to be Used in Magazine Fire-arms.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 13th May, 188;
Complete Left. 26th Jan., 1828
Complete Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1888
[Communicated from abroad by SCHWEIZERISCHE INDUSTRIE-GESELLSCHAFT, of
Neuhausen, near Schaffhausen, Switzerland.]
to be Used in Magazine Fire-arms.
I, ARTHUR GREENWOOD, of the firm of Greenwood and Batley, of Leeds, in the
County of York, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to cartridge boxes or holders for charging magazine fire-arms
and designed to contain the proper number of cartridges to fill the magazine.
The holder constructed according to my invention comprises a box or case of
sufficient length and depth to contain the desired number of cartridges. This box is
provided at the top and in one side with a slot or opening, so that when the lower end
of the box is placed in the mouth of the magazine to be filled, the thumb may be
placed upon the uppermost cartridge to force the cartridges from the said holder into
the magazine, the opening in the side of the holder permitting the necessary movement
of the thumb for this purpose.
The bottom of the said holder, that is to say, the side through which the cartridges
enter the magazine, is preferably closed by a piece of paper or other like material, to
ensure the safe retention of the cartridges till they are to be used. When the holde
is placed over the mouth of the magazine and pressure is exerted by the thumb upon
the uppermost cartridge, the paper or other material will be so readily ruptured or
torn as to, practically, offer no obstruction to the exit of the cartridges.
The said holder is, preferably, composed of a piece of cardboard or the like, of a
depth suitable for the number of cartridges which the box is to contain; and its ends
are folded to enclose the ends of the cartridges, a space being left between the folded
ends to form the opening herein before referred to. The said end portions of the
piece of cardboard can be retained in their folded position by pieces of calico or
othor material, glued or otherwise attached to the sides of the box; the said pieces of

page_text: calico or the like extending over the space between the two walls of the holder, to
prevent the cartridges from passing out through the upper end of the said holder.
Instead of forming the holder of cardboard or like material it can be formed of
thin sheet metal, the open ends of which can be closed by paper or string, but I
prefer in this case to leave tongues projecting from the edges of the blank from which
the holder is formed, the said tongues being bent inwards to retain the cartridges in
place.
When one end of the holder is closed by paper, or other material which is easily
ruptured, it is desirable to relieve the paper, as much as possible, from the weight of
the cartridges, as otherwise it is liable to prematuro rupture owing to the shaking
experienced during transport or some other reason.
For this purpose I protect the box or holder by enclosing it in a close fitting cover
or envelope of card-board, papier-maché, or other suitable stiff but slight material.
This cover is open at the top and bottom, so that the box or holder can be readily
taken out when wanted. Or, instead of the aforesaid cover or envelope, I use a
wrapper of paper or the like, provided with a protecting strip or seat for the lower
side of the box or holder to rest upon until its contents are to be used.
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1907
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Devices for Holding Cartridges
to be Used in Magazine Fire-arms.
I ARTHUR GREENWOOD, of the firm of Greenwood and Batley, of Leeds, in the
County of York, Engineer, 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 :—
My invention relates to cartridge boxes or holders for use in charging the magazines
of repeating fire-arms.
My improved box or holder is designed to contain the proper number of cartridges
to fill the magazine, and is made of thin sheet metal, cardboard or other suitable
material. The said box or holder is intended to be thrown away after the cartridges
have been transferred therefrom into the magazine.
One peculiar feature of my said invention consists in making the box or holder
with a slot or opening to permit the cartridges to be readily pushed therefrom by the
thumb or finger as hereinafter described.
In the accompanying drawing 1 have shown how my said invention may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure 1 is a side elevation, and
Figure 2 a plan showing one form of my cartridge-holder.
Figure 3 is an underside view showing another form or modification thereof.
a is the box or holder which is of sufficient length and depth to contain the desired
number of cartridges. This box or holder a is provided at the top and at one side
with a slot or opening b, so that, when the lower end of the said box or holder is
placed in the mouth of the magazine to be filled, the thumb may be placed upon the
uppermost cartridge to force the cartridges from the said box or holder into the
magazine, the opening in the side of the box or holder permitting the necessary
downward movement of the thumb for this purpose.
The upper end of the box or holder is closed with the exception of the slot or
opening 6. The lower end of the said box or holder, that is to say, the end through
which the cartridges are to be transferred to the magazine, is formed with projecting
pieces a¹ which, after the cartridges have been inserted in the box or holder through
the lower end thereof, are bent or folded over so that they will retain the said
cartridges therein these projecting pieces a¹ extend from the front and rear of the
magazine respectively to the edges of the slot or opening b. When the said box or
holder is composed of cardboard or similar material the said pieces a¹ are retained in
their folded position by pieces of paper, calico or similar material glued or otherwise
attached to the sides of the box or holder. These pieces of paper, calico or the like
will be easily torn when pressure is applied to the cartridges to transfer them from the
box or holder to the magazine and will therefore practically offer no resistance to the
egress of the cartridges.

page_text: When the box or holder is formed of thin sheet metal, the open ends thereof may,
if desired, be closed by means of paper, or the cartridges may be retained therein by
means of string or otherwise; I prefer, however, in this case, to leave pieces a
projecting from the edges of the blank from which the box or holder is formed, and,
after the cartridges have been inserted as above described, to bend or fold over the
said pieces so that they extend from one side to, or nearly to the other side of the
box as shown in Figure 3. These projecting-pieces retain the cartridges in the box
or holder, but will be easily straightened and forced aside when the cartridges are
pressed downward to transfer them to the magazine.
When one end of the box or holder is closed by paper or other material which is
easily torn, it is desirable to relieve the paper as much as possible from the weight of
the cartridges, as otherwise it is liable to premature rupture, for example by reason
of the vibration to which it is subjected during transport.
For this purpose I protect the box or holder by enclosing it in a closely fitting
cover or envelope of card-board. papier-maché or other suitable stiff but light
material. The said cover is so formed and the box or holder is to be so placed therein
that its upper and lower ends will coincide with, and be completely covered by the
ends of the said cover, while the front and rear of the box or holder will coincide
with the top and bottom of the cover respectively. The said cover therefore closes
the open or partially open ends of the box or holder. The said cover is left open at
the top and bottom so that the box or holder can be readily removed therefrom when
required.
Instead of the aforesaid cover or envelope, I sometimes use a wrapper of paper or
the like, provided with a protecting strip or seat for the lower end of the box or
holder to rest upon until its contents are to be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondents I wish it understood that I claim :-
First. A cartridge box or holder formed of cardboard, sheet-metal or similar
material with a slot or opening substantially as described to admit the thumb or finger
and permit the movement thereof for the purpose of transferring the cartridges from
the said box or holder into the magazine of a repeating fire-arm.
Second. The improved cartridge box or holder formed substantially as hereinbefore
described with reference to the accompanying drawing for the purpose specified.
Third. The employment, in combination with my improved cartridge box or holder,
of a cover or envelope of card-board, papier-maché or similar material, substantially
as, and for the purpose, above specified.
Dated this 24th da–
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