Improvements in and relating to Cleaners for Rifled Fire Arms.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 27th June, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 26th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1852
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Cleaners for Rifled Fire Arms.
We CARL CARTHEUSER, Rifle Manufacturer of Chausseestrasse 90 Berlin,
CLEMENS VON TROTT zu Solz, Army Provider of Friedrichstrasse 43 Berlin
and JACOB KATZ Banker of Kölnischestrasse 5 Cassel all in the Empire of
Germany do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide improved devices for cleaning the
interior of the barrels of rifles and of other grooved or rifled firearms in which
devices the holder for receiving the tow or other cleaning material may revolve
freely and independently of the handle by which it is operated so that in moving
the cleaner back and forth in the barrel the tow or other cleaning material is free
to follow the rifling and consequently cleans the same more effectually; the invention
further consists in providing a shield or hood which serves for evenly distributing
and securing the tow in the holder and also acts as a guard to protect the latter
from being contaminated with sand, grit, or dirt when not in use and in certain
cases also may be used as a protector for the mouth of the barrel during cleaning
as hereinafter referred to.
The cleaner may be either operated by a rod or by means of cords attached to
its ends. When a rod is employed a steel rod is used having the end enlarged and
The rod rearward of
made with a slot with serrated edges to receive the tow.
this enlarged end is encased in a brass tube and carries at the outer end a handle
preferably of hard wood which is made to revolve freely on the rod, the latter
being prevented from falling from the handle by nuts on the end of the rod lying
in a cavity in the end of the handle. The extreme end of the rod is pointed and
lies in a perforated pivot bearing screwed into the end of the tube to avoid friction
as much as possible. Over the tow holding end of the rod is placed a sleeve in
which is cut a longitudinal slot through which the tow may be placed into the
holder, this sleeve serves also for protecting the tow from grit etc. when the cleaner
is not in use. The sleeve may be made with an enlarged socket at one end to fit.
exactly over the mouth of the barrel and with a central hole in the other end for
passage of the rod or cord so that the rifling at the mouth of the barrel is not
touched or damaged by the rod or cord in the action of cleaning.
When a cord is used in place of a rod the tow holder may be connected to the
cord by screw threaded caps and sockets the one end of the cord may terminate
in a metal pin or lace end to facilitate the passing of the cord through the
barrel.
Dated this 27th day of June 1891.
HERBERT & Co.,
Agents to Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Cleaners for Rifled Fire Arms.
We CARL CARTHEUSER, Rifle Manufacturer of Chausseestrasse 90 Berlin,
CLEMENS VON TROTT zu Solz, Army Provider of Friedrichstrasse 43 Berlin,
and JACOB KATZ Banker of Kölnischestrasse 5 Cassel all in the Empire of
Germany, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
The object of this invention is to provide improved devices for cleaning the

page_text: interior of the barrels of rifles and of other grooved or rifled fire arms, in which
devices the holder for receiving the tow or other cleaning material may revolve
freely and independently of the handle by which it is operated so that in moving
the cleaner back and forth in the barrel the tow or other cleaning material is free
to follow the rifling and consequently cleans the same more effectually; the invention
further consists in providing a shield or hood which serves for evenly distributing
and securing the tow in the holder and also acts as a guard to protect the latter
from being contaminated with sand, grit, or dirt when not in use, and in certain
cases also may be used as a protector for the mouth of the barrel during cleaning
as hereinafter referred to.
The cleaner may be either operated by a rod or by means of cords attached to
its ends. When a rod is employed a steel rod is used having the end enlarged and
made with a slot with serrated edges to receive the tow.
The rod rearward of this enlarged end is encased in a brass tube and carries at
the outer end a handle preferably of hard wood which is made to revolve freely
on the rod the latter being prevented from falling from the handle by nuts on the
end of the rod lying in a cavity in the end of the handle. The extreme end of
the rod is pointed and lies in a perforated pivot bearing screwed into the end of
the tube to avoid friction as much as possible. Over the tow holding end of the
rod is placed a sleeve in which is cut a longitudinal slot through which the tow
may be placed into the holder, this sleeve serves also for protecting the tow from
grit etc. when the cleaner is not in use. The sleeve may be made with an enlarged
socket at one end to fit exactly over the mouth of the barrel and with a central
hole in the other end for passage of the rod or cord so that the rifling at the mouth
of the barrel is not touched or damaged by the rod or cord in the action of
cleaning.
When a cord is used in place of a rod, the tow holder may be connected to
the cord by screw threaded cups and sockets, the one end of the cord may
terminate in a metal pin or lace end to facilitate the passing of the cord through
the barrel.
In the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal view, partly in section, of the cleaner made as a rod,
Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the handle thereof.
Fig. 3 a similarly enlarged side view of the cleaner showing the case with
arrangement for wrapping tow round the cleaner.
Fig. 4 is a view of the end of the rod with case thereon.
Fig. 5 shows the tow upon the cleaner after removal of the case.
Fig. 6 shows the cleaner attached to cords.
Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the cleaner case made also to serve as a guard for
the rifling at the end of the barrel.
Figs. 8 and 9 are sectional views of the attachment of cord to cleaner.
In Figures 1 to 5. a is a steel rod enlarged towards the handle and then again
reduced where it passes into the handle d. In front of the shoulder on the rod at
the end of the handle d is a loose brass collar 1. The spindle of the rod a passes
through brass bearing rings e f and is secured by the two nuts, taking against
the brass collar k. The extreme end g of the rod a which is pointed lies in the
screwed in seat having the bore m for purposes of oiling. Forward of the
enlarged part of the rod a the latter is encased in the thin brass rod up to its
end which is enlarged and provided with a zigzag slot n. c is a buffer ring of
rubber or equivalent material to prevent damage to the muzzle of the rifle. o is
the case the interior diameter of which is equal to that of the rifle. ris a longi
tudinal slot therein. By placing this case over the end of the cleaner and passing
tow p through the slot until the slot n engages it, the tow may be neatly and
evenly wound on the cleaner by turning the case o. When not in use, the end of
the cleaner is kept in the case o.
Referring to Figures 6 to 9, the cleaner E is carried by cords A¹ A², one or
both of which may end in pins or lace ends B. To enable the cleaner to revolve

page_text: to follow the twist of the rifling, it is connected to the socket D by the screw F
forming a pivot on which the socket D swivels. The latter is internally screw
threaded and in it is screwed the spigot piece C tapped and internally screw
threaded to receive and hold the end of the cord A'.
The case G is cylindrical and provided with the slot G At one end is the
hole G³ for passage of the cord and at the other is the enlarged cap G³ to fit over
the muzzle of the rifle. By stringing this case on the cord A and providing the
latter with a lace end or knot of larger size than the hole G³ the case is always on
the cord and cannot be lost.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is;
In cleaners for rifles etc.,
1) A rod cleaner in which the rod is provided with a spindle lying in the handle
and bearing with its end in a pivot bearing h. said spindle being secured by nuts i
having a bearing in a ring k substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2) The combination with a cleaner having a rotary cleaning piece with serated
groove n, of a cover o having a slot substantially as and for the purposes
described.
3) A cleaner composed of a holder E for cleaning material, and two cords A³, A²,
the one or both of which are connected to the holder E swivel joints composed of
three parts C D F as herein describel.
4) The combination with a cleaner having a piece to receive and hold cleaning
material, of a case and muzzle guard composed of a shell G with slot G, hole (+³
and cap G2 as illustrated and described.
Dated this 26th day of March 1805
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicants.