P. MAUSER.

BEGOIL LOADING PISTOL WITH FIXED BARREL.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 9, 1909.

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Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

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PAUL MAUSER, oroBEnNnonr-oN-rHE-NEcKAR, GERMANY.

RECOIL-LOADING PISTOL WITH FIXED BARREL.
Speci?cation of Letters Patent.

1,047,671.

Application ?led December 9, 1909.

Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

Serial No. 532,198.

5 is _a front elevation of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a

Be it known that I, PAUL MAUsen, subject vertlcal cross-section according to line BB
of the King of \Vurttemberg, residing at of Fig. 4; Figs. 7 and 8 are side elevation
Oberndorf-on-the-Neckar, in the Kingdom of and front elevation respectively of the in~
To all whom, it may com-e172:

Turtteniberg, Germany, have invented new sertible pin; Figs. 9 and 10 show the means

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and useful Improvements in Recoil-Loading adapted for locking the breech-slide in the
Pistols with Fixed Barrel, of which the fol~ event of single loading; Fig. 11 is a side,
elevation of the weapon in readiness for
This invention relates to a recoil-loading ?ring, i. e., with cocked hammer ;' Fig. 12 is
10 pistol with ?xed barrel and breeclrslide a vertical cross-section according to line
'guided on the grip-stock or handle, and to C-C of Fig. 11; Fig. 13 is a longitudinal
novel improvements in such a Weapon, section showing the arrangement and posi

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whereby especially a simpli?cation of the tion of the parts of the ?ring mechanism in
the weapon in readiness for ?ring; Fig.
dling of the weapon, when dismounting and 14 shows the position of the parts after
re-assembling the same, is facilitated. To ?ring and at the moment when the trigger
this end, a novel fastening means for the pawl is separated from the sear; Fig. 15

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barrel is provided, in which the barrel is

held by a barrel holding device in the form
of an insertible pin, after the removal of
which, the barrel can be readily detached
from the grip-stock or handle.

lowing is a speci?cation.

> same is attained and consequently the han

Moreover, the invention relates to the ar

is a vertical cross-section according to line

DD of Fig. 14; Fig. 16 shows the weapon

in an opened state with receded breech-slide 75

and trigger pawl separated from the sear.

The weapon as shown comprises essen

tially the grip-stock 9 whose handle proper

rangement of the trigger mechanism, whose forms the receiverm for the insertible mag
sear is not provided laterally on the maga azine, the breech-slide '2) adapted to slide 80
1 zine box but above the same in the upper on the upper part of the grip-stock provided
part of the grip-stock or handle and consists with corresponding guides and the barrel
of a double~armed bell crank lever, Whose _l which is rigidly coupled with the grip

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30

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40,

outwardly extending arm forms the trigger stock, and partly surrounded in its lower
abutment pawl, whereas the trigger pawl half by the front extension 1) of the breech

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slide. The rear part of the breech-slide

proper is connected to the trigger itself.
Finally, an arrangement is provided for forms in the usual manner the breech bolt
locking the breech-slide in the event of proper, which receives the ?ring pin 8 the

single loading and consists of a readily re bore being closed rearwardly by the sleeve
leasable spring locking piece or detent, shaped; extension a of the grip-stock 9

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which-in the event of automatic loading is adapted to guidethe rear part 8' of the ?r
overcome by the recoil, but when the breech ing pin.
The coupling of the barrel with the grip
slide is pulled by hand, it keeps the breech
slide open, the said detent being however stock is effected in the following manner:

also releasable by hand by a slight pressure The barrel, which, as stated, is not sur
rounded by the front part of the breech

A recoil-loading pistol embodying the slide, but is practically only embedded there

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,or jerk.

aforesaid improvements is shown in the ac in, hasa pin-like extension a near to its
rear end, which extension, when the barrel
companying drawings, of which,
is mounted, as shown in Fig. 4, engages in 100
Figures
1
and
2
are
a
side
elevation
and
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a front elevation respectively of the pistol, a corresponding bore in the grip-stock.

the front part of the barrel holding device Farther forward on the barrel, there is a
being shown in section in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is second extension'r, which, with its lower
a vertical .cross-section according to line part, bears in a groove k2 at the front end of

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AA of Fig. 1, wherein the bayonet-joint

like locking of the barrel holding device is
shown; Figv 4 shows the pistol with the
barrel holding device in the released posi

the ledge is of the grip-stock and is provided

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with a rear milled part r2 and an opening

1" widened on both sides in the transverse

direction. There is provided as barrel hold~

tion, the insertible pin formed as barrel ing device an insertible pin 0 which is in
55 holding device being partly drawn out; Fig. serted through the opening r of the front

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barrel extension 1" and also with its rear o?

set part through a transverse hole 12. of

shoulder a? of the barrel extension. ,n and

the pawl is turned to such an extent that its

the barrel extension at, whereby the latter offset a is. removed from the front end of
is ?xed in its bore in the grip-stock. The the lever arm a5: Thus no matter whether

5 ins'ertible pin is secured in its coupled posi

after ?ring, the trigger is still held tight,

tion by a double locking arrangement, as it the sear w1ll return to the u per or arrest

engages on both sides with noses p at the ing position independently of,the movement
rear of its extension p under the shoulder of the trigger ' awl and under the in?uence
is projecting from the front of the grip of the spring , 'so that when the breech

10 stock. ledge, and engages behind extension slide recoils, it comes in front ofthe abut
r in the recess 7* thereof with diametrically ment 83 and thereby effects the. locking of
' opposed cams 0 formedthereon farther to

ward its inner end. The insertible pin is

further secured in this locking position in
15 that the plate spring q arranged underneath
the grip-stock ledge la engages with its front

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the ?ring pin. The trigger pawl a is con- .

trolled by the spring d, which tends to keep
the trigger pawl inthe normal or engaging

position as shown in Fig. 13 and to return

the pawl to this normal position after its sov

.ioifset end in the space between, the noses upper end has been released from the pin
' p. These noses are beveled, so that when

like extension or shoulder, which readily

coupling, 2'. e. w en the insert-ible pin with takes place when releasing the trigger. '

20 its engaging extension is rotated, the catch

The ?ring pin 8, which isguided rear
spring may be presseddownward and thus wardly with its stem 8' in the sleeve-shaped

released from its position of rest. Only a end pieceg' has sleeve-shaped extensions on
rotation at an angle of 90 is necessary for its plate 82 forwardly and rearwardly, the .

effecting this release and also for bringing latter extension of which receives the front
25 the cams 0 out of their locking position endof the ?ring pin spring t whereas the

(Fig. 3) into the unlo'ckin position (Fig.

former extension in the form of a short edge

6) wherein the cams, with t- ir longitu inal is adapted to receive a small safety spring t'_

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axis, are on a level with the laterally holdin the ?ring pin behind the front face

widened opening 1" of the extension 1'. The of the (breech bolt.
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30 pin 0 may thus be drawn out at the front
A spring detent w (Figs. 10, 14s, 15 and
and-the barrel then removed from its bear 16) is secured by a. rivet or the like against
ing.
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the inner vwall of the grip-stock over the
With regard to the arrangement of the magazine casing and extends with its look
. trigger mechanism,.it comprises essentially ing projection '10 into a guiding groove 92
35 the sear a, which, in the form of a double

.of the grip-stock (Fig. 15). A ledge .or

armed lever, is pivotally mounted laterally strip a of the breech slide slides in this
' over the ma azine box m and forms with

groove 92 and has a recess to (Fig. 9) on the

the trigger a utment lever as, a single rigid inside, in which the projection to can enter
piece in the form of a bell crank lever, also under the influence of the elasticity of the
40 the trigger pawl, c, which is attached di spring detent to when the breech slide is in
rectly to the trigger a and extends with
itsupper beveled end 02 within the range
of a corresponding beveled shoulder n
of the aforesaid barrel extension n. There
45 is provided beneath the beveled end 02, .an

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its rearward position (Fig. 16).

The elasticity of the spring detentw is so

proportioned that the slide 12 is held re

tracted when opened by hand against the

pressure of the locking spring $2. The slide

angular offset 0 with which, when the can be readily released from the detent by
trigger is operated i. 6. when the trigger is slightly pushing upon the .rearend of. the
pulled, the trigger pawl 0 engages around breech slide. vBut when the slide'is opened
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the front end of the arm a of the sear. _

.by the force of the explosion, i. e., in auto
. The arm a of the sear a acting as trigger matic loading, the movements of the slide 115

abutment lever is inclined upward in such are so rapid that the spring detent does not

a manner that it extends with its upper end have time to overcome .its moment of in
. into the moving path of the abutment s, so ertia and to enter with its projection 'w into

that the ?ring pin 8 maybe arrested in the the recess w of the ledge a of the slide.
The detent thus acts without any adjusting
crank lever, a is in the upper or arresting means to hold the slide > retracted when

'55 known manner when the sear with its bell

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position caused by the plate spri b. When opened by hand but toallow the free move
the trigger pawl c engages with 1ts offset a ment of the slide when opened by the force
. under the arm a of the sear, it lifts the

60 same and thereby pulls the trigger abut

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of explosion.

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What I claim as my invention and desire 125.

ment arm a downward,'sothat the abut-_ to' secure by Letters Patent is :-

'ment 8 is released and the_cocked ?ring pin

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_ 1. In a recoil-loading pistol, the combina

can _ advance for the purpose of ?ring.

tion of a ?xed barrel, a grip stock, a breech

When further pulling the pawl, the upper slide guided on said grip stock, said barrel

65 beveled end 02 slides upward -. on \the. having an extension at its rear end and said

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grip stock having a bore into which said ex hand, but which is inoperativeby its mo
tension passes, and a barrel-holding device ment of inertia when the slide is opened by
secured to the

rip stock.

> the force of expulsion.

B. In a ?rearm, the combination of a bar

2. In a recoi -loading pistol, the combina
tion of a ?xed barrel, a grip stock, a breech rel having a projection thereon, a stock hav 70

slide guided on said grip stock, said barrel mg a soc et therein into which said projec

tion is adapted to ?t and means for ,con- -

having an extension at its rear end and said

grip stock having a bore into which said ex

necting said barrel and stock together, said

tension passes, and a barrel-holding device means comprising a part extending longitu~
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secured to the grip stock, said barrel-hold

dinally of the barrel and projecting through

having an extension at its rear end and said

grip stock having a bore into which said ex

in for one of said projections, and means for

tension passes, and a barrel-holding device

secured to the grip stock, said barrel-hold
ing device comprlsing a means extending
through said extension and secured therein

mid means comprising a part extending lon

ing device comprising a means extending said stock and into said projection when said
through said extension and secured therein. projection is engaged within said socket.
9. In a ?rearm, the combination of a bar
3. In a recoil-loading pistol, the ;ombina~
i tion of a ?xed barrel, a grip stock, a breech rel having front and rear attaching projec
15 slide guided on said grip stock, said barre? tions thereon, a stock having a socket there

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connecting said barrel and stock together,

gitudinally of the barrel and projecting '

through said stock and into said projections

when said barrel is in position on the. stock.

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10. In a ?rearm, the combination of a bar

by a removable. catch device.

rel having front and rear attaching projec

4. In a recoil-loading pistol, the combina

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tion of a fixed barrel, a grip stock, a tions thereon, a stock having a socket therein
breech slide guided on said grip stock, said for one of said projections, and means for
barrel having an extension at its rear end

connect-ing said barrel and stock together,

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and said grip stock having a bore into which said means comprising a part extending lon
said extension passes, and a barrel-holdin
device secured to the grip stock, said barre 30

gitudinally of the barrel and projecting

through said stock and into said projections

holding device comprising a means extend

when said barrel is in position on the Stock 95

therein by a removable ca'tch device com

in position.

ing through said extension and secured and means for locking said connecting part

11. In a ?rearm, the combination of a bar

5; In a recoil-loading pistol, the combina rel having front and rear attaching projec
tion of a barrel, a grip stock, a trigger tions thereon, a stock having a socket therein
mechanism and a magazine, said trigger for one of said projections, and means for

prising a bayonet-joint.
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mechanism including a scar in the form of

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connecting said barrel and stock together,

a double-armed lever disposed laterally over said means comprising a rotatable part ex
the magazine box, said sear having an up tending longitudinally of the barrel and pro
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wardly extending rigid arm forming the j ecting through said stock and into said prro

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jections when said barrel is in position on

the stock, means for locking said connecting

trigger abutment lever, a trigger pawl co

operating therewith, a trigger tongue con

nected to said pawl and a ?xed shoulder, part in position upon rotation of said part,

said trigger pawl abutting against said and means for locking said part against ro

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shoulder after every pull of the trigger tat-ion.

whereby the sear and trigger abutment lever
are released.

(3. In a recoil loading pistol, the combina

tion of a ?xed barrel, a grip stock and a

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12. In a ?rearm, the combination of a bar- .

rel having front and rear attaching projec

tions thereon, a stock having a socket therein
for one of said projections, and means for

50' breech slide guided on said grip stock, and connecting said barrel and stock together,
means holding retracted said breech slide said means comprising a part extending lon
when opened by hand and being inoperative gitudinally of the barrel provided with an
by its moment of inertia and without ma arm at- its outer end, said part projecting
nipulation when the slide is opened by the through said stock and into 'said projections

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and said arm engaging the front end of the

stock when the barrel is in position.

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55 force of the explosion.

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7. In a recoil-loading pistol, the combina

tion of a ?xed barrel, a grip stock and a
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13. In a ?rearm, the combination of a bar

rel having front and rear attaching projec

breech slide guided on said grip stock, and

means for locking the breech slide for sin
gle loading and for allowingthe free move
ment of the slide in automatic loading, said
means comprising a spring detent arranged
in the wall of the grip stock, having a lock

tions thereon, a stock having a socket there

in for one of said projections, and means 125
for connecting said barrel and stock to
gether, said means comprising a part ex

ing projection which cooperates with a re

vided with an arm at its outer end, said part

tending longitudinally of the barrel pro

cess in the slide when the slide is opened by projecting through said stock and into said 130

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projections and said arm engaging the front

17.111 a ?rearm, the combination"_of a
end of the stock when the barrel is in posi barrel having front and rear-attaching pro 50v
tion and means for locking said connecting jections thereon, a stock having a socket
part in position.
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therein for one of said projections, and
14. In a ?rearm the combination of a bar means for connecting said barrel and stock
rei havin front and rear attaching pro together, said means comprising a part ex
.jections t ereon, a #stock having a socket: tending longitudinally of the barrel pro 55

' therein for one of said projections, and vided with an arm at its outer end, said ro~
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means'for connecting said barrel and stock tat'able part projecting through said stock
together, said means comprising a part ex, and into said projections and saidarm en

tending longitudinally of the barrel pro

vided with an arm at its outer end, said

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arrel is in position, means for locking said

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rotatable part projecting through said stock connecting

a spring
in position
upon the'uponwrot-ation
front end of ~ T
and into said project-ions and said arm en thereof and part
gaging the front end of the stock when the the stock engaging said part for looking it
- barrel is in position and means for locking

said connecting part in position upon rota

against rotation;

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18. In a ?rearm, the combination of a bar 65

rel having an attaching projection thereon,

' tion thereof.

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gaging the front end of the stock when. the

15. In a ?rearm, the combination of a bar

a stock having a socket therein for said

rel having front and rear attaching projec

projection, a re'ciprocatin

breech bolt, a
tions thereon, a stock having a socket there spring for returning sai breech bolt to
in for one of said projections, and means for closed position, and means for connecting
connecting said barrel and stock to ether, said said barreland stock together, said means

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means comprising a part extendging ~longi scomprising a part extending longitudinally

tudinally of the barrel provided with an arm of the; barrel and projecting through said
at its outer end, said rotatable part project stock through said returning spring and

ing through said stock and into said projec

into said projection.

tions and said arm'engaging the front end

19. In a?re'arm, the combination of a bar
of the stock when the barrel is "in position, rel having-an attaching projection thereon,
30 means forlocking' said connecting part in a stock having a socket therethrough for

position upon rotation thereof and means said projection, means for-connecting said
barrel and stock together, a breech bolt, a

for locking said part against rotation tend

ing to unlock the same.

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mechanism,
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mechanism
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comprisI

16. In a ?rearm, the combination of a

barrel having front and rear attaching pro

ing a spring-pressed ?ring-pin, a sear en

gaging said ?ring-pin, a trigger, a lever.

jections thereon, a stock havinga socket pivoted to said trigger engaging said sear

therein for one of said projections, and

and means upon said projection on the bar

means for connecting said barrel and stock rel for moving said .lever out of engagement _ s5

together, said means comp-rising a part vex

tending longitudinally of the barrel pro

vided wit-h an arm at its outer end, said ro- '

with said sear after said ?ring-pin has been _

released by said sear.

In testimony whereof I have signed my

tatable part projecting through said stock name to this speci?cation in the presence of
and into said projections and said arm en two subscribing witnesses.
gaging-the front end of the stock when the
PAUL MAUSER.
45 barrel is in position, means for locking said
> connecting part in position upon rotation
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thereof and a spring engaging saidv part/for
locking-it againstrotation.

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, ERNEST ENTENMANN,

PAULINE KLAIBER.

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