Improvements in Metallic Cartridges and in the Means of Packetting the same.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 22nd July, 1891-Accepted, 22nd Aug., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metallic Cartridges and in the Means of Packetting
the same.
I, JOSEPH PENNERS, Fire-arms Manufacturer, of 21 Ruc Nysten, Liége,
Belgium, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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Metallic rim cartridges, as at present used, only allow of packets of irregular
shape to be made, and these packets can generally be introduced only from one side
into the magazines of fire-arms, see Fig. 1, of the annexed drawing.
The object have in view is to enable the cartridges to be packetted into
magazines of rectangular or about rectangular shape, into chargers.
With this end in view, I principally modify the rim of the cartridge, as shown
in Figures 2 & 3. As will be apparent from Fig. 2, the cartridge rim is completely
cut away on two opposite sides, so that the rim presents at such portions, flattened
surfaces allowing the two cartridges being placed close to each other, whereby the
cylindrical portions of the cartridge shells are in contact with each other on the whole
of their length.
The rim of the cartridge shown in Fig. 3 is likewise cut away on two opposite
sides; moreover at the cut away portions, grooves are formed in the base of
the cartridge shell, which grooves are intended to be seized by the extractor of the
fire-arm.
The two cartridges shown in Figures 2 & 3, can be packetted as shown in
Figure 4, into a charger or holder, in such manner that the flattened portions of
the rims come in contact with each other. The packets so formed are rectangular
or nearly so, and can be introduced indifferently from both sides into the magazine
of repeating fire-arms.
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COME 1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metallic Cartridges and in the Means of Packetting
the same.
I, JOSEPH PENNERS, Fire-arms Manufacturer of 21 Rue Nysten, Liége,
Belgium, 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 :-
Metallic rim cartridges as at present used, only allow of packets of irregular
shape to be made, and these packets can generally be introduced only from one
side into the magazines of fire-arms, see Fig. 1 of the drawing annexed to my
Provisional Specification.
The object I have in view is to enable the cartridges to be packetted into
magazines of rectangular or about rectangular shape, into chargers.
With this end in view, I principally modify the rim of the cartridge as shown in
Figures 2 & 3. As will be apparent from Fig. 2, the cartridge rim is completely
cut away on two opposite sides, so that the rim presents at such portions, flattened
surfaces allowing the two cartridges being placed close to each other, whereby the
cylindrical portions of the cartridge shells are in contact with each other on the whole
of their length.
The rim of the cartridge shown in Figure 3 is likewise cut away on two opposite
sides; moreover, at the cut away portions, grooves r are formed in the base of the

page_text: cartridge shell, which grooves are intended to be seized by the extractor of the
fire-arm.
The two cartridges shown in Figures 2 & 3, can be packetted as shown in
Figure 4, into a charger or holder, in such a manner that the flattened portions of
the rims come in contact with each other. The packets so formed are rectangular
or nearly so, and can be introduced indifferently from both sides into the magazine
of repeating fire-arms.
Having now particularly described the nature of my said invention, and the
manner in which the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:
1. Metallic cartridges in which the rim is cut away on two opposite sides, so as
to present flattened surfaces, either with or without grooves formed in the base
of the shell and the packetting of such cartridges into a charger or holder, the
said flattened surfaces of the rims being in contact, for the purpose of producing
rectangular or nearly rectangular packets which may be introduced indifferently
from both sides into the magazines of repeating fire-arms.
2. The above described cartridges intended either for single loaders or for
repeaters when used as single loaders.
גננת
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J. PENNERS. .
By L. W., per F. B