Claims
- 1. A hand-carried weapon comprising:
- a stock, a grip on said stock configured to be engaged by a shooter's trigger operating hand, a trigger on said stock positioned to be actuated by the shooter when his trigger operating hand is on said hand grip;
- a barrel mounted on said stock, said barrel being positioned so that its bore is sufficiently above said stock that when the shooter engages his trigger operating hand on said grip and his shoulder against said stock, the shooter's head is below said bore of said barrel;
- at least one optical sight mounted with respect to said barrel to establish a sighting line adjacent and substantially parallel to said barrel so that when said sighting line is directed at a point, said barrel can discharge a bullet towards the point; and
- a periscope on said weapon, said periscope having first and second reflective optical elements therein, a rest surface on said periscope, said periscope having a first position in which said first reflective optical element is located so that when the shooter's face lies adjacent said stock with his forehead against said rest surface, the shooter's eye is in alignment with said first reflective optical element in said periscope and said second reflective optical element in said periscope is on said sighting line for indirect sighting, said second reflective element in said periscope being movable away from said sighting line so that the shooter can place his eye directly on the sighting line for direct sighting.
- 2. The hand-carried weapon of claim 1 wherein
- said barrel is pivotably mounted with respect to said stock.
- 3. The hand-carried weapon of claim 1 wherein
- said stock includes a shoulder stock and there is a fore stock connected to said shoulder stock forward of said shoulder stock and there is a handpiece connected to said fore stock with said handpiece directed upward to carry said barrel, at least one of said handpiece and said fore stock being pivotably mounted to permit pivoting of said barrel with respect to said stock.
- 4. The hand-carried weapon of claim 1 wherein
- said stock includes a shoulder stock and a fore stock and a handpiece is secured to said fore stock, said handpiece extending upward to support said barrel with respect to said stock.
- 5. The hand-carried weapon of claim 4 wherein
- there is also an upper fore stock above said fore stock and said barrel rests in said upper fore stock and said handpiece is secured to said upper fore stock.
- 6. The hand-carried weapon of claim 1 wherein
- said first reflective optical element of said periscope is a lower mirror in alignment with the shooter's eye and said second reflective optical element is an upper mirror movable into and out of alignment with the sighting line substantially parallel to the axis of said barrel so that the shooter can view a point on the sighting line while his head is below the axis of said barrel.
- 7. The hand-carried weapon of claim 6 wherein
- said periscope is telescoping with said mirror in alignment with the shooter's eye being fixed with respect to said stock and said mirror viewing the sighting line substantially parallel to the axis of said barrel being movable so that said second optical element movable from the first position to the second position mirror is movable toward said fixed mirror to move the telescoping portion of said periscope out of the sighting line.
- 8. The hand-carried weapon of claim 7 wherein
- said stock includes a fore stock and a handpiece is secured to said fore stock, said handpiece extending upward to support said barrel with respect to said stock.
- 9. The hand-carried weapon of claim 8 wherein
- there is also an upper fore stock above said fore stock and said barrel rests in said upper fore stock and said handpiece is secured to said upper fore stock.
- 10. A hand-carried weapon comprising: a stock
- graspable by a shooter, said stock having a trigger mounted thereon;
- a barrel having an axis, said barrel being mounted on said stock and positioned with respect to said stock so that when a shooter grasps said stock the axis of said barrel does not intersect his head, a sight on said barrel defining a sighting line;
- a periscope sight mounted on said stock, a headrest surface on said periscope, said periscope sight having an inlet aperture positioned where a shooter can see therein while he is grasping said stock and resting his head on said headrest surface, said periscope having a movable outlet aperture having a raised position wherein said outlet aperture is on said sighting line so that a shooter can grasp said stock, rest his head against said headrest surface, sight through said periscope and actuate said trigger to discharge a round out of said barrel in a direction substantially parallel to said sighting line with said weapon stabilized by the shooter's grasp of said stock and the positioning of his head against said headrest surface and said periscope, said outlet aperture of said periscope having a lowered position away from said sighting line so that the shooter can grasp the stock and sight directly along the sighting line.
- 11. The hand-carried weapon of claim 10
- wherein said periscope sight comprises a body tube secured to said stock, said headrest being on said body tube, said body tube having a mirror adjacent said inlet aperture to direct the shooter's view substantially up through said body tube to the sighting line;
- an upper tube telescopically fit with respect to said body tube, said upper tube having said outlet aperture therein and having a mirror adjacent said outlet aperture, said upper tube being telescopable downward to move said upper mirror into a protected lowered position below said barrel axis where the shooter can directly see the sighting line and being extendable to a position wherein said upper mirror is on the sighting line.
- 12. The hand-carried weapon of claim 11
- wherein said body tube has a strap therearound and said strap is secured to said stock to secure said sight to said stock.
- 13. The hand-carried weapon of claim 11
- wherein a pin on one of said tubes is engaged in a slot in the other of said tubes so that said tubes are telescopically slidable with respect to each other without rotation.
- 14. The hand-carried weapon of claim 11
- wherein said headrest is a cushion secured to said periscope so that discharge of said weapon is stabilized by the shooter's head engaged against said headrest.
- 15. The hand-carried weapon of claim 12
- wherein a pin on one of said tubes is engaged in a slot in the other of said tubes so that said tubes are telescopically slidable with respect to each other without rotation.
- 16. The hand-carried weapon of claim 10
- wherein said trigger is a secondary trigger and there is a receiver connected to said barrel and a primary trigger mounted on said receiver to discharge said firearm; and
- a secondary trigger mechanism connected to said secondary trigger to be actuated by motion of said secondary trigger, said secondary trigger mechanism being connected to said primary trigger to discharge said firearm.
- 17. The hand-carried weapon of claim 16
- wherein said secondary trigger mechanism comprises a body, said body being pivoted in said stock, said body having an adjustable yoke thereon with a pin through said yoke engaged with said primary trigger so that rotation of said body by actuation of said secondary trigger causes actuation of said primary trigger.
- 18. The hand-carried weapon of claim 17
- wherein a bolt interconnects said secondary trigger with said body so that adjustment of said bolt changes the actuation relationship between said secondary trigger and said body.
- 19. The hand-carried weapon of claim 17
- wherein a spring is connected to said secondary trigger to urge said secondary trigger in an actuating direction so that said spring takes lost motion out of said secondary trigger mechanism so that actuation of said secondary trigger directly causes actuation of said primary trigger.
- 20. A hand-carried weapon comprising:
- a receiver-barrel combination containing mechanism in said receiver of the firing of cartridges;
- a shoulder stock for engagement against the shoulder of a shooter;
- a trigger mounted on said shoulder stock for engagement by the shooter when he places said shoulder stock against his shoulder;
- a post interconnecting said shoulder stock and said receiver-barrel combination to support said receiver-barrel combination and its sighting line above the head of a shooter who engages his shoulder against said shoulder stock;
- connecting means between said trigger and said mechanism in said receiver for actuating said mechanism when said trigger is actuated;
- at least one optical sight mounted with respect to said barrel to establish a sighting line adjacent and substantially parallel to said barrel so that when said sighting line is directed at a point, said barrel can discharge a bullet towards the point; and
- a periscope on said weapon, a headrest on said periscope, said periscope having first and second reflective optical elements therein, said periscope having a first position in which said first reflective optical element is located so that when the shooter's face lies adjacent said stock with his head against said headrest to stabilize said weapon upon the firing of cartridges, the shooter's eye is in alignment with said first reflective optical element in said periscope and said second reflective optical element in said periscope is on said sighting line for indirect sighting, said second reflective element in said periscope being movable away from said sighting line so that the shooter can place his eye directly on the sighting line for direct sighting.
- 21. The hand-carried weapon of claim 20
- wherein said barrel-receiver is mounted on a fore stock and said fore stock is pivotally mounted with respect to said shoulder stock.
- 22. The hand-carried weapon of claim 21
- wherein there is a handpiece interconnecting said fore stock with the forward end of said shoulder stock forward of said post to secure said fore stock with respect to said shoulder stock.
- 23. The hand-carried weapon of claim 20
- wherein said post carries said periscope.
- 24. The hand-carried weapon of claim 20
- wherein said trigger on said shoulder stock is connected to said receiver through a body movably mounted with respect to said post.
- 25. The hand-carried weapon of claim 24
- wherein there is a cushion secured to said periscope sight to serve as said headrest so that the shooter can engage his forehead against said periscope sight when said periscope sight is in the raised position to steady his head with respect to said periscope sight for sighting therethrough and the shooter can rest his cheek against said periscope sight when said periscope sight is in the lowered position to steady his head when the shooter is sighting along the line-of-sight without optical use of said periscope.
CROSS-REFERENCE
This application is a continuation-in-part of my earlier application Ser. No. 44,655, filed May 1, 1987 now abandoned, entitled "Hand-Carried Weapon", the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by this reference.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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