PATENTED DEG. 19, 190¢ J. BROWNING. FIREARM. No, 608,008. Inverter. font. PRrewrcneg. Vtincsses, A V\ co Feo! Y Of btbets- lly outs GcsmeeelYo, 808,008 PATONTBD DEO. 19, 2908. ee 1. M. BROWRING, FIREARM, APPLIOATION TELED MAY As, 106, 2 Suny sauUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN M, BROWNING, OF OGDEN, UTAH. FIREARM. No, $08,008. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dac, 19, 1908, Apqonie et May 36,1005, Seva Bo 283.206 To all whome it may concern Bot known that 1, Joun M. Buowsxa, « citizen of the United States, residing at Og- don, in tho county. of Weber and State of 5 Uiah have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Firearms, of whick, the fol- lowing is @ specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming’ a part hereet. 10" This invention relates to outomatio fire. ‘arms of that description in which the several ‘operations—such as the openingof the breech er firing a shot, the ejection of the empty tartridge-shell, the cocking of the harrier, 1g the presentation and introduction af a loaded cartridge to the charaber of the barrel, and the closing and locking of the breech are autiomationlly effected trough or by tho en- ergy of the recoil of the breechblock or that zo part which at the time of firing the shot {loots the breech ofthe burr, and the inven= tion more especially relates’ to firearms of this description in which in fring the barrel and the breechblock are interlocked and 2: coil some distance together, end during tl geurward movement the berrel has another ‘ovement imparted to it, whereby it is un- Toeked from the breech-blook, and after its release the movements of the barrel are ar- ‘0 rested, while the breech-block continues, to reroll ntl the breeh is fully opened end in ‘which during the opening movement of the breeck-block energy is stored ina spring, the reuction of which i utilized to effect tho ro. 435 turn or losing movement, of the breeeh- block. Tt is essential for the proper opora- tin of rears ofthis lest the brbsh jock and the parts connect m0 with it should Be made as heavy as is practi 4e Calo thal nay flotee meaxinun noun of energy in tho short period of time dur of grey th hon pero of Lume dung jowder-gases m the barrel acts ttpon the Freech-block and initiates its reco, nnd 30 45 that the breechblock may eontinue to re- coil uniler its momeniuin ulone to complete the opening of the breech and the compres sion. of the reaction - spring after the gas- pressure has ceased becanso relieved by the ge Bxit of the bullet from the barrel, On ac- ‘count of the limited total woight practical for a small-arm, and especially for a pistol, itis necessary in order to be able to give a maxi ‘mum sreight. to the breech - block. that, the {8 other parts of the arm be constracied as Fight ‘as possible. This is especially important re- erding the barrel ofthis es of urm forthe ‘Siditional son that at the commencing of the recat te ight barrel any realy eld fo and move jearward with the breeeh- 60 Poet wall rains tteroced Eherowith fd in order that. when unlocked from the ineee-blocksand the movessents of the bare Fel are arested the stress caused by cis sud- Gen stopping nay not be too gre to be ab- Sorbed tuthontiajury to itr the batvel or fhe frame of the are insportance of these relations ato their weight between {he brent block and the bareel remains the Same then the caliper and welght of the pro: seefleund the powder change are inerested { but experionos hasshown thet ina smell-arm, of this class of large taliber intended to fire powerful charges ‘of powder~the additional strength required in the bartel in its con- 65 18 nections with and ottachment tothe frame, tnd especially an te paris of tho barrel end franie by which the movements of the one span he ‘the erated io ah ier n proportion to the weight ofthese Bo Ports thnt the constructions heretofore used Fnlarms of this class of sualer caliber can- not be reli tpon as perfectly safe ‘One object OF the present invention is to provide ine frearnrof this class simple but 85 Hrong and reliable means of attachment snd conneétion between the barrel and the sta- Honory frame of the arm which shall leave the barrel free to recoil a limitd distance ine terlockod with the brecelvblock and whieh 90 Shall during this rearward movement guide the barrel and impart to tat tho same time tether oven by whith i wil be une locked from the breechblock and which shall al the nat of te retura or forvard nove: ment of tho Urecelrblock guido the barrel ‘hile 3 ig taoved forward’ by the: brocait= Bool and hinpart toit another movemeat by ‘vic the barel and the bresh-bock will be Inwolooked when they anive a he forward ring position. ‘Another object of the invention isto poo- videin a tearm of this class a means which lull positively limit te rearward movement ofthe barrel with the breech block, arest the ‘movements of tho barrel as soon as the some has become tniecked from the breech: block, tnd which hall be adapled inform and is Strength to transmit to the frame the stress due to the sudden arestof the movements of fhe besvel without injury resulting therefrom tovither the barrel of the tre, 95 195