P. MAUSER.

TRIGGER MECHANISM PQR AUTOMATIC FIREARMS.

APPLICATION FILED ROY. 19, 1909.
999,326. Patented Aug. 1, 1911.

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 "UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
PAUL MAUSER, or 0311mmoRr-oN-rnn-Nncmn,. GERMANY.
'- TRIGGER MECHANISM FOR AUTOMATIC FIREARMS.

999,326. Speci?cation of Letterslatent. j Patented Aug. 1, 1-911.

Application filed November 19, 1909. Seria'l No. 528,976. -'

To all whom 'it'may concern: - , ing been completely e?'ected (that is, when
Be it known that I, PAUL MAUSER, royal the supporting or looking levers have not
commercial ' privy councillor, a1 subject of reached the locking position). The scar 22
i the Kmg of Wiirtemberg, residing at _(provided with these two hooks or catches) 60
V5,;Oberndorf-on-the-Neckar, in the Kingdom is pivoted to the trigger 2, which as usual
_ of Wiirtemberg, Germany, have invented is pivoted to the pin 2,1 in the stock 9.
certain-new anduseful Improvements Re According to the invention the locking le
lating to Trigger Mechanlsm for Auto ver m is preferably pivoted behind the trig
matic Firearms,rof which the following is ger, the lower end m1 of said locking lever
a full, clear, and exact description. being provided with a handle projecting
The present invention relates to trigger out into ,the open, while the upper end has
mechanism for automatic ?re arms, the an inclined nose of. w
novelty consisting of an improved device The sear 22 (which, as previously men
by means of which any number of shots tioned, is pivoted to the trigger a) has on
v115- may be ?red in series. Withthisend 'in its. trunnion a side piece y, the engaging surf .
, view the preferred arrangement .1 is such face 3/1 of which, when the trigger is pulled :
. ' that the adjustment of a locking lever piv Qfarther back, after having released the
oted behind the trigger prevents the latter ?ring pin, meets an inclined sliding sur 75
from moving. backward, so that although face a1 on a block a located in the stock and
20_the trigger can be pulled a certain distance thus effects the withdrawal of the catch
- it cannot be pulled through its complete .e? from the hook or catch 83 of the sear
motion and consequently the sear'controlled l controlled lever 82, so that the same can
~ lever is not released by the-sear and as it leavethe sear and assume its engaging posi- 80 '
- 1s not able to return to its engaging posi~ tion for the next shot even if the trigger is
"25~._tion it is compelled to remain in :the d1sen-j not released. This piece, 3/ has on its lower
gaged POSltIOIl as long as the trigger is" end a notch 11/2 which cooperates with the
. pulled back. . .
nose m2 of the locking lever m in such man.
.The invention is illustrated in the ac-. ner that when the lever m is adjusted with 85
' companying drawing in which- its upper end projecting forward and the
30 Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the trigger is pulled, the piece y by its notch 11/2
.rear part of the weapon with the locking engages the projecting nose m2 of the look
lever out of engagementfor-single ?ring. ing lever :12. Consequently the ?ring pin
Fig. 2 isa similar view showing the parts is released it istrue, as shown in Fig. 2,v
that isv to say, the sear controlled lever s2
setFor
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forthe
repeat
purpose
?ring.of illustrating the inven is moved downwardfar enough to disen
tion a recoil loader with ?xed barrel has gage the catch 8 from the nose on the ?ring
been adopted. The gun illustrated is of pin; the trigger cannot,- however, be moved
the general construction disclosed in my farther, so that the trigger cannot be pulled 95
application S. No. 514,894, ?led August 27, through its complete motion but is com
~40 1909. The general "arrangement of the Fig. pelled to remain in the position shown 1n
_ trigger mechanism is the usual one, the sear 2. In this position the sear 22- holds
controlled lever 8'? being pivoted to the pin the sear controlled lever s2 in the unlocked
81 on the underside of the minor breech g position so that it cannot return to its posi- 100
which contains the hollow ?ring pin 7 and tion of engagement with the ?rlng pin, and,
4.5 propelling spring In and is inserted in the - consequently, allows as many shots to be
rear wall of the casing h. This sear con repeatedly ?red as there are cartridges in
,trolledlever. szvcarries the usual; upwardly, the magazine. '
The cam slide a which operates in the
projecting catch .9 as well as, a downwardly
projecting hook or catch 83 which engages generally known manner the locking levers 105
_59 with .a corresponding catch 23 on the sear supporting the receiver is, has a_ rearward
22. The sear zzis provided underneath this extending spring tongue all provided at its
catch a with another catch a which en 1 rear end with a projection q? corresponding
gages with the rear end-ti of the safety le with the hook p2 of a lever 22 pivotally 110
ver t2, the object of the latter being, as 1s mounted upon the minor breech g. The
.55 generally known, to tprevent the rifle being nose p1 ofthe lever 12 projects downward
?red in the event 0 the locking not hav and cooperates with a correspondingrecess
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r1 of the ?ring pin a". The lever 72 is actu- and the ?rearm is adapted for automatic
ated by a spirahspring 793, which tends to ?ring. ' - ~ -

hold the lever pin the engaging or locking '3. In an automatic ?rearm, the combina
position as shown in Fig. 2, when the breech tion of a trigger, a ?ring mechanism, a catch
is not closed. Only after the breech has lever controlled by the sear for engaging
been duly looked that is to say when the cam and releasing said ?ring mechanism, a sear
slide a is situated in its backward'position adapted to vengage said catch mechanism,
shown in Fig. 1 in which it holds the sup move it to its retracted position and release
- porting levers in their inward and locking it during single, ?ring, and means for pre 50
10 postion, the lever p is held in the raised venting said sear from releasing said catch
position against the pressure of the spring mechanism during repeated ?ring, said
[23 by the tongue (:1 engaging with the book means comprising a manually operated stop
392 of the lever 72. The nose r1 of the ?ring adapted to engage the sear for'limiting the
pin 1' is then released from the nose I) of the releasing movement thereof.
15 lever 79, and the ?ring pin can move for 4. In an automatic ?rearm, the combina
ward. - tion of a trigger, a ?ring mechanism, a catch
What I claim as my invention and desire lever cont-rolled by the sear for engaging ,
to secure by Letters Patent is: and releasing said ?ring mechanism, a sear
1.. In an automatic ?re-arm, the combina adapted to engage said catch mechanism,
20 tion of a trigger, a ?ring~device, a sear hav move it to its retracted position and release
ing an'a-rm thereon, a catchsdevice controlled ._it duringv single ?ring, and means for pre
by the sear for engaging and releasing said venting said sear from releasing said catch
?ring device, and a manually operable stop mechanism during repeated. ?re, said mecha
adapted to engage said arm ofthe sear for nism comprising apart connected with said 65
25 limiting the movement of said sear, whereby sear, means for moving said part to release
when the trigger is maintained pulled said. said sear, and a catch adapted in one posi
catch device is moved out of engagementtion to=permit said release and in'another
with said ?ring-device without being re position to engage said part to prevent a
leased, and the ?re-arm is adapted for auto~ , complete movement thereof whereby when 70
30 matic ?ring. v \ the parts are in the last-named position and
2. In an automatic ?rearm, the combina the trigger is held retracted said sear-con
tion of a trigger, a ?ring device, a Sear, a trolled catch is held outof'its engaging posi
catch device controlled by said sear for en tion'so that the ?ring mechanism acts auto- ,
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gaging and releasing said ?ring device, said matioally. 75
sear being movable relatively to said trigger In witness whereof, I have hereunto
to engage and release said catch device and signedmy name in the presence of two sub
means for limiting the relative movement scribing witnesses.
of said sear, whereby when the trigger is PAUL MAUSER.
maintained pulled said catch, device is Witnesses :
40 moved out of engagement with .said ?ring ERNEST ENTLMNANY,
device without being released by said sear FRIDA KLAIBER.