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FERDINAND RIT.1'ER VON MA.NNLICHER, OF.VIENNA, ,AUSTRIA"HUNGARY., AUTOMATIC FIREARM..

SPECIFICA'tIO~forming'part of Letters Patent No. 581,296, dated April 27, 1897.

Applioation filed Maroh4, 1895. Serial No. 540.5~6~ <lio model.l Patented in Austria J.uly S~ 1894, No. 44/2,911; in Germany September 19, 1894;No. 81,020; in Franoe September .22,.1894, No. 235',943; in :Belginm, September 24,1894, No. 111,991; in Switzerlaud September 25; 1894, No. 9,'S33; in England September 26, 1894, No. 18,281; in Italy November 22; 1894, XXIX, 37,688, LXXIX, 54; in Hungary November. 24d89q, No. 4;593, and in Sweden -Deoember 31,1894, No.'

7,118. .

To all whom it may concern: being used with this pistol. Fig. 10 . shows

Be it known that I, FERDINA:NDRITTER VON in a section similar to that in Fig. 5. a modi- 50 . . MANNLICHER, a subject of the Emperor of fication of the magazine of this pistol. . Figs.

Austria-Hungary, and a resident of the city 11 and 12 show the.hammer Hand the lever

S' of Vienna, Austria-Hungary, have invented P, respectiYely, alone in separate views.

certain new and useful Improvements in Au- In all' figures similar letters of reference in- .

tomatie Fitearms, (patents for which have dieate like parts. . . '. 55

been granted to me in Austria July 3, 1894, The m:echanis,uJ:.of this pistol is, the same No. 44/2,911; in HungaryNovember24;1895, as in a revolver, inclosed in a frame K, which'

10 No. 4,593; in Germany September 19, 1894,No., also forms the butt and which carries there- 81,020; in France September 22, 1894, No. ceiver G. A.t the 'side this frame is closed 235,943; in Belgium September 24, 1894, No. bya cover or plate D, to whiehfs attached 60 111,991; in Italy N ovember22, 1894, XXIX, the magazine M, so that .both maybe taken

37,688, LXXIX, 54; inSWitzerlandSeptember off together. . . _

i5 25,1894, No. 9,333; in Great Britain Septem- 'The barrel L is guided partly in-the. re-

bel' 26, 1894, No. 18,281, and in Sweden De- eeiver G and partly in a 'tube R, whleh.is .. . cember 31; 1894, No. 7,llS,) of which the fol- screwed to theforwardend of the receiver. 65

lowing is a specification. ...• Tube R contains the spring Ii' for driving the

My Inventlcn relates to that class of auto- barrel rearward and iSi>rovidedwi~h a suit-

2'0 matic firearms in which the barrel, which able shoulder or stop on its inside, as indicated rests against a rigid tail or butt plate, is inthedrawings,tolimitandarresttheforward thrown forward by the action of the project- mo~entof the barrel. The receiver Gis 70 ile at the firing of a shot and driven back close at its rear end by the breech or tail again against the tail or butt plate by a spring. plate \ against which rests the end of-the

25 In the .. annexed drawings a pistol ofthis barrel, i~l its closed position, under the pres-

kind is shown, of which- .' . sure of the spring F.'

Ftgure 1 isa side elevation from the left. The construction of the lock of this pistol 75

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section with is exactly the same as that of a revolver with the magazine omitted, showing the internal but one slight difference conditioned by the

30 mechanism in elevation .. I Fig.·3 is a similar operation of the barrel. The frame of the view including the magazine, hut with the, lock must be of such depth that the firing barrel in its forward position after firing. mechanism will find place at the side of the 80 Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but with the magazine, which, as, attached to the cover D, parts in the opposite ext~eIhe. Fig. 5 is a- ooeupies a central position in the frame. The

3S view taken on the line a b of Fig. 4, looking same as in .revolvers, thohammer II may be

to the rearward, but }Vith the barrel omitted. cocked by a long steady pull upon the trigFig. 6 is a horizontal section through the axis gel', at the endof which pull it is released 85 of the barrel; the mechanism at rest ... Fig. 7 automatienllyaud its point strikes forward isa similar section of the pistol. showing the through the . breech-plate S. . For deliberate

40 position of the mechanism at tlie moment of aiming the hammer may also be cocked "bY

. ejecting a cartridge-shell. Figs. 8, 83, and gb .hand the same as in a revolver, similar to are longitudinal vertical sections, on a some- which the hammer also springs back when the 90

what enlarged scale, through the rear part of tr!gger is released.. . . .' .'. . .

the pistol on the line of axis of the barrel, The principal parts of the lock are the

45 showing the head of the ejecting-slide hi its hammer H, with the link k, the jnalnspring' three principal positions. Fig. 9 shows, by N, the trigger Z, with the sear m, and the leway of example, a side elevation of a' car" vel' P, with the spring '1". All the parts of the 95 tridge holding and charging clasp suited for I lock beingknownywlth the exception of the

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two last-named. ones, the lever P and' its I_hub, with which it is provided, strikes against spring r, a detail description of' only these a nose pit of lever P; whereby the beak pis parts appears necessary. The lever 'P,hasto lowered out of the rest l' and the barrel is 70 perform three different fuuetions-c-viz., first, liberated to bedriveri back against breech-

5 to prevent an accidental discharge of the 'plate S by its spring. In consequence of its piece; second, to arrest the barrel in its f'or- _very rapid movements the arresting of the ward open position, after the firing of a shot, barrel in a forward position is necessary in until the 'trigger has been' released, thereby order to permit the rising of a fresh cartridge 75 giving time for a second cartridge to rise from from the magazine. This takes place in the,

10 the magazine and take Tip its position behind' short interval of time between the final pressthe barrel; third, to keep the barrel in its ing of the trigger and the releasing thereof, open position while the magazine is being re- - .durjngwhich time the barrel is arrested ih charged. These operations areperformed in its forward position. If the barrel is opened 80

, the foliowingmanner: by hand by pushing it forward bymeans.of

IS The beak p of the forward arm of the lever its thumb-piece o,the hammer being also P'Is pressed against the under- side of the cocked by hand, it is evident that the beak p barrel L as this slides backward and forward of the lever P can freely drop into the rest l' by the spring r. At this under side the bar-' in the barrel, the shoulder z of the trigger in 85 rel is provided with two notches or rests l and this case not being in ·It position to operate

201', of which the former is about twice as deep against the nosep" of the lever P,for the

, as the Iatterand, forms an incline. The end reason that, the same as in any self and hand

p' of the other opposite arm of the lever P cocking firearm, the cocking of the hammer stands in juxtapositdon to. a projectidn i of by hand will thro~ back the trigger some-" 90 the hammer H, s9 as to prevent the latter what, so as to bring the trlgger-shoulder.s

25 from striking forward against a cartriilge in out of contact with the hose pllof the lever P. all positions except when the beak p of the When the barrel has been opened by hand lever P has entered the deeper rest I in the and is thus arrested, the magazine may be barrel. As the shotis fired the barrel is car-charged either with single cartridges or, by 95 ried forward, and in sliding Over the beak p preference, by means of a charging-clasp, as

30 depresses this forward arm of the lever P by shown in Fig. 9. - .; ,

the incline formed by the notch L, The other ,The magazine itself being of the wellopposite-arm being there by raised correspond - kuowneonstruetton, a description thereof a pingly,its end p' operates upon the projection, pears superfluous.. For charging the maga- 100 ~'of;t1ie hammer and swrirrgs this latter back zin-Erthe breech"platesi:s~ptovided with two

35 ~:cel'tain part of its way. When the-barrel vertical groovesxx,intowhichfitsthecharg, -; bas, nearly completed its forward movement, ing-elasp, Fig. 9. In the' upper part of the the ~eak p springs into the other rest l' in the breech-plate S is fltted a; swinging stop-arm i,

, barrel, whereby this latter is' arrested in a which is pressed by a spring u and the head lOS forward position. The stop or shoulder in .t' of which is straight at the bottomvbut

40 the guide-tube R, which limits the forward slanting at the top' part, so that when a carcourse of the barrel,is situated somewhat far- .tridge-clasp or a single cartridge is pushed ther forward than the position of the barrel downward in the breech-plate S it will press

as conditioned by the engaging of the beak against the upper slanting part of, the head 110 p"in the rest l', so that at the firing of a shot tt, and thereby cause.the arm tto swing in-

45 the barrel will be thrown first slightly be- ward againsnheplate S.· In this depressed

yond this point of rest and will be arrested position the arm t will permit the passage of

, on its way back under the .dnfluenee of, its a cartridge or of cartridges into the magazine 'spring F by the beakp. The object of this below. Assoon,however,astheyhavepassed liS will be explained farther ou. The sprlngr, the head t' this latter will sprlng' forward

50 which operates the lever P, may be inserted again and will prevent the topmost cartridge

from the outside.. as shown in the drawings, from being raised, any higher by the feeder ',arid its head r' may spring into a notch in the than just in line with the bore of the barrel. ~end of-the tube R, so as to prevent! this lat- Thus when, the barrel returns from its for- 120 'tel' from turning upon the end 'of the re- ward into its closed position it will slide over

S5ceiver G. . ' , ' and receive the topmost cartridge in its cham-

As long as the barrel is in its forward posi- ber. Below the grooves x x and forming, as ~ion the forward arm of the Jever p .. engaged it were, a continuation th~reof a~e two

·m the rest l' of the barrel, IS sufflcienbly de- grooves x' x", adapted to receive and inclose 12S . pressed, and in consequence' the endp' of the rimof a cartridge .. One of these grooves,

60 the-other arm of the lever P sufficiently ele- x", is worked into the 'breech-plate S, while .vated to prevent the hammer fromprotrud- the other, m', is in the end of an ejecting-slide

Ing wlth its striking-point through the open- a .. When the barrelis inits rearward odor-

ing in the breech-plate S, as has already been ward position of rest, the groove x' In the 130 described. The barrel remains in its forward ejector-slide a stands opposite the groove X",

65 position as long as the trigger is kept pulled . so that a cartridge may freely pass with its back: Whenthetriggerisreleased,itsprings rim between them.

forward, and in doing so a shoulderz on its Supposing the magazine charged and the

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barrel to be in its rearmost closed-position, .magaslne and take - up Itspositlonbetween containing a cartridge, the-firing of this car- the said two grooves. -When the trigger is tridge will drive the barrel forward and will now released, so -that it oan.swing.forward, 70 cause the ejecting of the, emptied cartridge- the beak p disengages the, barrel, which Is

5 shell in the following manner: The 'ejector- now driven back byits spring .Foverthll'cal·slide a, the rear end of which contains the tridge, held in position by the grooves x' x" said groove x', in which rests the, cartridge and by the head t' Of the stop-armt. - When with one side of its rim, is guided in a lateral the hammer is now cocked; the pistol is ready 75 groove b b' of the barrel and extends forward for the next shot, In order .to insure a cor-

IO to the forward end of the receiver G. The reetrectilinear movement pf the barrel, this forward part b' of said guide-groove is deeper, may be provided with a groove e opposite to .' than the rear part b, and at the end of the. the groove bb', into which fits a guiding pro-' , deeper part b', where the shallower part b "jection e' on thereeeiver. " 80

commences, there is a recess b" in the-barrel, Instead of: the magazine M shown in: the

15 still somewhat deeper than the deeper part b' drawings any other magazine may be am-

of the groove. " _ ,,'ployed with thispjstol.The free space at the

, The forward end of the slide ,a is provided one side of the inagazineM mayalsobe utilwith a headc', which fits into the said recess ized for enlarging the-magazine, as shown in 85 b" and which _is of such thickness that it will Fig. 10, so that it Will hold 'a greater number

20 stand flush with the surface of the' barrel ofcartridges. '

when it rests in said recess b". When at rest, 'What I claim il:l:- "'"

the barrel being closed, the slide a occupies 1. In automatic firearms ill which: the slidthe position shown in Pig. 6, the position of ing barrel is carried forward by the force of 90 its head a' being that shown enlargedin Fig. the projectile and driven back agaihst a rigid,

25 S. Here head a' is situated at the end of tail-plate by aspring; the combination with groove b' and With its projecting part rests in the slidingbarrel L, having a rest'.z', of a lea recess e in the side of the receiver G. When ver P adaptedto arrest the barrelin Itsfor-

the barrel moves forward, the slidec remains ward, open' position. _ ' , 95'

in the position just indicated until the deeper ",2. In automatic flrearms in which the slid-

30 groov-e b' has passed over its head a' ,when ing barrel is pressed against a rigid tail-plate. the latter is struck by the forward edge of the by a spring; the combination with t~ sliding-

shallower groove b, as indicated in Fig. sa. barrel L, havingarestl' and 'a deeper rest l,

The forward end of the recess 0 in the, re- of aspring-operated lever P; havingabeak 100 ceiver forming an inclinedsqrface, eorre- p adapted to engagealternately into the rest,

3S sponding to which the lower forward edge of l and the rest Z' of the barrel andanarm p' the head a' is chamfered, Itfollows that as adapted to operate against' a, projection i of the slide a is now carried along with the OOr- thehammer; substantially as andforthe pur-

rel head la' wiII be pressed inward/'59 as to pose set forth .. ' ..... . ,'. .:'. ,105

enter the recess b", The forward movement 3. 'In automatic firearms in which-the slid-

40 of the barrel still eontinuing, the slide a will ing ba el is pressed'againsta rigid tail-plate still be carried along until its head a' has en- by a sl> ing,.thecombjn.ationwith the sliding ~'w>' tered the tube R and arrives in the positionlbarrel-L, avlng a rest Z' and a deeper rest l,o;' shown in Fig. 7 and enlarged in Fig. Sb. By of a sprin -operated lever P, having a. beak '.II 0 this length of ~ay, by which the slide a is' p adapted t~ engage alternately, into the rest

45 carried forward and which is abouteqniva- 'L and.therest.j'<of thebarrel,and having an lent t.o the length of the head a', the barre! is a;m ~'adaptedto operateagainsta projeepermitted to move forward beyond the point jtion 'l- of the hammervand a nose s", and of

at which it will be arrested by tlie beakp of a spring-cpetatedvtrlggerZ having a shoul- I IS the lever P engaging in thd rest l'. Imme- del' aadapted to operate againstthe nose p"

50 diately upon arriving at its stop 'in the tube of, the lever P ; substantially a'S and for the

R, however, the barrel is driven back by its, purpose set forth. . '

spring F and is now arrested in this open po~' 4. IIi automatic firearms in which theslid-

sition by the beak p, as has already been de- ing barrel Is pressed 'against a rigid tail-plate 120 scribed and shown in Fig. 3. By this short by a spring, the combination with, thetail-

55 return movement of the barrel the head ,a', plate Sofa spring-actuated, swinging stopand with it the slide a, has been carried back . armt, adapted to permit the, passage of oaragain into its origlnal poaltdon. The described tridges into the magazine underneath, hutto forward movement of the slide aj as caused prevent the rising of a; cartridge from .the ,125 by the barrel, being a yery rapid one, it fol- magazine any higher than in line with the

60 lows that the cartrid~e-shen, the rim of which chamber of the barrel;substanti~l1yas ~et , rests in the groove x' of the slide a, will be' forth., " -, ,..., '., ejected, as indicated in Fig. 7. 'I'he slide 'a . 5. Inautomatle firearms In which the slidhaving returned with the barrel its head a' has -ing' barrel is carried forward' by the f~rce of 130 again entered the recess 0 in the receiver and' the projectile and driven back against a rigid

65 the groove x' has again taken its position op- . tail-plate bya spring, the combtnation with posite the groove x" in the receiver, 80 that the sliding barrel IJ, having a grooveb, b' of a fresh cart rid ge may pass' upward from the variable depth and a recess b", of 'a slide a,

operated by the sliding barrel and provided at its forward part with a head a: adapted to slide in the part b' of said groove b, b' and to enter into the recess b",and in its rear part

5 with a groove x' adapted to receive the rim of a cartridge, of a stationary groove x'" opposite to said groove x', and of a recess c in the, receiver adaptedto receive the head a' of said

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slide a, substantially as and for the purpose

set forth. ' 10

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FERDINAND RIT'l'ER VON 1IIANNLlCIlER.

Witnesses:

HARRY BELMONT, JOSEF ZEHETNER.