Year: 1888

page_text: A communication from EMILE ALEXANDER DARBEY, 01 Auenstrasse No. 4, Leipsic,
in the Empire of Germany, Merchant.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
M.I.M.E. 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 present invention relates to the carrying of side arms for infantry soldiers and
others, which permits the side arm hung preferably in the belt to adapt and adjust
itself to the position and motion of the body of the wearer whether marching, running,
jumping climbing, kneeling or otherwise.
Hitherto the soldier was very much hampered in these movements by the side-arm
or by having to hold it with the left hand in running or jumping for instance. The
object of the present invention is to give the soldier the free use of his left hand and
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a side view Fig. 2 a front view,
Fig. 3 a plan, & Fig. 4 a cross section through loop h.
arm.
On the left hand side of the belt A at a suitable distance from each other aro
fastened two small rollers or bearing points a by means of preferably hollow studs or
rivets and covered by a piece of leather c connected with the belt by the rivets b
and by being sewn to the belt at top and bottom.
On the top part of the scabbard is fastened a rectangular eye d the upper part e of
which is rounded off on the inside. Through this eye and over the rollers a is passed
a chain or equivalent the ends of which are fastened together by means of a carbine
hook g.
Onto the trousers of the wearer is fastened a loop of cloth or leather / about 9
inches above the lowest point of the scabbard which is passed through this loop. The
scabbard will by these means follow every movement of the leg. In its normal
position i.e. when the scabbard hangs down vertically the chain / will form a regular
triangle, but during the movement of the wearer and the consequent shifting of the

page_text: scabbard the chain will by moving over the rollers a and through the eye d form an
irregular triangle according to the position of the scabbard as represented in figs. 5
to 9.
It is not necessary that the rollers a revolve, they may be replaced by rigid rounded
guides over which the metal chain would easily slip.
By these means the free uso of the left arm and hand is assured to the wearer.
Where no belt is worn the same object may be attained by fixing the supports a in
a suitable manner upon the tunic or coat of the wearer; but I prefer to use the belt
where practicable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
Producing a movement of the side-arm adapting and adjusting itself to every move-
ment of the leg of the wearer by means of a chain or equivalent such as supporting
the scabbard and running over to rollers or bearing points such as a in combination
with a loop fastened to the trousers through which loop the scabbard passes the whole
constructed and operating substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
Datad this 7th day of Navambar 1948