jr. et al. .. ....... .. 89/7
3,648,561 3/1972 Stoner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 89/11
3,722,356 3/1973 Tassie et al. ............ .. 89/11
Primary Examiner-—Stephen C. Bentley Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Owen, Wickersham & Erickson
[5 7 ] ABSTRACT A gun of the kind in which liquid propellant is burned in the ?ring chamber to ?re a projectile from the gun is constructed so that a number of gun modules can be combined in a modular gun. Each gun module is cam controlled, and a common cam is used to control each gun module in the modular gun. The cam can be a ?exible cam having a belt con?guration to permit the gun modules to be arranged in both circular groupings and in non-circular groupings, such as side by side. The modular gun includes ?xed, non-rotating gun
[11] 3,949,642 [45] Apr. 13, 1976
modules to eliminate the need for tangential velocity correction factors in the ?re control and the need to accelerate the mass of the barrel assembly to opera tional speed. The individual gun module includes pro pellant injection mechanism for injecting propellant at high pressure when a non-hypergolic bi-propellant is used as the propellant. One or more hydraulic actua tors are used to develop the high injection pressures and to operate other components of the gun, such as the bolt. The hydraulic actuators are also engaged with the cam to interlock the actuators and the con trols for the actuators through the cam. A source of pressurized hydraulic fluid independent of the gun is used to power the actuators so that the weight and pro?le of the gun are kept to a minimum. The hydrau lic system includes a compound spool control valve which operates in a dual mode to permit normal cyclic operation of the gun during ?ring and to maintain the gun in an open bolt condition during armed but non ?ring operations. The hydraulic system includes a mis ?re detection mechanism and module shutdown valve which locks a misfired gun module in the closed bolt condition without the need to depressurize the hy draulic circuits of the other gun modules and without the need to include additional bypass circuits. The in jection mechanism for injecting the bi-propellant in cludes two pistons which are yoked together and oper ated by a single actuator to inject the propellant into the ?ring chamber both in metered amounts and in a constant mix ratio. The pistons for injecting the bi propellant include valves in the pistons, and the pis tons are drawn through‘ the fuel on retraction strokes of the pistons. The injection mechanism is retracted away from the ?ring chamber after the ?ring ‘of a burst to isolate the propellant in the injection mecha nism from the heat of the ?ring chamber. A rotary lock is mounted closely adjacent the bolt mechanism
. and engages a relieved area of the bolt in the locked position of the lock so that a quite small force on the lock will hold the bolt mechanism locked against high combustion chamber pressures tending to open the bolt.
6 Claims, 33 Drawing Figures
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No. 474,289. v - Patented May 3, 1892.
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Patented May- 3, 1892. No. 474,289.
(No Model.) 10 Sheets+Sheet a. J. B. G. A. CANET.
BREEGH LOADING ORDNANGE.
No. 474,289., Patented May 3, 1892.
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No. 474,289. Patented May/3, 1892.
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' BREEGH LOADING ORDNANGE.
No. 474,289. Patented May. 3', 1892-.
(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. T. L. WILLSON.
CANNON. ‘
No.‘ 475,071. Patented May 17, 1892.
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No. 270,953. Patented Jan.23,1883‘
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N. PETERS. mwuxmgnprm. Washington, we.
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5,014,592 May 14, 1991
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[45]
[54] MULTI-LUG BREECH MECHANISM FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
[75] Inventors: John E- Zweig, Poestenkill; John R 26371 of 1902 United Kingdom .................. .. 29/24 Kehn, Troy; Michael J. Glennon, 5974 of 1913 United Kingdom .................. ,. 89/24
Loudonvlne’ an of N'Y' Primary Examiner-Charles T. Jordan 73 A551 nee: The United States of America as Assistant Examiner-Stephen J 0111150"
[ 1 g represented by the Secretary of the Attorney, Agent, or Firm——Robert P. Gibson; Edward Army, Washington’ D_C_ Goldberg; Michael C. Sachs
57 ABSTRACT [21] Appl. No.: 459,905 [ 1 _ _ _ _ _
A breech mechanism embodles a multi-lug sliding [22] Filed; Jan, 2, 1990 breech block having a plurality of pairs of lugs. At the
instant before ?ring, the bearing surfaces of at least one [51] Int. Cl.5 .............................................. .. F41A 3/10 pair of lugs are spaced a predetermined distance apart [52] US. Cl. ........................................... .. 89/24 from the bearing surfaces of the respective threads, or [58] Field of Search ................. .. 89/24',~4.2, 23; 42/23 lugs, of the breech ring. When the cannon is ?red, a
_ 1 reactive force acting on the breech block elastically [56] References Cited deforms the material of the ring and block, forcing all
us PATENT DQCUMENTS the bearing surfaces into an abutting contact relation ship whereby the stresses produced within the material
gynch """"""""""""" " of the mechanism are more uniformly distributed
‘ 232’090 7/1917 Riggs: a‘ "'"89/4 2 throughout the breech ring and the breech block 1:393:53 10/1921 Driggs 89/42 thereby increasing the service life of the mechanism. 2,613,576 10/1952 Finn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 89/24
2,789,471 4/1957 Bluford el al. ....................... .. 89/42 4 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets
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Unlted States Patent [19] [11] Patent Number: 5,317,949 Sugg [45] Date of Patent: Jun. 7, 1994
[54] FIRING MECHANISM FOR OTHER PUBLICATIONS BREECH-LOADING WEAPONS
[76] Inventor: Ronald E. Sugg, 7800 Castlecomb Rd., Knoxville, Tenn. 37849
[21] App]. No.: 45,810
[22] Filed: Apr. 9, 1993
[51] Int. 01.5 .............................................. .. F41A 3/10 [52] US. Cl. ...................................... .. 89/24; 89/27.1l [58] Field of Search ........................ .. 42/23, 24, 69.01;
89/1.705, 24, 27.11
[5.6] References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
458,505 3/1891 Skodd ................................... .. 89/24
459,828 9/1891 Maxim 89/24 466,567 1/ 1892 Koerner .. 89/24 512,743 1/ 1894 Parkhurst 89/24
89/24 89/24 89/24
1,040,001 10/1912 Olsson ....... ..
1,707,444 4/1929 McCann .... ..
2,802,400 8/1957 Edmund .. .
2,821,885 2/1958 Burk 89/24 3,687,001 8/1972 Brint .......... .. 89/24
5,042,361 8/1991 Janssen et a1. ........................ .. 89/24
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
452681 11/1927 Fed. Rep. of Germany 89/27.l1
Webster’s II New Riverside University Dictionary, “breech”, 1984, p. 200.
Primary Examiner-Stephen C. Bentley Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Pitts & Brittian
[57] ABSTRACT A ?ring mechanism for a breech-loaded weapon to assure safety and provide reliability of operation. A receiver is formed from a central portion that has a receptor whereby the mechanism can be assembled to the rear end of a weapon barrel, there being a pair of yoke legs extending rearward from this central portion. Each of the yoke legs have slideways to receive a closely dimensioned breech block. The breech block is moved in a reciprocating motion, when desired, by action of a lever. A shaft attached to this lever causes operation of linkage members which, in turn, move the breech block from a fully' caged position within the yoke arm slideways to a shell-loading position. During this motion a hammer assembly is moved to a cocked position and an ejector removes any spent shell from the weapon. A trigger release extension pin in the breech block is aligned with a trigger release pin in the receiver only when the breech block is fully caged in the re ceiver thereby preventing ?ring until this fully caged position is achieved. Provision is made for the disassem bly of components of the mechanism without the use of tools, thereby facilitating “?eld stripping” of the mech anism.
18 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets
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(No Model.) queen-REA H. SCHNEIDER. BREE-CH MECHANISM FOR QUICK FIRING GUNS.
No. 561,444. Patented June 2, 1896.
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WITNESSES:
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(No Model.) 7v Sheets—She'et 2. H. SCHNEIDER. .
BREEGH MECHANISM FOR QUICK FIRING GUNS.
No. 561,444. Patented June 2, 1896. ‘F1115- '
WITNESSES: v I INVigZTORA
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7 Sheets-Sheet 3. ER. IGK FIRING GUNS.
Patented June 2, 1896
(No Model.) . SOHNEID
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No. 561,444. _
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7 Sheets-~She9t 4. (No Model.) H. SCHNEIDER.
BRBEOH MECHANISM FOR QUICK FIRING GUNS.
No. 561,444. ‘ Patented June 2, I896.
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(No Model.) '7 Sheets-Sheet 6'. H. SCHNEIDER.
BREEGH MECHANISM FOR QUICK FIRING GUNS.
No. 561,444. Patented June 2., 1896.
WITNESSES : [NYE/l TUB
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ANDREW ‘GRAHAM. PHUTO~UTNO. WASH!" GT0", 0 C.
(No Model.) 7 Sheets-Sheet 7. H SCHNEIDER ‘
BRBEUH MECHANISM FOR. QUIGK FIRING GUNS.
No. 561,444. Patented June 2, 1896.
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2,103,670 Dec. 2’8, 1937. v. HAMMAR Er A1. WHEELED FIREARM
4 sheets-sheet 1 Filed Nov. 25, 1935
Dec. 28, 1937. I v_ HAMMAR ET AL 2,103,670
WHEELED FIREARM
Filed Nov. 25, 1955 4 Sheets-Sheet 2
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Dec. 28, 1937. v. HAMMAR ET Al. 2,103,670
WHEELED FIREARM
Filed Nov. 23, 1935 4 Sheets-She'et 5
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US006024007A
6,024,007 Feb. 15,2000
[11] Patent Number:
[45] Date of Patent:
[54] FIELD HOWITZERS
[75] Inventors: Harold Leslie Searle; David Andrew Eaglestone, both of BarroW-in-Furness; James Bone, Nr. Ulverston, all of United Kingdom
[73] Assignee: Vickers Shipbuilding & Engineering Limited, BarroW-in-Furness, United Kingdom
[21] Appl. No.: 08/038,088
[22] Filed: Mar. 29, 1993
Related US. Application Data
[63] Continuation of application No. 07/456,818, Dec. 13, 1989, abandoned.
[30] Foreign Application Priority Data
Dec. 14, 1988 [GB] United Kingdom ................. .. 8829192
[51] Int. Cl.7 .................................................... .. F41A 23/30
[52] US. Cl. ..................... .. 89/4301; 89/4009; 89/3713; 89/4011; 89/4002
[58] Field of Search .............................. .. 89/4002, 37.13,
89/3705, 42.01, 43.01, 37.07, 40.09, 40.11
[56] References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
1,754,943 4/1930 Hammar ............................... .. 89/43.01
1,951,338 3/1934 Barnes . 2,049,420 8/1936 Barnes ................................. .. 89/40.09
2,072,099 3/1937 Davison . 2,413,703 1/1947 Fischer ................................. .. 89/43.01
2,821,117 1/1958 Hultgren . 2,857,815 10/1958 Magnuson. 3,009,395 11/1961 Brandt.
(List continued on neXt page.)
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
79588 5/1919 Austria ............................... .. 89/37.05
113 138 137 101
102
544438 9/1959 Belgium ............................. .. 89/4009
0 022 335 1/1981 European Pat. Off. . 0 127 601 12/1984 European Pat. Off. .
783790 7/1935 France ................................ .. 89/37.05
825916 3/1938 France ................................ .. 89/4011
300702 3/1917 Germany ............................ .. 89/37.05
157092 4/1921 United Kingdom . 283245 1/1928 United Kingdom . 458499 3/1935 United Kingdom . 869271 5/1961 United Kingdom ................ .. 89/37.05
1011379 11/1965 United Kingdom . 1109011 4/1968 United Kingdom . 1473577 5/1977 United Kingdom . 2198819 6/1988 United Kingdom . 2198822 6/1988 United Kingdom . 2198823 6/1988 United Kingdom . 89/06778 7/1989 WIPO .
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Webster, Webster’s Ninth NeW Collegiate Dictionary, p. 585.
Primary Examiner—Stephen M. Johnson Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Pollock, Vande Sande & Amernick
[57] ABSTRACT
A light Weight ?eld hoWitZer includes a barrel (101) Which is supported by a cradle constructed from holloW members (119,119A) and Which is pivotally mounted about a trunnion bearing (113) secured to a chassis (117). The trunnion bearing (113) lies on the barrel axis and is positioned beyond the limit of maximum recoil of the barrel. Front stabilizers and rear trail support legs are provided to spread the load of the hoWitZer and spades are rigidly secured to the chassis (117). The hoWitZer includes a single hydraulic accumulator arrangement (136,177,185,130,189,119) constituting a com bined recoil buffer and recuperator system. A barrel elevat ing means is provided comprising a geared manual means (115,116,153,149,139) assisted by a precompressed gas sys tem (114,119A).
6 Claims, 10 Drawing Sheets
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106 108C
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US. PATENT DOCUMENTS 4,178,831 12/1979 Tidemalm et a1. . 4,336,743 6/1982 Horn et a1. ........................... .. 89/37.05
3,501,997 3/1970 Winsen et a1. ....................... .. 89/37.05 4,485,722 12/1984 MetZ et a1_ _
3,662,649 5/1972 Williams ------------------------------ -- 89/40-11 4,576,086 3/1986 Brandt .................................. .. 89/43.01
3,698,284 10/1972 Toering et a1. . 89/43.01 4,648,306 3/1987 Zielinski 89/43.02 4,038,905 8/1977 DuPont, Jr. et a1. . . 188/312 4,724,740 2/1988 Garcia .. 89/37.05 4,128,041 12/1978 Schulz. 4,819,540 4/1989 Jackson ................................ .. 89/37.05
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BREECH LOADING OBDNANCE. (Application ?led Feb. 20, 1897.)
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No. 628,870. Patented July ll, I899. C. H. TOPviPKINS.
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No. 628,870. Patented July ||, I899. c. H. TDMPKINS.
BBEECH LOADING DRDNANCE. (Application ?led ‘Feb. 20, 1897.)
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No. 629,673‘. Pa‘lented` luly 25, 1899. F. F. FLETCHER. ‘
BRE‘ECH. MECHANISM FÜR RAPID FIREGUNS. (Application filed Apr. 13. 1898.~
:No M0621-) 4 Sheets-Sheet I.
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BREECH MECHANISM FOR RAPID FIRE GUNS.
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No. 629,673. Patented July 25, |899. F. F. FLETCHER.
BHEECH MECHANISM FOR RAPID FIRE GUNS. (Application ñled Apr. 13. 1898., .
4 Sheeîs-Sheef 4. ‘No Model.\
‘ H. LE'HMANN.
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11 SHEETS-SHEET \1. 7
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APPLICATION FILED BBQ-14, 1907. Patented Sept. 14, 1909. 934,325.
11 SHEETS-SHEET 2.
LEHMANN. SELF LOADING REGOIL GUN.
APPLICATION FILED DEO.14, 1901.
Patented Sept. 14, 1.909. ' 934,325. 11 SHEETS-SHEET 3.
4,1224%‘
H. LEHMANNQ _ . SELF LOADING REGOIL GQN.
,' APPLICATION FILED DEG. 14,1907. '7
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934,325; ' v ‘11 SHEETS-SHEET 9,
H. LEHMANNL SELF LOADING BEGOIL GUN. ,
APPLIGATIOK‘FILED DEG. 14, 1907. ‘ _ . .
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BREECH LOADING CANNON.
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BREECH LOADING CANNON. (No Model.)
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BREECH LOADING CANNON.
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BRBBGH MECHANISM FÜR ORDNANGE. APPLIOATÍON FILED JULY 28, 1902.
4 SHEETS-SHEET 2 No MODE@
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Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc, London (GB)
Inventors: Keith Dawson, Barrow in Furness (GB); Frederick Herbert, Barrow in Furness (GB); John Michael Webb, Barrow in Fumess (GB)
Assignee:
Notice:
BAE SYSTEMS PIC (GB)
Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
App1.No.: 13/708,605
Filed: Dec. 7, 2012
Prior Publication Data
US 2014/0102286 A1 Apr. 17, 2014
Foreign Application Priority Data
Int. Cl. F41A 23/28 F41A 23/46 F41A 25/00 F41A 25/22 US. Cl. CPC ............... .. F41A
(2013.01); F41A
USPC ....................... ..
(GB) .... .. ........................... .. 12181152
(2006.01) (2006.01) (2006.01) (2006.01)
23/28 (2013.01); F41A 23/46 25/00 (2013.01); F41A 25/22
(2013.01) 89/40.03; 89/40.04; 89/40.09
Field of Classi?cation Search CPC ....... .. F41A 23/24; F41A 23/28; F41A 23/46;
F41A 25/00; F41A 23/34; F41A 25/02; F41A 25/04; F41A 25/22; F41A 25/24
USPC .................... .. 89/40.03, 40.04, 40.011, 40.09 complete search history. See application ?le for
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Moriarty .................... .. 89/43.02
Aldrin ........................ .. 89/40.11
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Primary Examiner * Stephen M Johnson
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Finch & Maloney PLLC
(57) ABSTRACT
A howitzer suitable for deployment on a ground plane, the howitzer having an ordnance for ?ring a projectile. The ord nance can include a barrel de?ning a barrel axis and having a muzzle towards the front end of the howitzer and a breech assembly at the back end of the barrel; a cradle for holding the ordnance at a traverse and an elevation; two trunnion pins located on the cradle, which co-locate with receiving trunnion bearings on a saddle, wherein in a ?rst position said breech is located forward of the trunnion, in a second position, at the end of the recoil Stroke, the breech is retracted substantially behind the trunnion, wherein a recoil Stroke is variable depending on the selection of the elevation.
6 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets
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US 7,971,517 B2 Jul. 5, 2011
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(54) GUN RECOIL
(75) Inventors: David Andrew Eagleston, BarroW-in-Furness (GB); Stephen Wildgoose, Ulverston (GB)
(73) Assignee: BAE Systems plc, London (GB)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
(21) App1.No.: 12/291,02s
(22) Filed: Dec. 16, 2008
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2010/0011951A1 Jan. 21, 2010
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
Dec. 21, 2007 (GB) ................................. .. 0725247.1
(51) Int. Cl. F41A 25/22 (2006.01)
(52) US. Cl. .................................... .. 89/37.14; 89/4301
(58) Field of Classi?cation Search ............... .. 89/37.14, 89/4301
See application ?le for complete search history.
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* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner * Stephen M Johnson
(74) Attorney, A gent, or Firm * Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, RC.
(57) ABSTRACT
A gun comprising: a generally tubular barrel de?ning a barrel axis and having an external barrel surface about the perimeter of the tubular barrel a cradle having a cradle bore for accom modating a section of the barrel Wherein the barrel is slidably mounted in the cradle bore such that the barrel can move relative to the cradle along the barrel axis across a range of barrel positions and Wherein an interface de?ned by the slid able contact between external barrel surface and the cradle boreii) prevents rotation of the barrel relative to the cradle about the barrel axis; and ii) is maintained at a single section of the cradle over the entire range of barrel positions.
5 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets
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(10) Patent N0.: (45) Date of Patent:
US 8,276,495 B1 Oct. 2, 2012
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MODULAR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
Inventors: Peter Chiu, New York, NY (US); Hansen Lukman, Parsippany, NJ (US); Laurie A. Florio, West Orange, NJ (US); Brent Donahue, Newton, NJ (US); Kevin Russell, Jersey City, NJ (US); Eddy K. Tsui, Parsippany, NJ (US)
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US)
Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 USC 154(b) by 204 days.
Appl. No.: 12/854,225
Filed: Aug. 11, 2010
Int. C]. F 423 33/00 (2006.01) US. Cl. ................... .. 86/50; 89/7; 89/1.14; 42/1.08
Field of Classi?cation Search .......... .. 86/50; 89/7,
89/1.14; 42/1.08 See application ?le for complete search history.
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* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner * Michael Carone
Assistant Examiner * Samir Abdosh
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Michael C. Sachs
(57) ABSTRACT A kit of modular explosive ordnance disposal components may include ?ve components. The ?ve components may be assembled in various con?gurations to ?re solid slugs, Water shots, or ?n-stabiliZed projectiles. Each assembled con?gu ration may include a ?rst component having a generally cylin drical shape, a through-bore, a muZZle end, and a breech end. The muZZle end of the ?rst component may include external threads. The breech end of the ?rst component may include an internally-threaded portion for receiving a .50 caliber breech plug. A .50 caliber cartridge chamber may be formed adjacent the internally-threaded portion. A bore of about one inch in diameter may extend from the .50 caliber cartridge chamber to the muZZle end of the ?rst component.
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(43) Date of publication: 28.07.1999 Bulletin 1999/30
(21) Application number: 99850004.5
(22) Date of filing: 15.01.1999
(51) intci.6: F41A9/76 , F 4 1 A 9 / 8 2 , F 4 1 A 9 / 3 9
(84) Designated Contracting States: (72) Inventor: Berglund, Bengt AT BE CH CY DE DK ES Fl FR GB GR IE IT LI LU 691 48 Karlskoga (SE) MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: (74) Representative: Falk, Bengt AL LT LV MK RO SI Bofors AB
Patents and Trademarks (30) Priority: 27.01.1998 SE 9800207 691 80 Karlskoga (SE)
(71) Applicant: Bofors AB 691 80 Karlskoga (SE)
(54) Loading system for an artillery gun
(57) The present invention relates to a piece-mount- ed shell magazine (7) of the endless chain conveyor type intended for preferably self-propelled artillery piec- es (1 ), which magazine, as a result of its design and the fact that it is mounted on the elevating system (4) of the
piece, is capable in an effective manner of having in readiness a sufficient firsthand requirement of shells (24) which may be of different types and are all promptly available for firing in any order. The shell magazine (7) according to the invention is also very suitable for mod- ernizing older pieces.
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(21) Anmeldenummer: 05017573.6
(22) Anmeldetag: 12.08.2005
(51) Int Cl.: �F41A 3/10 (2006.01)
(84) Benannte Vertragsstaaten: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TRBenannte Erstreckungsstaaten: AL BA HR MK YU
(30) Priorität: 29.10.2004 DE 102004052550
(71) Anmelder: Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH29345 Unterlüss (DE) �
(72) Erfinder: • Hülsewis, Hans
47295 Duisburg (DE) �• Bohnsack, Eckehard, Dr. �
29345 Unterlüss (DE) �• Breuer, Heinz- �Günter
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(74) Vertreter: Dietrich, BarbaraThul Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Rheinmetall Allee 140476 Düsseldorf (DE) �
(54) Keilverschluss für eine Rohrwaffe
(57) Die Erfindung betrifft einen Keilverschluß für ei-ne Rohrwaffe mit einem an einem Waffenrohr (1) heck-seitig angeordneten Bodenstück (2) und einem in einerAusnehmung (7) des Bodenstückes (2) senkrecht zurSeelenachse (8) des Waffenrohres (1) verschiebbarenVerschlußkeil (9).
Um eine gegenüber bekannten Keilverschlüssen op-timalere Kraftverteilung innerhalb des Bodenstückes (2)bei Schußabgabe zu erreichen und damit die spannungs-mäßige Höchstbelastung zu optimieren, schlägt die Er-findung vor, einen Keilverschluß vorzusehen, dessen
Verschlußkeil (9) mindestens zwei axial hintereinanderangeordnete Stufen (12, 13) aufweist, wobei die Anlage-fläche (16) der dem Waffenrohr (1) benachbarten erstenStufe (12) eine positive und die Anlagefläche (17) derzweiten Stufe (13) eine negative Neigungsrichtung be-sitzen, und wobei die Neigungsrichtungen der Anlage-flächen (16, 17) der den Stufen (12, 13) korrespondie-renden Vertiefungen (14, 15) der Seitenteile (3, 4) desBodenstückes (2) den Neigungsrichtungen der Anlage-flächen (16, 17) der beiden Stufen (12, 13) des Ver-schlußkeiles (9) entsprechen.
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Field CannonCalibre 50mm Smooth BoreBreach Interrupted thread system which locks and unlocks
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driven by 1/4lb of black powder Trigger LanyardCarriage Steel Plate Fabrication using traditional hot closed
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