110.1885868.

¿PATÈNTBD APR; 28, 1908;

‘ _ Y. A. w. SAVAGE.,l
MAGAZINE PoR PIREAR-Ms.
. APPLIOATIONI‘ILED NOV. 25, 1904.
 IIN'I‘E STA S’
ARTHUR W. SAVAGE, OF UTIOA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO SAVAGE ARMS COMPANYçOF UTICA,
NEW YORK. A ~

MAGAZINE FOR FIREARMS.

No. 885,868. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 28, 1908.

Application filed November 25, 1904. Serial No 234,301.

To all whom it may concern: lar form, generally considered, and prefer
Be it known that I, ARTHUR WV. SAVAGE, ably formed of thin sheet metal. The >side
of Utica, in the county of Oneida and State walls of the magazine are formed by dies
of New York, have invented certain new and preferably to provide certain inward stand- '
5 useful Improvements in Magazines for Fire ing ribs or indentations »particularly as seen e0
arms; and I do hereby declare that the fol in Fig. 3, and provided particularly in the op
lowing is a full, clear, and eXact description posite side walls with internal grooves a-a,
thereof, which will enable others- skilled in which extend down the rear walls of the
the art to which it appertains to make and magazine a portion of their length and then
10 use the same, reference being had to the ac diverge inwardly as may be seen `by an eX 6,5
companying drawings, and to the letters of amination of Figs. 2 and 3. The indenta
reference marked thereon, which form part ` tions are also arranged to provide substan
of this specification. l tially longitudinalof the middle of the casing
The object of my present invention is to the inwardly standing ribs b--b. At the top
15 provide certain improvements in a magazine, the walls are formed or pressed inwardly to 7.0
for a class of magazine riiies heretofore in provide theshoulders c and at vthe upper en_d
vented and patented by me, whereby the to the rear the walls are inwardly turned, as
utility of the magazine is greatly increased, shown at cZ--d, to provide shoulders toen
and particularly its ability to handle long gage the head of thecartridge and prevent `it
20 and short cartridges in the same magazine in being moved out of the top of the magazine w
an entirely satisfactory manner is insured. when in its rearmost position. ` »
A further object attained is to provide a Within the magazine there is provided va
magazine for blocking the movement of the follower 2, which is preferably of the partieM
breech bolt and operating mechanism when ular form shown in the drawings, and con
25 the magazine becomes empty. sists of a piece considerably thinner trans
In the drawings Figure 1 shows a vertical versely than the distance between the side
section of the magazine of my improved con walls of the magazine casing, and yhaving at
struction iilled with cartridges and arranged its rear end the downwardly extending part
in its working position in connection with a 2a, and at its forward end `the downwardly
30 portion of the fire arm of the kind before re projecting part 2b, and intermediate 0f these
ferred to. Fig. 2 shows the same as Fig. l, two projections the -middle projection 20.
with the magazine empty and the breech At the lower end of the arm or part> 2“ there
block blocked or stopped by the follower of is provided a cross pin 3, which projects from
the magazine. Fig. 3 is an outside view of each side of the follower` to engage in the
35 the magazine detached or removed from the guiding grooves a-a before mentioned in 90
fire arm. Fig. 4 is a rear edge view of the the inner walls of the magazine and still
same. Figs. 5 and 6 show a plan and edge move freely therein. In the forward pro
view of the removable bottom of the maga* jection 2b there is provided a cross -pin 4,
zine. Fig. 7 is a cross sectional View of the which is adapted, when the follower is in its
40 same on an enlarged scale. Fig. 8 is a sec upper position, to engage with the shoulders 95
tion of the magazine case taken on line A~B e and limit the upward movement of the fol
_of Fig. 3 on an enlarged scale, with the fol lower in the mouth of the magazine.
dlower shown in position therein, which fol Intermediate of its length, the follower 2
lower, however, never passes below the sec is provided >on either side with Lknobs 5,
45 tion line A-B. Fig. 9 shows a vertical sec which are located so as to engage with >the in- 100
tion on an enlarged scale taken on line C-D wardly standing ribs b, keeping, the `follower ’
of Fig. 3, with the follower in the depressed free from contact with the walls of the 'casing
position, and the positions of the heads of the at either side, while allowing it entire free
cartridges shown in dotted outline. Fig. l0 dom to slide freely in the casing and change
is a plan or top view on an enlarged scale of its angular position with reference thereto. 105
the magazine, the cartridge of medium To the arm 2a of the follower, there vis also ,
length in position therein. pivotall-y attached the upper end of the
Referring to the reference characters in a spring ô, which spring is of a flattened spiral
more particular description, 1 indicates the form and is supported at its lower end on the
magazine casing which is of a flattened tubu removable bottom 7. The projection 20 on 110
 2 885,868

the follower is adapted to pass into the in the rear end of the follower will take a posi
terior of the convolutions of the spring 7 tion substantially the same as the top car
when the follower is forced down and the tridge when there are cartridges in the maga
s ring compressed, as shown in Fig. 1, and zine, so that when the bolt is then attempted 65
t e spring 1s maintained by the projection to be moved forward it will engage the rear
2c in proper position for veffective action and end of the follower and become blocked. It
without any liability to displacement to one is, of course, useless for the operator to con
side or the other when under compression. tinue to operate the gun after the cartridges
The rear wall of the magazine is recessed are exhausted, and in this way his attention 70
10. at the upper end, as indicated at e, to allow is brought to the fact that the magazine is
the passage of the lower portion of the recip empty; otherwise, he might continue to
rocating breech bolt 10. The cartridges are operate the gun, attempting to make shots
'placed in the magazine through the open top which could not be had for want of car
or mouth and are forced back under the re tridges. However', the action can be readily 75
taining lips d_d, which prevents the car completely closed by the operator moving
tridges from being expelled by the operation the magazine downward bodily until the
of the spring 6. The magazine shown in the breech bolt will pass over the follower, and
drawings is arranged to receive seven car after the bolt is closed forcing the magazine
tridges in a column, as shown in Fig. 1, the up again into normal position, bringing the 80
top cartridge being engaged under the lips mechanism into convenient condition for
¿thereby retaining the entire column in posi carrying or laying aside.
tion against the tendency of the spring and In the form ‘of construction shown, it may
follower to expel them from the mouth of the be noted that it is intended to remove the
magazine. magazine from the arm for reloading. 85
It will be noted that the rims or heads of Furthermore, it may be noted that in the
the cartridges pass down the groove a, which form of construction shown, the breech bolt
receives the ends of the cross pin 3. As the l() is operated by a sliding handle under the
breech bolt is moved forward in the usual barrel in a common manner, connected to the
‘mannen it engages the end of the top car breech bolt by the reciprocating bar 11,. 90
lso tridge in the magazine, passing through the The particular form of breech bolt and
recess e. The cartridge is forced forward by operating mechanism, however, is `not mate- ,
. the breech bolt towards the barrel, and, after rial to the features of this invention.
moving a limited distance, becomes free from l/Vhat l claim as new and desire to secure
the retaining shoulders or lips d-cl, when by Letters Patent is: 95
35 the column is forced up by the operation- of l. The combination in a magazine for iire
the spring and follower, directing the car arms of a flattened tubular casing open at
tridge into the barrel. The balance of the one end, and having cartridge engaging lips
column is held down while the bolt is in closed or shoulders d, the angular grooves a and the
Íposition by engaging with the underside of the ribs b and shoulders c of a follower having 10()
40 olt. _ When the bolt is retired, the succeed projections engaging in the grooves a, and
ing cartridge is moved up into engaging posi with the ribs b, and projections adapted to
tion with the lips or shoulders (lf-d, and on engage with the shoulder c and a spring for
the following forward movement of the bolt actuating the follower, substantially as set
it picks up the succeeding cartridge. l/Vhen forth.
45 all of the cartridges have been removed from 2. The combination- in a magazine for fire
the magazine, the follower 2 comes into en arms, of a casing adapted to receive a column
gagement with the underside of the breech of cartridges, a follower arranged in the
olt when in closed position. When the magazine having a downwardly extending
breech bolt is afterwards moved into open part 2€L at the rear end thereof, guide grooves 110
50 position, the follower 2 rises into the position formed in the side walls of the magazine, and
shown in Fig. 2 with the front end engaging projections from the part 2a engaging in the
the rear end of the barrel or the frame adj a guide grooves, and an actuating spring also
cent thereto. The forward end of the fol engaging with the part 2a, substantially'as
lower is held down by the cross pin 4L coming set forth.
55 in engagement with the shoulder c, and as In witness whereof, I have affixed my
the upper edge or surface of the follower at signature, in presence of two witnesses, this
tains a substantial horizontal position, the 9” day of November 1904.
projection 2a strikes the rear wall of the ARTHUR XV. SAVAGE.
magazine, limiting the movement of the fol “Titnesses : '
60 lower in any direction, and at a position in S. l. DE VINE,
the mouth of the magazine. At this time EMMA S. HEssE.