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 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIoE.
PAUL MAUSER, OF OBEENDORF-ON-THE-NECKAR, GERMANY.
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1,014,660. peci?cation of Letters latent. '
Patented Jan.16,1912.
Application ?led September 15, 1908. Serial No. 4 8,107. '

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, PAUL MAUSER, privy . which:
particularly adapted to this weapon, and in '
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councillor of commerce, a subject of the Figure 1 shows the opened lock of. the
King of Wurttemberg, residing in Obern weapon with properly mounted breech mech~
dorf-on-the-Neckar, Germany, have invented anism, that is, withthe closing or support 55
certain new and useful Improvements in ing levers. inserted . and .whereby conse'
Automatic Guns, of which the following is quently the safety device is held out of ac
a full, clear,- and exact description. tion so that the loading can be effected un
The present invention refers more par impeded in the usual manner. Fig. 2 is a
10 ticularly to automatic guns and has for its
object to prevent the loading and conse vertical transverse section taken-Yon the line 60
A-A of Fig.v 1. Fig. 3 shows the position
quently the use of the weapon, if the look, of the parts when the breech mechanism is
but more particularly the breech mechanism, not properly mounted and in which the
has been in any way incorrectly put to safety device has passed into the looking or
15 gether or if some part has been omitted
when mounting the breech. In this way
safety position owing to the absence of the 65
supporting levers and thus'prevents the com
without any other means the marksman is
protected from any injurious consequences plete drawing back of the chamber. Fig. 4
is a plan or top view of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 1s a. '
whatsoever which might result owing to his vertical transverse section taken on the line
20 want of skill or forgetfulness when putting
the weapon together. BB of Fig. 3. Fig. .6 is a vertical trans 70
verse section taken on the line C-0 of Fig.
The essential feature of the invention (ir 3, throughthe casing of the lock and through
respective of any special form of construc the cover. Fig. 7 isan inverted plan view
tion) consists in that movable or adjustable of the cover with the safety device applied
25 parts are arranged on the casing of the lock thereto. Fig. 7. is a plan with the cover re 75
or on some other immovable part of the moved, and Figs. 8, 9 and 10 are similar
weapon which are held out of action only views to Figs. 3, 4 and 5'showing a modi?ca
when the breech mechanism is- correctly tion and illustrate the positions of the parts
mounted in all its parts; whereas if the with the supporting levers omitted. '
30 breech mechanism is not correctly mounted As already mentioned in the preamblethe
or'if some part is missing, owing to the ab essential parts of the breech or closing mech- 80
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sence of the part in question they automati anism of the weapon illustratedare formed
cally pass into such a position that they are by the looking or supporting levers b pivoted
capable of exerting a locking action with re in the rear wall of the casing h of the lock.
35 gard to the movable breech part or other These
lock or discharging part. levers b are positively geared. and 85
In the present case this invention is ap when the breech is closed, lie inward and
support the chamber at the back on both
plied to a recoil loader of the Mauser sys sides (the breech bolt being in the closed
tem M. 08 (shown in U. S. Patent No. position) and thus occasion the locking of
40 918,760), in which the closing of the mov
able breech. part is e?'ected by two posi the breech. The present safety device is so 90
arranged that it can come into operation
tively controlled locking levers symmetri
cally supporting the movable breech part on wheneverthese important parts are missing.
For this purpose a spring controlled arm m
both sides, and in which these looking or is arranged on the'under side of the cover at
45 closing levers are arran ed as supporting
levers along the inside of the casing of the of the housing or casing II, of the lock, which
arm in the case illustrated can be lifted 'up
breech and are situated with their back pivot ward and closes over the opening of the
ends in the rear wall of the casing.
In the accompanying drawings is shown a breech casing and is locked on to the rear
wall 72.1 by means of a spring controlled slid
50 form of construction of the invention more ing catch e.
100
 ~ The spring controlled arm m is provided to the safety arm, a special spring 2 is pro
with pins n or other suitable dGVlCGSPIO vided which at the same time presses on the 65
jecting inwardly above each of the support sliding catch e of the cover. In the ?rst
ing levers I) while above the breech-bolt it form of construction with the same object
is provided with a safety- lug or'shoulder 0 in view that spring controlled safety arm m
or the like. The pins 11. are ?tted to lateral is also so constructed that it can act as
branches of the arm m corresponding to the spring for the sliding catch e which, as 70
positions of the sup orting levers b and the already mentioned holds the cover at the
safety lug or shoul er 0 is situated at the. rear wall of the casing. For this reason it
10 front end of the arm m which latter is held is prolonged so far beyond its supporting
in position by- being inserted in a groove p point 79 that its rear end can engage in a
of the cover d. The front part of the breech corresponding recess on the front edge of 75
bolt is provided on its upper surface with the catch. -
a stop _or shoulder 2' correspondmg to the \What I claim as my invention and desire
15 safety lug 0. If the supporting levers b to secure by patent is: ' -
. have been inserted then the pins n will rest 1. An automatic ?re arm having a breech.
on the same and the safety device will be mechanism including a breech bolt, locking 80
held in the non-operative position as may means, and means for locking the breech -
be seen from Fig.'1, in which the breech mechanism, said means being normally held
20 bolt with its stop 71 can pass unimpeded to by said locking means in its inoperative po
and fro, that is, without coming into contact sition, and adapted to move into engagin
with the safety lug 0 and can thus effect the position with said breech bolt when said 85
regular loading movements. If, however, locking means is missing. 7 V -
owing to defective mounting the supportlng 2. An automatic ?rearm having a breech
25 levers are missing, there will then no longer mechanism including a breech bolt, locking
' be any support for the pins 12., so that thelevers, and means for locking the breech
arm m owing to itsspring action ?ies down mechanism, said locking levers normally en 90'
ward and its lug 0 will now be situated 1n gaging said locking means for holding it in
the track of the stop .71. Consequently 1t is its inoperative position, and said means be
30 thus impossible for the breech-bolt to per ing adapted to move into engaging position
form the loading movements; the safety lug with said breech bolt when said levers are
0 according to the position of the chamber ' missing. 95
' will be situated either in front of or behind 3. An automatic ?rearm having a breech
the stop 7; and thus either prevent the return mechanism including a breech bolt, locking
35 movement or the forward movement of the means for said breech bolt, andmeans for
breech-bolt. Furthermore as regards the locking said breech mechanism \ operating
stop 6 it preferably consists of two separate upon absence of the locking means. ' ' 100
parts, as shown more particularly in Figs. 4. An automatic ?rearm having a breech
2 and 4, owing to the extractor being ar mechanism including a breech bolt, locking
40 ranged in the middle part of the breech-bolt. levers for said breech bolt, and means for
In Figs. 8 to-lO a modi?cation of the in locking said breech mechanism in inopera
vention is shown, in which the spring con tive position, said means comprising a stop 105
trolled safety arm ?tted to the cover of the normally engaging said levers, and adapted
casing of the lock is arranged as a relatively to engage said breech bolt when the locking
45 shortone-armed lever in the back portion levers are missing. '
of the cover of the lock and the safety 5. An automatic ?rearm having a breech
shoulder is ?tted to its rear end. In the mechanism including a breech bolt, locking 110
present modi?cation the spring controlled levers for said breech bolt, and means for
safety arm is formed as a relatively short locking said breech mechanism in inopera
50 one-armed lever w, the safety lug' 0 is so tive position, said means comprising a two
arranged on the rear part of the lever :22 armed stop normally en aging said levers,
that when the latter is in its operative po and adapted to engage said breech bolt when 115
sition the stop 11 of the breech-bolt engages the locking levers are missing.
the same by its back end. Furthermore plus 6. An automatic ?rearm having a breech
55 a are ?tted to the lever :12 forming the safety mechanism including a breech bolt, locking
arm and if the breech mechanism is correctly levers for said breech bolt, and means for
mounted will rest on the supporting levers b locking said breech mechanism in inopera 120
and this permit the free movement of the tive position, said means comprising an arm
breech - bolt. In all other respects the abutting against a ?xed part of the gun cas
60 method of working of the present arrange ing and normally engaging said levers, and
ment is exactly the same as that of the ?rst adapted to engage said breech bolt when the
form of construction. locking levers are missing. 125
For imparting the necessary spring action 7. An automatic ?rearm having a breech
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mechanism including a breech bolt and two gaging position with said breech bolt when
locking levers, and a spring controlled safety said levers are missing.v
arm mounted upon the cover of the breech In witness whereof, I have hereunto
casing and PIOYldGd with projections above signed my name in the presence of two sub
each of said locking levers, and a shoulder scribing witnesses. .
above said breech bolt, said supporting 1e PAUL MAUSER.
vers being adapted to normally engage said
projections whereby to hold said shoulder Witnesses :
in its raised or inoperative position, and said ERNEST ENTLEMANN,
10 safety arm being adapted .to move into en- K FRIDA KLEIBEB.