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GAS OPERATED AUTOMATIC REVOLVER
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GAS OPERATED AUTOMATIC REVOLVER
Filed Oct. 7, 1959 3 Sheets-Sheet 3

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United States Patent Office 3,045,556
Patented July 24, 1962
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3,045,556 The specific nature of the invention, as well as other
GAS (OPERATED AUTOMATIC REVOLVER objects and advantages thereof, will clearly appear from
Edward H. Westoresaad, 30 Newfield St., a description of a preferred embodiment as shown in the
Plymouth, Mass. accompanying drawings, in which:
Filed Oct. 7, 1959, Ser. No. 844,989 FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of the gun partly in sec
8 Claims. (C. 89-191) tion, showing the parts in the safety position and un
cocked;
This invention relates to improvements in automatic FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the gun shown in FIG. 1;
hand guns and particularly to the provision of a new FIG. 3 is a detail view, partly in section, showing the
automatic revolver operated by utilizing part of the gas O inter-relation of the trigger and hammer, with part of the
pressure of the exploding cartridge to cock the gun and cocking lever;
prepare it for firing. FIG. 4 is an end view of the cylinder with the ratchet
Automatic pistols utilizing a spring-pressed cartridge and spline shaft removed, showing the fixed inserted cylin
magazine are well known, but it is an accepted fact that der Spline and ratchet guide pins; -
the revolver type action in hand guns makes possible a FIG. 5 is a plan view of the cylinder hand or ratchet
much better balanced and designed weapon than any of with the leaf spring removed;
the presently known automatic pistols. The revolver can FIG. 6 is a detail view of the ratchet and spline shaft
be safely carried with a cartridge in the firing position unit;
and the first shot can be readily fired by the use of one FIG. 7 is an end view of the ratchet shown in FIG. 6;
hand only; in the case of a mis-fire, the next cartridge can 20 FIG. 8 is a side elevation similar to FIG. 1, showing
be in position for firing easily and without requiring the the mechanism at the time of automatic full cocking, just
use of both hands. The revolver is basically a much as the bullet leaves the pistol muzzle;
simpler and sturdier weapon, its disadvantage heretofore FIG. 9 is a side elevation of the frame with the frame
being that its action is not automatic. guide plates removed, showing the cylinder pawl and
It is a major object of the invention to provide an auto cylinder pawl spring, with the hammer blocking bar in
matic revolver of the simplest construction with a mini position;
mum of moving parts, with all moving parts traveling FIG. 10 is a front view of the weapon;
the shortest possible distance, and so designed that the FIG. 11 is a side view of the frame size plate prior to
shock of gas operation does not impose excessive strain assembly and brazing on the frame;
on any of the moving parts. 30 FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the frame taken
Another object is to provide a hand gun in which the on line 12-12 of FIG. 9;
mechanism is placed in such a manner that a superior FIG. 13 is an end view of the cocking lever and the
balance is obtained, with the thumb line higher than is incorporated rear sight;
possible in the case of automatic pistols or hand guns, FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the same element, in
thus minimizing the recoil effects. order to make its construction more apparent;
Still another object is to provide a weapon of the type FIG. 15 is a plan view of the blocking bar;
described using practically all pivoted parts, and having FIG. 16 is a detail view of the cylinder pawl and the
practically no sliding parts, which greatly minimizes fric left section of the cocking lever showing the cam engage
tion and facilitates an easy action. 40
ment which releases the cylinder pawl from its cylinder
It is also an object of the invention to provide an auto notch during cocking action of the cocking lever;
matic revolver which can be carried with a cartridge in FIG. 17 is a detail perspective view of the cocking
the firing chamber in complete safety. Another desirable lever return spring and guide;
feature is that different cartridge loads can be used in the FIGS. 18 and 19 are perspective detail views of the
same weapon; for example, an ideally designed hand gun 45
hammer link and hammer thrust lever; and
can be readily chambered for the 0.375 magnum car FIG. 20 is an enlarged detail view of the rear end of
tridge, which is a heavier cartridge than it has heretofore the cocking drive floating piece.
been possible to use in any commercial automatic pistol, Referring to FIG. 1, which shows the weapon in its
and this chambering would also make the use of all the normal 'safe' condition, the barrel 2 is fixed to the
various .38 caliber cartridges feasible with only a minor 50
frame 1 (see also FIG. 9) in the usual fashion. The
difference in the speed of the automatic action. cocking lever 3 is provided, which is pivoted on shaft
According to the invention, the gas recoil is transmitted 5. The hammer 4, better shown in FIG. 3, is also piv
through a piston arrangement by a camming action to a oted on shaft 5 coaxially with the cocking lever, but in
specially designed cocking lever which cocks the hammer dependently movable thereon. In addition to the body
on its rearward stroke, and ratchets the revolver cylinder 55
4 of the hammer there is a hammer head 4A which en
into firing position on its return stroke, by spring action, gages the firing pin 8 during the firing operation to drive
Tather than by direct transmission of force from the gas the pin against the action of spring 10 to fire the car
piston, thus minimizing impact and breakage on the rela tridge.
tively delicate mechanical parts. The trigger is provided Trigger 6 is pivoted on trigger pivot shaft 7 and is
with an escapement which checks the hammer cocking 60
biased in a clockwise direction with reference to the
movement and prevents a full automatic action. The shaft by leaf spring 6A. Trigger arm 6B normally clears
pressure of the trigger finger holds the hammer latched the cylindrical portion 4E of hammer 4, but when the
in cocked position after firing each shot by engaging a trigger is pulled and the hammer is in the position shown
hammer notch with a slight negative angle. Upon re in FIG. 3, the hook on the end of arm 6B can move
leasing the trigger, the negative angle of the engagedham 65 upwardly to engage the hammer notch 4B and in this
mer notch forces the trigger out, the trigger cocking arm position prevents return rotation of the hammer to the
then engaging the cocking notch of the hammer, which firing position. When the trigger pull is released, the
is now set for firing. This makes possible in an automatic hammer 4 rotates slightly in the counter-clockwise direc
hand weapon a direct trigger engagement with the ham tion until the sear arm 6C of the trigger engages the notch
mer firing notch, and permits an ideal trigger pull to be 4C of the hammer to retain the hammer in cocked posi
utilized, that is, one having substantially no appreciable tion ready for firing. When the trigger is again pulled,
slack. sear arm 6C is disengaged from notch 4C to permit the
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hammer to continue its counter-clockwise rotation, as 1, leaving the cocking lever 3 free to return to its normal
will be described below, to fire the weapon. position under the influence of its spring 12.
The cocking lever 3 is provided with a sight 3A notched Pivotally attached to the cocking lever 3 at pivot point
into its upper edge. This can be used in cooperation 3B is the "hand” or cylinder rotating ratchet 19, which
with the usual front sight 2E to aim the weapon, since 5 is biased counter-clockwise by leaf spring 19A bearing
the cocking lever is always in the position shown in FIG. at its free end against the frame, and is carried back to
1 when the gun is being fired. Integral with the cock the position shown in FIG. 1 by the return motion of
ing lever 3 is a channel plate 3B providing a channel 3C cocking lever 3. Hand 19 engages the usual ratchet 20
having a pin 3D therein to receive the end of cocking provided in the cylinder 26 to rotate same a step each
lever spring guide 11 as best shown in FIG. 8. The cock 0 time the cocking lever is operated.
ing lever spring guide 11 is urged by compression spring The cylinder is normally held aligned with the barrel
12 and through its engagement with pin 3D, to bias the by a cylinder pawl 23 pivotally mounted on pivot shaft
cocking lever in a counter-clockwise direction, it being 25 (see FIG. 12) fixed to the frame, and biased in a
noted that the line of the cocking lever spring guide pass clockwise direction by coil spring 24. The convention
es sufficiently to the right of the axis of pivot shaft 5 ally bevelled rear edge of cylinder 26 is provided with
to provide the necessary torque for the purpose. A simi a series of index notches 26A, corresponding to the nun
lar hammer spring guide 13 is also provided in the han ber of chambers in the barrel. Cylinder pawl 23 is nor
dle, which is pivotaly fastened at 15A to hammer thrust mally biased by spring 24 into engagement with one of
lever 15, which in turn is pivotally fastened to the frame these notches, to maintain the chamber in accurate align
by hammer thrust lever pivot shaft 16. The other end ment with the barrel, The face 23A of the cylinder
of lever 15 is notched as shown at 15B to engage pin pawl is shaped as a cam, cooperating with a correspond
17A of hammer link 17, separately shown in FIG. 18, ing cam surface 3B on cocking lever 3, to rotate the cyl
which is fashioned in the form of a crank element and inder pawl counter-clockwise whenever the cocking lever
is pivotally fastened at point 17B to the body of the is operated, to thus release the cylinder pawl from its
hammer. It will thus be seen that as the hammer 4 is 5 engagement with the index notch 26C and permit the
rotated in a clockwise direction from the position shown cylinder to rotate by the ratcheting action of hand 19
in FIG. 1 to the position shown in FIG. 8, the hammer as the cocking lever 3 returns to its normal position. It
innk pulls the hammer thrust lever 15 around in a coun will be noted that this return of the cocking lever to the
ter-clockwise direction against the compressive force of position shown in FIG. 1 also releases the cylinder pawl
hammer spring 14. However, it will be noted that this 30 23, but this release does not occur until after the hand
linkage floats in the position of FIG. 1, when points 5, 19 has begun to rotate the cylinder; therefore, pawl 23
17, and 17' are in line, and that the connection between remains biased against the bevelled edge of the cylinder,
the notch 5B and pin 17A can be disengaged. and falls into the next indexing notch as soon as the cyl
At the moment the gun is fired, the cocking lever 3, inder is rotated far enough, first striking side 26E of
as previously noted, is in the vertical position as shown the notch 26A to positively stop the cylinder.
in FIG. 1. When the weapon is fired, high pressure As best shown in FIG. 9, the cylinder pawl 23 also
gas from the explosion is metered through small passage has an arm 23B, the end of which engages safety block
2A into the gas chamber 2B (FIG. 8) and exerts pres 18, which slides in a groove in the frame into the posi
sure against the gas piston and shaft unit 38, driving tion to block the return motion of the hammer when the
the stem rearward against buffer spring stop 41. Piston 40 Safety pawl is not resting in one of the index notches.
38 is provided with a gas seal as shown at 39, and a gas When the cylinder pawl 23 is nested in one of the index
piston return and buffer spring 40, to both take up the notches, it has moved sufficiently far in a clockwise di
shock and to return the piston to its initial position. rection under the pressure of spring 24 so that the safe
In its rearward motion, the shaft 38A engages the cock ty block is carried by arm 23B out of the path of the
ing drive shaft 35, and drives this against the action of hammer head, to permit firing operation. Thus the ham
its return and buffer spring 36 to move the cocking drive mer 4 is rendered safe from striking the firing pin 8
floating piece 34 to the rear; this piece has a cylindrical should the hammer by any means be released, except
body 34A and a crosshead 34B in T-shaped relation when the cylinder is in the proper firing position. This
thereto as best shown in FIG. 20, to provide a bearing renders it impossible for the hammer 4 to strike the fir
surface against the coacting cammed surface portion 3E 50 ing pin 8, which could fire a cartridge that was not in ex
of cocking lever 3, to rotate the cocking lever in a clock act alignment with the barrel, with dangerous conse
wise direction about its pivot 5. Since this action takes quences.
place practically simultaneously with the pulling of the It will be noted that the hammer 4 can also be cocked
trigger, the trigger is still in the retracted position shown and released independently of the cocking lever 3, by
in FIG. 8, and immediately after the firing of the car thumb action. To facilitate this, a small knurled knob or
tridge by the hammer 4, the hammer is thus again re lateral projection 4A is provided (FIGS. 2 and 8). In
turned into the cocking position in preparation for an case of a misfire, knob 4A can be used to re-cock the
other shot. However, at this time the trigger 6 is still hammer without advancing the cylinder, so that the same
retracted, since the above described action is practically cartridge can be fired again; also, knob 4A can be used
instantaneous. The hammer would therefore immedi 60 to re-set the cocked weapon to the safety position by pull
ately return to again fire the weapon, since there has not ing the trigger, with the thumb held on knob 4A to pre
been time for the finger pressure to be released. To vent firing, and then gently easing the hammer back to
prevent this, the hook at the end of trigger arm 6B is its floating position, shown in FIG. 1.
provided, because in the retracted position of the trigger Assuming that the pistol is being held for firing in the
65 hand, in the condition shown in FIG. 1, that is, in the
this hook now engages the notch 4B to prevent the ham fully loaded and uncocked position, to fire the first car
mer from returning. As the trigger pressure is released, tridge, the thumb is used to cock the hammer by placing it
these elements are disengaged with the help of the nega on the cocking lever spur 3A and pulling the hammer back
tive angle of engagement at 4B, but now the sear arm 6C clockwise around pivot 5 until the sear arm 6C rests in the
engages the notch 4C to retain the hammer in the cocked 70 hammer notch 4C, into which it is urged by the action of
position. Spring 6A. The pistol is now cocked, and can be fired by
As soon as the gas pressure is dissipated through port pulling the trigger 6, which causes it to rotate counter
2C, which occurs very rapidly, the cocking drive shaft clockwise around pivot 7. This releases the hammer 4
return spring 34 and gas piston return and buffer spring which is driven counter clockwise around pivot position 5
40 return the piston mechanism to the position in FIG. 75 by the thrust of the compressed hammer spring 14, as

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previously described. The firing pin 8 is driven by the scribed operations. It is to be noted that at all times when
hammer against the cartridge primer which is in align the cylinder pawl 23 is out of its corresponding cylinder
ment with it and thus fires the bullet. notch or is not fully indexed, the safety block 18 is raised
An important feature of the hammer assembly is that at by the counter clockwise motion of the cylinder pawl, and
the time of firing, the hammer 4 is floating, as the hammer thus blocks the hammer 4 from striking the firing pin 3
link 17 has ceased to exert a counter clockwise thrust on should the hammer accidentally be released.
the hammer, and the assembly is at dead center on pivot The above-described method of hand cocking is always
shaft 5. As the hammer 4 actually strikes the firing pin used in the event of an automatic misfire, as this method
8, its momentum carries it past dead center to drive the revolves the cylinder 26 and aligns a new cartridge in the
firing pin into the cartridge primer and to check the O firing position. The action of the mechanism in the man
hanmer against its stop surface of the frame. During this ual cocking operation is identical with the automatic cock
period the hammer link 17 has actually slightly reversed ing action, the only difference being that the cocking lever
in its travel and in so doing actuates hammer thrust lever 3 is actuated clockwise in the automatic operation by the
15 counter clockwise around pivot pin 16 (see FIG. 1) rearward movement of the cocking drive floating piece
causing a corresponding compression of the hammer 5 34, rather than by manual thumb action.
spring 4. În the automatic action, the hammer notch 4B always
As the hammer energy is absorbed in the firing of the engages the hammer arm. 6B, as previously described,
cartridge, this slight compression of the hammer spring while the hammer is in the retracted position, which action
i4 in releasing its tension aids in a positive rebound of does not occur with the manual cocking operation. It
the hammer. Thus in the automatic action that follows 20 should be noted that there is a slight negative angle of
as the buliet leaves the muzzle area of the pistol, causing engagement between the hooking surfaces of notch 4B
rearward motion of the gas piston unit 38 and in turn ac and arm 6B, so that they do not tend to remain hooked
tuating the cocking lever 3, the moment of impact is by themselves, but the hammer tends to exert a slight
greatly reduced because the hammer 4 is at this time re force to urge the trigger arm 6B out of the notch 4B,
bounding in the clockwise direction also. 25 which allows the firing trigger arm 6C to latch lightly into
In the rear case of a cartridge misfire, as the hammer the hammer notch 4C to complete the cocking action in
energy is absorbed in the striking of the cartridge primer, preparation for the next shot.
the slightly compressed hammer spring 14 in releasing its For the purpose of cleaning and disassembling, the gun
tension tends to move the hammer 4 clockwise and to is also provided with a gas chamber end plug 42 which
aid in the hammer's rebounding action as it returns to its 30 provides a removably threaded means for adjusting the
safety position at the dead center area. The firing pin 8 effective size of inlet gas port 2A, and also can be entirely
is now back in its normal position, being actuated by its removed to permit disassembly of the gas piston and shaft
return Spring 10 which was compressed during the firing mechanism.
cycle by the force of the hammer as it drove the firing pin Cylinder 26 is mounted on the usual cylinder crane 28
forward. which is pivoted at 28A to swing the cylinder out of the
From the original uncocked position of FIG. 1, the pis gun into cartridge loading position. Cylinder crane re
tol can also be cocked by an alternative method which taining pin 29 locks the cylinder firmly in firing position,
Would be used, for example, in the case of a misfire. and can be released by pressing the unlocking piece 32
The thumb of the hand holding the pistol is placed on the against spring 31; this piece is fastened to pin 29 by means
spur 3A of the cocking lever; the lever is pulled fully 4 of pin 33 so that the two move together as a unit. The
back, and carries the hammer 4 as shown in FIG. 8 to cylinder is provided with the usual ejector plate 29, which
rotate the hammer clockwise around pivot 5 until the ro also carries the ratchet mechanism for rotating the cylin
tation is checked by the frame stop. Note that this coun der as previously described. This plate is fixed to ejector
ter-clockwise motion has charged the hammer spring 14 shaft 20A, which is splined externally to fit splines 200
and also the cocking lever spring 2. From this stop posi 45 of the cylinder (FG. 4) so that the cylinder and shaft
tion the thumb is released from the cocking lever position rotate as a unit. Shaft 20A is threadedly engaged with
allowing the cocking lever return spring 12 to drive the tube 2 which holds cocking drive shaft spring 36. A
cocking lever clockwise around pivot 5 and back to its removable split ring retainer 37 or any similar suitable
return position as shown in F.G. 1. At the beginning of means is used to retain the cocking drive shaft under spring
this return motion, the hammer 4 is released from contact 50 compression in tube 2. The ejector return spring 22 may
With the cocking lever 3 as the hammer notch 4B latches be retained within the crane shaft 28G. Annular groove
cocked on the trigger sear arm 6B. At the beginning of 26F is provided in the cylinder 26, and retaining pin 27
the original thumb cocking action of the cocking lever, permits the cylinder to rotate but not to move axially.
the cocking lever cam 3B (see FIG. 16) is moving clock This pin can be removed or inserted when the shaft 20A
wise and as it engages the cylinder pawl camming area 55 is out of the cylinder. Thus the entire cylinder assembly
23A the cylinder pawl begins to release its engagement can be readily disassembled for cleaning or repair. It will
from its cylinder notch 26A as shown in FIG. 8, and be noted that the drive shaft is in effect broken into three
completely releases just before the end of the clockwise parts 38A, 35, and 34A, which are abutting, but that shaft
rotation. The hand 19, which is attached to the cocking 35 is part of the cylinder assembly and so can be swung
lever 3, has been moving upward during the clockwise 60 out through the side opening 2D when the cylinder is
rotation of the cocking lever, until it ratchets into its next Swung out on its crane for reloading or inspection, and
succeeding notch of the ratchet spline unit 20 as the clock that the hand 19 has a rounded nose to prevent hanging
wise motion is completed. At this stage, the cocking lever up when the crane is pivoted open. It will also be noted
return spring 12 drives the cocking lever 3 counter clock that the gas drive is accomplished directly through the cen
wise around pivot 5. At the start of this motion, as the 65 ter of the cylinder, which permits a compact and rugged
cylinder pawl 23 is in a released position from its cylin construction, yet the revolver can be loaded in the usual
der notch 26A, the cylinder 26 is free to rotate counter fashion to which users of such weapons are accustomed.
clockwise by the downward motion of the hand 19. As The firing mechanism is also of simple but sturdy con
the hand returns to its original position shown in FIG. 1, struction and can be readily disassembled with a minimum
the next succeeding chamber of the cylinder is carried into 70 of tools. The entire weapon is made with a minimum of
alignment with the barrel and exact alignment is assured expensive sliding parts, using mostly pivoted working com
by the indexing action of the cylinder pawl 23, which falls ponents which can easily be made to a high degree of
into the next succeeding notch when this alignment is 'accuracy and reliability. The gas piston drive operates
reached. In the usual case of a six-chambered cylinder, on the firing mechanism, only through a cam contact which
the rotation is, of course, 60' for each of the above-de- 75 can be designed to give substantially uniform acceleration
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during the drive action, to thus eliminate early breakage said barrel as the cylinder is rotated, and a hollow hand
and wear of parts due to sudden shock and hammering, grip portion rigidly fixed to said frame; a gas cylinder
which would otherwise be produced. Instead of driving communicating with said barrel by a Small port, a gas
the cylinder directly, spring pressure is stored up to Sub piston reciprocally mounted in said cylinder, a cocking
sequently perform this action, thus further diminishing 5. drive means driven by said piston from an initial position
the shock and resultant wear on the moving parts. and extending to the axial center of said cylinder, cocking
It will be apparent that the embodiments shown are means engaged by said drive means to cock the revolver
only exemplary and that various modifications can be when the gas piston is moved rearwardly, spring bias
made in construction and arrangement within the scope means normally retaining said drive means in said initial
of my invention as defined in the appended claims. O position disengaged from said cocking means, and a cam
I claim: engagement between said cocking drive means and said
1. An automatic revolver comprising a frame carrying cocking means of such configuration that the impulse of
a barrel, a rotatable cylinder mounted in said frame and the drive means is transferred smoothly to the cocking
having a plurality of chambers successively aligned with means, said cocking means comprising a pivoted cocking
said barrel as the cylinder is rotated, and a hollow hand lever spring-biased to a normal position against said cock
grip portion rigidly fixed to said frame; a gas cylinder ing drive means, a forwardly spring-biased hammer en
communicating with said barrel by a small port, a gas gageable by said cocking lever during its rearward motion
piston reciprocally mounted in said cylinder, a buffer and to move said hammer into cocking position, and trigger
return spring means biasing said piston forwardly, a cock means having a sear portion for engaging said hammer in
ing drive means driven by said piston during its rearward 20 said cocking position to prevent return of the hammer
motion, a first pivot means mounted on said frame, a until the trigger is pulled.
thumb-actuable cocking lever pivotally mounted on said 5. The invention according to claim 4, said cocking
pivot means and spring means normally biasing said lever lever being independently returnable to its normal posi
to a forward position, a cam surface on said lever en tion by its spring bias after the hammer is cocked, and a
gageable by said cocking drive means to pivot said cock gunsight notch on the cocking lever.
ing lever rearwardly against its normal bias, a forwardly 6. The invention according to claim 5, including a
spring-biased hammer engageable by said cocking lever catch movable with said hammer, a trigger stop on said
during its rearward motion to move said hammer into trigger engaging said catch in the rearward position of
cocking position; and trigger means having a sear por said hammer to which it is driven by the action of said
tion for engaging said hammer in said cocking position to 30 gas piston, when the trigger is fully retracted, to prevent
prevent return of the hammer until the trigger is pulled, return motion of said hammer, said sear portion engaging
and ratchet means on said cylinder, a hand spring-biased said hammer when the trigger is released and said stop
toward said ratchet means to move the cylinder chambers is disengaged, whereby continuous automatic action of
step by step into firing position, and pivot means on said the revolver is prevented.
cocking lever mounting said hand thereon for reciproca 7. The invention according to claim 4, and a thumb
tory ratchet-engaging motion as said cocking lever is engageable knob on said hammer for independently cock
moved during hammer-cocking operation. ing same without rotating the cylinder.
2. The invention according to claim 1, said cylinder 8. The invention according to claim 4, and hammer
having a plurality of pawl stops, one corresponding to bias means initially biasing said hammer in a floating
each chambered position, and a cylinder pawl successively 40 position whereby inertia of the hammer carries it past
engageable with said pawl stops to position each cham said floating position when released from said trigger
ber successively in alignment with said barrel, and cam means from the cocking position, to fire the revolver.
means interconnecting said cocking lever and said cylin
der pawl for gradually releasing said pawl from its en 45 References Cited in the file of this patent
gagement with its associated pawl stop as said cocking UNITED STATES PATENTS
lever is moved toward cocking position. 515,064 Unge ------------------ Feb. 20, 1894
3. The invention according to claim 2, and a hammer 2,560,292 Kauch –---------------- July 10, 1951
blocking bar engaged with said pawl and movable into
hammer blocking position by movement of said pawl out 50 2,927,390 Koucky
2,863,249 ----------------- Dec. 9, 1958
Lewis ------------------ Mar. 8, 1960
of engagement with a pawl stop.
4. An automatic revolver comprising a frame carrying FOREIGN PATENTS
a barrel, a rotatable cylinder mounted in said frame and
having a plurality of chambers successively aligned with 14,130 Great Britain ------------------ 1886