1,806,736 J. M. BROWNING May 26, 1931. FIREARM Filed Feb. 24, 1928 2 Shoots-Sheet 1 ra a oe of foe] Or hey Zs OY,1,806,736 J. M. BROWNING May 26, 1931. FIREARH Filed Feb. 24, 1928 2 Shoots-Shest 2 = Pty een ove te, \ a 6 7 A LPF yh "ey obg kg whe rhe e10 a % 8 60 Patented May 26, 1931 UNITED STATES 1,806,736 PATENT OFFICE JOHN M. BROWNING, DECEASED, LATE OF OGDEN, UTAH, BY JOHN BROWNING, AD- UMINISTRATOR, GF OGDIN, UTAH, ASSIGNOR TO J. M. & DI. 8, BROWNING COMPANY, OF OGDEN, UTAH, A CORPORATION OF UTAH FIREARM, Application led February 24, 1928, Serial Wo. 256,754. ‘This invention relates’ to firearms of the shotgu ‘vention find peculiar adaptation in firearms cf the over and under type, such as disclosed in the John M. Browning Patents Nos 1,- 578.688-9. EB ‘The aim of the invention is to provide a firearm of the character described with va- rious features of novelty and advantage, thereby providing a better firearm and reduc ing its cost of manufacture, xn important object of the invention is to provide, in a gun of the over and under type, an improved, simplified and effective arrangement by means of which the extrac- tion of a discharged shell from the barrel in which it has been fired, and the retraction (but not the ejection) of an unfited shell are effected when the gun is broken. 7 Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out more in detail hereinafter. ‘The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combination of ele- ments and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the constraction herein- after set forth, and the scope of the appli- cation of which will be indicated in the ap- pended claims. Tn the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown, for illustrative purposes, one of the many embodiments which the present inven tion’ may take: Figure 1 is a view looking at the left hand side of the firearm, the stock being broken away to show the firing mechanism within the receiver, the left hand side wall of the receiver being taken in longitudinal vert cal section substantially on line 1—1 of Fig. 3, parts of the take-down bracket being Iivoken aways Fig. 2is a view similar to Fig. 1, but show: ing the gun in broken condition; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on line 8—8 of Fig. 1; Fig, 4 is a similar view taken on line 44 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a detailed view showing the rear- ward end of tho takte-down bracket and one of the actuators carried thereby; in type, and cortain features of the in- bol Fig. 0s a perspective view of the locking it Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view through the reeviver, this view being talcen substantially ‘on line tT of Wig. 2: Fig. 8isa vertical sectional view taken sub- stantially on line 88 of Fig. 2, the top post lover and tho trigyers being omitted : Fig. 9 is a view showing, in section, the safety device, this view being taken substan- tially on line 99 of Fig. 2; Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the latching block of the safety device; and Fig. 11 is an enlarged detail view of the rear end of one of the rods through which a hammer controls the ejecting mechanism, Referring to the drawings in detail, the “yarrel section” and the receiver are generally similar in construction to the corresponding parts illustrated in the said Browning pat- ents. The barrel section (so termed for con. venience) has a breech piece 25, an over bar- rel 26, and an under barrel 27. ‘The receiver has a’ pair of forwardly extending parallel side walls 98 at the forward lower comers of which is a hinge element comprising # hinge pin 90 and across portion 25 having a curved rearing surface 24. ‘The bearing element is adapted to be received by a two-part bearing on the barrel section. One of these parts is provided by the forwardly facing recess or rooye 30 at the forward Tower corner of the ech piece and adapted to receive the pin 29. The other part of the bearing’ is pro- vided by a semi-vireular recess 81 on the Fear @5 end of the take-down bracket 82 and adapted to receive the correspondingly curved surface 24 of the receiver. This take-down bracket is generally similar in construction, arrange- ment and operation to that disclosed in the said Browning patents, It comprises a rela- tively narrow rectangular piece ov block slid ably mounted on the barrel section so as to permit of separation of the bearing parts for the hinge element. To this end, there is pro- vided on the under barrel, just. forwardly of the breech piece, a depending Ing 83 hay- ing a longitudinal groove 34 at each side, SHldahly engaging in these grooves are ibe 385 on the bracket. Pivotod io the bracket is 100 6 w 16 ~