Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 15th Nov., 1888
Complete pecification Accepted, 29th Jan., 1889
I, CHARLES GEORGE SLADE, of The Army and Navy Club, St. James Square, in
the County of Middlesex, Colonel in Her Majesty's Army, do hereby declare the
nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to improvements in cartridge pouches and consists in con-
structing the pouch in two parts, a series of loops being formed in each pouch into
which the cartridges are inserted in tiers, thus preventing them from being jolted out
when the firer is running,
On the top of the flap I construct two metal "D's" through which the end of the
brace passes, the flap being held up when the pouch is open, thus enabling the firer to
manipulate the ammunition with ease and rapidity,
The pouches and loops may be made of leather, canvass or other suitable material.
This Invention is more especially applicable to small bore ammunition, but can be
adapted to suit ammunition for all classes of military and sporting rifles.
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Wahsuary 1888
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, WC.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Cartridge Pouches.
I CHARLES GEORGE SLADE of the Army and Navy Club, St. James' Square, in the
County of Middlesex, Colonel in Her Majesty's Army 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 :-
This invention relates to cartridge pouches, particularly those used for military
purposes, and the invention consists first, in constructing the pouches with rows of
loops at the front adapted to receive separate cartridges and hold them securely so
that they shall not be jolted out, the rows being arranged in tiers, the first row being
lower than the second and so on so that access may he readily had, to the cartridges
in both rows as required.
The invention further consists in providing the flap or cover of the pouch with
loops for the brace end to pass through, the said loops being in such position as to
support the weight of the pouch when closed and hold up the flap or cover of the
pouch when unfastened so as to enable ready access to be fad to the ammunition.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
specification wherein figure 1 is an end view of the pouch closed; figure 2 a similar
view (the pouch being open and the cover flap held up) and figure is a face view
of figure 2. The same letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.
The pouch is constructed of two main parts, the one part A which may be
denominated the pouch proper having pockets for ammunition in packages, furnished
with lifting tabs a whilst the other part is constructed by two (or more) rows of
leather loops, B B¹ formed by stitching or rivetting strips of leather to the front of
the pouch proper, the rows of loops being placed the one in front of the other at
different heights the front row being lower than the one next behind so that thé
cartridge in both rows shall be easily accessible.
The pouch has leather loops c at the back through which the waist belt C passes as
usual, and the pouch is supported by the front end d of the brace D which (after
passing through metal loops e on the waist belt runners E for the purpose of
supporting the waist belt) passes through metal loops and attached to the back
and cover flap F of the pouch, the brace end being then carried up and made fast to
the brace buckle F as shown. When the pouch is empty the brace end d passes only
through the loop but when the pouch is filled with ammunition the brace end is
passed also through the loop g on the top of the pouch cover flap as shown.
When
thus arranged the pouch is prevented from sagging or tilting forwards, and when the
tab of the cover flap is unfastened, the cover flap is caused by the strain on the
brace to immediately fly up and remain in the open position, as shown in figures 2
and 3 without being otherwise fastened up so that easy and continuous access may be
had to the pouch

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what 1
claim is.
1. The herein described construction of ammunition pouch with two or more rows
of leather loops for holding loose cartridges, the rows being arranged stepwise at
different heights at the front of the pouch proper substantially as described and shown
in the drawings.
2. The combination with an ammunition pouch of the herein described means of
raising the cover flap of the pouch and holding it open, as specified.
Dated this 14th day of November 1888.
C. G. SLADE.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London.