A GRIPPER WEAVING MACHINE PROVIDED WITH A BRINGER GRIPPER AND A DEFLECTING GUIDE
A gripper weaving machine provided with a bringer gripper (2) and a deflecting guide (3) on which a weft thread (4, 50) can rest before being brought into a weaving shed (9) by means of the bringer gripper (2), wherein the deflecting guide (3) comprises a groove (20) and the bringer gripper (2) comprises a thread clamp (40) and wherein the thread clamp (40) interacts with a thread guiding element (41 ) for the thread clamp (40) that moves, during the taking up of a weft thread (4, 50), through the groove (20) in order to take up a weft thread (4, 50) resting on the deflecting guide (3). A bringer gripper (2) and a deflecting guide (3) which are used in a gripper weaving machine.