Gun telescope mounting

Claim 1

A MOUNTING MECHANISM FOR A GUN SIGHTING TELESCOPE, SAID MECHANISM INCLUDING A FRONT AND A REAR MOUNT FIXED TO A GUN, THE FRONT MOUNT COMPRISING A SUPPORT MEMBER WHICH IS LATERALLY MOVABLY MOUNTED AND HAVING A PAIR OF CONICAL SURFACES FACING EACH OTHER TO FORM A V SHAPED SEAT ON WHICH THE TELESCOPE RESTS, A CYLINDRICAL NECK ON SAID MEMBER EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID CONICAL SURFACES, MEANS ON SAID REAR MOUNT FOR SUPPORTING SAID TELESCOPE, AN ANCHOR LUG INTEGRALLY FORMED ON THE REAR MOUNT SO AS TO EXTEND FORWARDLY THEREOF ALONG AND ADJACENT TO SAID TELESCOPE, A CLAMP RING BASE FIXEDLY SECURED TO THE TELESCOPE BETWEEN SAID MOUNTS, A VERTICAL ABUTMENT SURFACE FORMED ON THE FRONT PART OF SAID BASE IN ABUTTING RELATION TO SAID CYLINDRICL NECK, A FLAT SINGLE LEAF TYPE OF CLAMPING SPRING SEATED AT THE FORWARD END UNDER SAID CYLINDRICAL NECK AND AT A REAR END UNDER SAID LUG SO AS TO BE INITIALLY SPACED FROM SAID BASE, AND MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID BASE FOR DEFLECTING THE CENTER PORTION OF SAID SPRING UNDER SPRING STRESS TOWARD THE SAID BASE TO CLAMP THE TELESCOPE ON THE MOUNTS.