An Improved Cartridge Pouch for Ball Cartridges.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 27th May 1889-Accepted, 29th June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cartridge Pouch for Ball Cartridges.
:-
1, BURNETT GREIVE HALL, Major. Royal Marine Artillery, of Abercromby Place,
Fermoy, Co. Cork, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to a new or improved Cartridge Pouch for the better and
more secure carriage of rifle ball cartridges by soldiers, whereby the liability of loss of
ammunition, when the soldier is running or resting in a lying down position, is
obviated; while, at the same time, a supply of cartridges can be readily obtained, as
required, in whatever position the soldier may be. The same principle is applicable
to cartridge bags, or holders, for sporting purposes.
And in order that my said Invention and the manner of carrying the same into
effect or practice may be properly understood, 1 have hereunto appended an
explanatory Sheet of Drawings, in which the same reference letters are used to
indicate corresponding parts in all the Figures where shown.
Figure 1. shows a front view of a Cartridge pouch, with both flap and supply
pocket closed, for a right-handed man; and Figure 2. a corresponding front view of
the same for a left-handed man. Figure 3. shows a front view of the Cartridge pouch
with the expense pocket open for the supply of cartridges. Figure 4. is a back view
of the Cartridge pouch showing its method of attachment to the soldier's equipment.
Figure 5. is a fore-shortened front and side view of the Cartridge pouch with the
expense pocket open; and Figure 6. is a sectional elevation through the centre of the
Cartridge pouch.
Referring to Figures 1. to 6. of these Drawings:-According to my Invention
I construct the Cartridge pouch of brown or buff leather. The front is made in two
pieces "a," "a," which overlap each other in the centre of the pouch, (Figure 6.),
the lower portion "a" being outside the upper portion "a." The back "6" of the
pouch and also the flap "c," or cover to the mouth of the pouch, are in one piece.
The front and back of the pouch are joined together by an expandable leather
gusset "d," and the upper portion of the front "a" is also fitted with a leather
gusset "d," to give room for the hand when withdrawing a cartridge through the
expense pocket "p." The lower portion of the front "a is given a certain extra
fullness to make it curve or belly outwards with the pressure of the cartridges and
of the body behind it, and thus to close, automatically, the expense pocket "p
the hand has been withdrawn, and to prevent the cartridges from being jerked or jolted
out. The flap "c" is secured to one of the studs "8,"
"1" and the ex
expense pocket,
when not in use, is closed by a leather flap "g" fastened to the stud“ S.
Dated this 25th day of Julv 1888
when
BURNETT GREIVE HALL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cartridge Pouch for Ball Cartridges.
I, BURNETT GRRIVE HALL, of Abercromby Place, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Major, Royal
Marine Artillery, 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 an improved cartridge pouch for the better and more secure
carriage of rifle ball cartridges by soldiers in the field, whereby the liability of loss
of ammunition, when the soldier is passing over rough ground at a rapid pace or
resting in a lying down position, is obviated, while, at the same time, a supply of
cartridges can be readily obtained, as required, in whatever position the soldier may
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page_text: be. The same principle is applicable to cartridge bags or holders for sporting
purposes.
In order that my said Invention and the manner of carrying the same into effect
or practice may be properly understood, I would refer to the explanatory sheet of
Drawings left with the provisional specification, in which the same reference letters
are used to indicate corresponding parts in all the figures where shown.
Figure 1. shows a front view of the cartridge pouch, with both flap and supply
pocket closed, suitable to a man who fires from the right shoulder; and figure 2. a
corresponding view of the same suitable to one who fires from the left shoulder.
Figure 3. shows a front view of the pouch with the supply or expense pocket open for
the supply of cartridges. Figure 4. is a buck view of the pouch showing its method
of attachment to the soldier's equipment. Figure 5. is a fore-shortened front & side
view of the cartridge pouch with the supply pocket open; and figure 6. is a sectional
elevation through the centre of the pouch.
Referring to figures 1. to 6. of these Drawings:-According to my Invention I
construct the cartridge pouch of brown or buff leather, and the front is made in two
pieces,"a" and "a',"-over-lapping at the centre of the pouch, the lower-piece," a¹,”
being outside the upper-one, a. vide Fig. 6.
"
The over-lapping portions of "a." and "a" are connected together at the sides by
small V-shaped expansible leather gussets, "d" and thus form the supply or expense
pocket, "p." through which cartridges can be with-drawn by hand from the bottom of
the pouch without un-fastening the flap or cover, "c," of the pouch.
The over-lapped portion of "a." is, also, given a certain extra fullness, or width
cross-wise, to enable it to buckle or belly outwards under the pressure of the
cartridges behind it, and thus to close, automatically, the supply or expense
pocket, "p." when the hand has been withdrawn from it.
When the pouch is intended for use with ball cartridges of very small diameter,
this self-closing property of the aperture to the supply or expense pocket will be
further ensured by the addition of a flat pliable steel spring to the inside of the
over-lapped portion of "a." The ends of this steel spring abutting on the sides of
the pouch will increase the tendency of this portion of the front of the pouch to
belly to the front, and, thus, more securely to close the aperture of the pocket, "p."
when the hand is withdrawn.
"
The back, "b." and the flap or cover, "c." to the mouth of the pouch, are in one
and the same piece; and the front and back of the pouch are united together by
a deep expansible leather gusset, "d."
"
The flap, c." is secured by a strap to one of the studs, "8."
; and the expense
pocket when not in use is closed by a leathern flap, "y." fastened to the stud, ""
The pouch may be made of any shape desired, but I prefer that shown in the
Drawings, which is designed specially to bring the last cartridges remaining in the
pouch convenient to the hand, when introduced through the supply pocket, "p." at
the lower-bottom corner of the pouch.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what 1
claim is :-
1. The making of cartridge pouches for ball cartridges with self-closing supply
or expense pockets or apertures, through which the cartridges can be withdrawn
from the pouches without unfastening the flaps or covers, substantially as and for
the purposes and advantages herein described, in reference to and shown in the
Drawings left with the provisional specification.
Dated this 24th day of May 1889.
BURNETT GREIVE HALL.