ay 8, 1923.

H. ROSIER l ,454,454
FOLDING REVOLVER `

Filed April 19. 1922

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f HENRY» Resine, or LOWELL. .Messner-inserm.
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Applicationñle'd'epríl 19, .1222. Serial No. 555,610.

To all whom ¿t concern: the lever when said extension is folded as
È'Be‘it known that I, HENRY Rosina, a sub stated. The triggerl lever 6b in*V firing'has a
ject of _the King of Belgium, resident of downward yoperative movement to position
Lowell, in the> county of Middlesex and shown in Figure 3. i A I f ‘so
Ul State of Massachusetts, have made a certain rÍhe grip -or handle ofthe Vrevolver is
new and useful Invention' in Folding Re shown at 16 and is pivoted 'to >the frame 1l
volvers; and l declare'the following to be .a "at point 17, being vof sreleton Aform having a
full, clear, and exact description of the same, back 18 and lateral branches 19 spaced
such as will enable others skilled in the art apart by a distance sufñcient to enable them 65
10 to which it appertains to maire and use the in the folded position of the grip as in Fig
invention, reference being had to the accom~ ure 2 to embrace the frame 1 and the cylin
panying drawings, and to letters or figures der at the lower portion thereof. For this
of reference marked thereon, which form a purpose the grip is open forwardly, the 70
part of this specification. pivot pin 17 connecting the branches 19 and
Figure 1 is a central longitudinal section the back 18 connecting said branches.
of the invention. ln the folded position of- the grip it
Figure 2 is a similar View showing trig underlies the trigger levertìb and the joint .
ger pulled to fire, the firing pin being on 6a, the grip in this folded position being 75
the point of release. » l adapted to prevent the downward operative
20 Figure 8 is a side view of the invention movement of said trigger lever.
with parts folded, parts being in section. ln the normal or unfolded position of the
The invention has relation to a folding grip, the same is engaged at the upper end
revolver, having for an object to provide a thereof by the tail arm of a lever 21, the 80
folding grip or handle and a folding trig latter pivoted to the frame 1 at 22 and
L ger, which when in folded position will ren acting to hold the grip in normal position.
der the revolver much more compact, so The engagement of lever and grip is effect
that it may be more readily placed in the ed by means of a tooth 23 of said tail arm
pocket or other place of limited capacity, fitting in a recess 24 ofthe upper end of the
and which further when folded is made grip. Operation of the lever 21 by pressing 85
more safe in that it may not be accidentally one finger of the operator’s hand upon the
ischarged. y roughened operating end 25 of the said
The invention consists in the novel con` lever will raise the tail arm of the lever to
struction and combinations of parts, as release the grip, which may then be folded 90
hereinafter set forth. ‘ ‘ as stated.
ln the accompanying drawings illustrat In the folding of the grip a spring 26
ing the invention, the numeral 1, designates thereof frictionally >engages a cam portion
a revolver frame; 2,- the cylinder; 3, the 27 of the frame 1 to somewhat impede the
barrel; ét, the center pin upon which the folding, and at the end of the folding move
ment the curved or bent free end of the said 95
cylinder revolves; 5, the trigger; 6, the
40 pivot of trigger; 7 the pawl pivoted to the spring snaps into a recess 26 at the end of
trigger at 8 and engaging the ratchet teeth the said cam 27 to hold the grip releasably
9 of the cylinder to revolve the latter one in folded position.
step each time the trigger is pulled; 10 is In unfolding the grip, the spring end
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the firing piece pivoted at 12 and having an will ride out of the said recess 26, the un
operating spring 13 and a firing pin 14, thev folding of the trigger will be somewhat im-v
latter pivoted to the firing piece at 15. peded by engagement of the spring end
The trigger comprises a lever 6b, ful with the cam 27, and at the end portion of
crumed at 6 to the frame andhaving a for the unfolding movement the spring end will
ward extension 5 pivoted at 6a thereto and engage a straight or substantially straight 105
50 depending therefrom. The trigger lever 6b portion 29 of the cani 27 of less eccentricity
is substantially horizontal and underlies the than the part 27 of the cam, whereby the
cylinder and its forward extension 5 is fold unfolding movement is rendered more easy,
able upwardly to position approximately and at the end of the unfolding movement
parallel with the barrel as shown in Figure the catch lever 21 engages the grip to main 110
55 2, the joint of said extension and said lever tain it in unfolded position. At the end of
being adapted to prevent any operation of the unfolding movement of the grip, the
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approximately pointed or reduced upper ing therefrom, in combination with a grip

end 30 thereof engages a. shoulder 3l of the Íoldable' to underlie said cylinder and trig
iframe l and fits in e recess of seid freine to ger lever Land edapàed to prevent said down
engage the lateral Walls of the recess, ward operaâive inovemen?J3 the freine of the
whereby any lateral Vmovement of the un revolver having zr Cainj and said grip having
folded grip is prevented end J¿he seme is e spring engaging seid earn and adapted to
held rigidly in unfolded position. resist uniqolding'of the grip7 the grip having
The catch lever is held in engaged posi recess, and e @sich lever fulcrurned to the
tion with the grip his e spring engaging freine and adapted to engage said recess to
under its head end. v hold the grip in unfolded position.
Í claim: _- y ‘ In testiinonjv ‘.vhereoîâl l aflix my signature
In a revolverî e. cylinder, a substantially in presence of two Witnesses.
horizontal trigger lever underlying the cyl HENRY ROSIEB.
inder and adapted to have e downward op lVitnesses z '
erative movement, seid lever having a. I"0r« IsAIn BABsnLoU,
Werd extension pivoted thereto and depend CHARLES THinLs.