Firearm with interchangeable barrels
First Claim
1. A muzzle-loading firearm adapted for interchangeable barrels comprising, in combination, a butt stock having a front end face, mounting means secured to said butt stock and having a front plate overlying said front end face, adapter means having a main front portion and a rear plate portion extending downwardly below said main front portion, the vertical dimension of said rear plate portion being substantially greater than the vertical dimension of the front portion, said rear plate portion being substantially co-extensive with and abutting said front plate of said mounting means, said mounting means and said adapter means having co-acting connecting means for removably securing said adapter means to said mounting means in abutting relation therewith, and barrel means secured at the front end of said adapter means and having a breech portion at its rear end abutting said adapter means at the front end thereof.
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Abstract
Firearm of muzzle-loading type is constructed to provide ready attachment of different barrels, such as a rifle or shotgun barrel, having different sizes to the same butt stock. The butt stock is provided with a mounting plate on its front end which is threadably engaged by an adapter member secured to the breech end of the barrel. The adapter member has a rear plate portion which matches the shape of and is co-extensive with the mounting plate, and abuts the same in operative position. Yieldable locking means on the adapter member provides for ready locking and unlocking of the adapter member and mounting plate. Assembly of the barrel to the butt stock is made by screwing the adapter member into the mounting plate and locking the parts together in operative position.
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- 1. A muzzle-loading firearm adapted for interchangeable barrels comprising, in combination, a butt stock having a front end face, mounting means secured to said butt stock and having a front plate overlying said front end face, adapter means having a main front portion and a rear plate portion extending downwardly below said main front portion, the vertical dimension of said rear plate portion being substantially greater than the vertical dimension of the front portion, said rear plate portion being substantially co-extensive with and abutting said front plate of said mounting means, said mounting means and said adapter means having co-acting connecting means for removably securing said adapter means to said mounting means in abutting relation therewith, and barrel means secured at the front end of said adapter means and having a breech portion at its rear end abutting said adapter means at the front end thereof.
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13. The method of assembling interchangeable barrels of different size and caliber on the same butt stock of a firearm, wherein the butt stock has a mounting means at its front end and the barrel has an adapter member secured thereto at its breech end, comprising the steps of threadably engaging the adapter member in said mounting means so that the adapter member and mounting means are in operative position, and locking the thus engaged adapter member and mounting means against rotation in said operative position.
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