Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 7th May, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 14th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 19th Oct., 1888
We, CHARLES GEORGE SLADE, Colonel half pay, Rifle Brigade, of the United
Service Club, London, and Lieutenant Colonel NESBIT WILLOUGHBY WALLACE, late
King's Royal Rifles, of 3, Eastern Villas, Southsea, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
and
Our Invention relates to improvements in military and naval accoutrements;
has for its object to enable the equipment to be readily adapted to the varying con-
ditions of service, so that it may be worn in different ways, either as a whole or in
parts, according to the nature of the duty to be performed, without the use of extra
straps to reduce the weight of the equipment and the number of straps; and to so
apply and balance the weight as to cause the least fatigue or inconvenience; to provide
means of carrying several rounds of ammunition for use on a sudden emergency; to
so construct the ammunition pouches that whilst the ammunition may be readily got
at when required it is not liable to fall out and be lost; to provide a form of valise
which will not incommode the soldier when firing prone; and to provide a haversack
which may be worn either pendent at the side or on the back in place of the valise.
This improved accoutrement is based on the requirements incidental to service
conditions; and to this end is so arranged that the valise is wholly independent of the
rest of the equipment, and may be readily removed without in any way interfering
with the remainder. The braces are worn over the shoulders and cross at back, and
are buckled at front to short straps connected to the waist belt and at back to
buckles on the waist belt, and pass through a runner loop at the crossing point at
back. They are so arranged that no steadying straps beneath the arins are required
but the rear ends of the braces pass under the belt at back and are prolonged sufficiently
to encircle and support the coat, waterproof sheet, or blanket, etc. (which is carried
behind the waist belt) the ends of the braces after encircling the same being secured
to buckles upon the braces just above the belt.
The mess-tin is supported above the coat etc., by a central strap passing through
the runner loop above mentioned on the braces, and around both the coat etc., and the
mess-tin.

page_text: The valise is carried on the shoulders above the mess-tin, by carrying straps which
pass through metal D-loops on the braces, under the shoulder straps and are secured
at their ends to special double buckles connected to the waist belt to which the front
ends of the braces are also buckled, as above mentioned, the arrangement of the valise
carrying straps being such that the valise is removable independently of the other
parts of the equipment. The valise itself has its flap so cut and seamed as to make
the closed flap of the valise concave at top to make room for the hind peak of the
helmet, and enable the soldier to hold up the head when firing in the prone position.
The ammunition pouches are carried on the waist belt, one on either side, and are
supported by the braces which pass through metal D loops on the waist belt runners
and on the pouches. The pouches are fitted with: loops for loose ammunition and with
pockets for ammunition in packages, the pockets being furnished with lifting devices
for raising the packets quickly out of the pocket, the combined arrangement being
such as to combine readiness of access whilst preventing loss of ammunition. The
flap of the service pouch is provided with means whereby it may be held open by
being temporarily connected to the brace, in order to permit easy and continuous
access to the pouch when required. The pouches are furnished with outside loops at
each end, and loops are also provided on the inside of the left breast flap of the tunic
or jacket for the purpose of holding cartridges for use on a sudden emergency when
there is no time to open the pouch.
The haversack is fitted with two carrying straps in addition to the ordinary sling
straps, so that it can be carried in place of, and in the same way as, the valise.
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C. G. SLADE.
N. W. WALLACE.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.

page_text: passing through the runner loop ↳ above mentioned and around both the great coat F
and the mess tin G, its ends being connected together by a buckle h.
The valise A is carried on the shoulders above the mess tin G by carrying straps a a,
each attached by a single pivot to the valise, which straps pass through metal
D loops a on the braces under the shoulder straps of the tunic, and are secured at their
ends to special double buckles I which permanently connect the front ends of the
parts B of the braces to the parts B₁. The buckles I are double ended, the braces B
being permanently connected to the cross bar on which the upper tongue i is pivoted,
to which tongue the valise straps are buckled, the arrangement of the valise-carrying
straps a being such that the valise is removable independently of the other parts of
the equipment. The valise itself has its flap so cut and seamed as to make the closed
flap of the valise slightly concave at top, as shown in Figures 2 and 4, to make room
for the hind peak of the helmet and enable the soldier to hold up his head when firing
in the prone position..
The ammunition pouches K L are carried on the waist belt C and are supported by
front extensions B' of the braces which pass through metal D loops m on the waist
belt runners M, and through metal D loops N affixed to the back of the pouches.
The pouches are fitted with leather loops o for loose ammunition, and with pockets O
for ainmunition in packages, the pockets being furnished with lifting tabs o' for raising
the packets quickly out of the pocket, the combined arrangement being such as to
ensure readiness of access whilst preventing loss of ammunition. The flap of the
expense pouch K is provided with means whereby it may be held open by being
temporarily connected to the brace in order to permit easy and continuous access to
the pouch when required. This may be done either by passing the return end of the
part B of the brace through a second metal loop n on the flap of the pouch, as in
Figure 6, or by buckling the tab k of the rouch flap to the lower end of the buckle I.
The pouches K L are furnished with outside leather loops pat each end for the purpose
of holding cartridges for use on a sudden emergency when there is no time to open
the pouch. With the same object of providing for sudden emergency, loops are
provided on the inside of the left breast flap of the tunic or jacket to hold cartridges
as shown in Figure 1. is the pouch for the Martini-Henry Magazine.
The haversack is fitted with two carrying straps in addition to the ordinary sling
straps, so that it can be carried in place of, and in the same way as, the valise.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The combination with the braces B and waist belt C, to which they are buckled
at D, of the brace extensions E, substantially as specified, passing from the buckles D
around the great coat or other package carried at back of the waist belt and buckled
at their extremities to the braces, as and for the purpose described.
2. The combination with the braces B and with the runner loop at the crossing
point thereof, of the strap H encircling both the great coat or other package F, and
the mess tin G.
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3. The mode of supporting the valise by carryin- traps a attached thereto and
passing through loops a¹ on the braces B over the
and secured to buckles I
on the front of the braces, the straps a lying _ne said braces and being able to
be disconnected for the purpose of removing the valise without disturbing the rest of
the equipment, as specified.
4. The combination of the parts B B¹ of the braces and the double ended buckles I,
whereby the parts B B' are permanently connected together.
5. The valise having its flap so cut and seamed to the body of the valise that the
top of the closed valise will be slightly hollow or concave, as specified.
6. The combination with the parts B¹ of the braces and with the buckles I and
with the waist belt C of the ammunition pouches provided with runners and loops
through which the waist belt and the parts B₁ of the braces respectively pass, for
supporting the weight of the pouch, as specified.

page_text: Improvements in Accoutrements.
We, CHARLES GEORGE SLADE, Colonel half pay, Rifle Brigade, of the United
Service Club, London, and Lieutenant Colonel NESBIT WILLOUGHBY WALLACE late
King's Royal Rifles, of 3 Eastern Villas, Southsea, 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:-
Our invention relates to improvements in military and naval accoutrements, and has
for its object to enable the equipment to be readily adapted to the varying conditions
of service, and so that it may be worn in different ways, either as a whole or in parts,
according to the nature of the duty to be performed, without the use of extra straps ;
to reduce the weight of the equipment and the number of straps, and to so apply and
balance the weight as to cause the least fatigue or inconvenience; to provide means
of carrying several rounds of ammunition for use on a sudden emergency; to so
construct the ammunition pouches that whilst the ammunition may be readily got at
when required, it is not liable to fall out and be lost; to provide a form of valise
which will not incommode the soldier when firing prone; and to provide a haversack
which may be worn either pendent at the side, or on the back in place of the valise.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of the Specifica-
tion, wherein Figure 1 is a front view, and Figure 2 a corresponding back view of
the accoutrement as worn in marching order. Figure 3 is a back view of the
accoutrement in service order i.e. with the valise removed. Figure 4 is a back view,
guard order, the great coat being worn. Figure 5 is a perspective view of the straps
only in the positions they assume in Figures and 2. Figure 6 is a cross section
through the belt and one of the pouches showing the latter closed, and as held open
in dotted lines. Figure 7 is a sectional top view of the pouch. Figures 8 and 9 are
vertical and horizontal sections of the other pouch. The same letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
This improved accoutrement is based on the requirements incidental to service
conditions, and to this end is so arranged that the valise A is wholly independent of
the rest of the equipment and may be readily removed, as shown in Figure 3, without
in any way interfering with the remainder. The braces B are worn over the shoulders
and cross at back where they pass through a runner loop band are permanently con-
nected by double buckles I at front to short straps B which are connected to the
waist belt C. At back the braces are connected to buckles D on the upper edge of
the waist belt and they are so arranged that no steadying straps beneath the arms are
required. The rear ends of the braces pass inside the belt at back and are prolonged
in the form of straps E sufficiently to encircle and support the great coat or water-
proof sheet or blanket us the case may be (which is carried behind the waist belt at F)
the ends of the extensions of the braces after encircling the same being secured to
buckles e upon the braces just above the belt. When the great coat is worn, the
straps E are drawn tight round the waist belt and secured to the buckles e and the
ends rolled.
The mess tin G is supported above the great coat, &c., F by a central strap H,

page_text: 7. The herein described means of holding the flap of the expense ponch open when
required, as specified.
8. The combination with the ammunition pouches of outside loops at the ends of
the pouch for holding cartridges for use on emergency, as specified.
9. The construction of ammunition pouches with loops for loose cartridges, in
combination with pockets for packets of ammunition, as described.
10. The combination with the breast flap of the tunic, of loops to hold cartridges
for the purpose specified.

page_text: This Specification was, upon the 23rd day of March 1889, Amended under
Sections 18 to 21 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1883.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Accoutrements.
We, CHARLES GEORGE SLADE, Colonel half pay, Rifle Brigade, of the United
Service Club, London, and Lieutenant Colonel NESBIT WILLOUGHBY WALLACE, late
King's Royal Rifles, of 3, Eastern Villas, Southsea, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
;
Our Invention relates to improvements in military. and naval accoutrements; and
has for its object to enable the equipment to be readily adapted to the varying con-
ditions of service, so that it may be worn in different ways, either as a whole or in
parts, according to the nature of the duty to be performed, without the use of extra
straps to reduce the weight of the equipment and the number of straps; and to so
apply and balance the weight as to cause the least fatigue or inconvenience; to provide
means of carrying several rounds of ammunition for use on a sudden emergency; to
so construct the ammunition pouches that whilst the ammunition may be readily got
at when required it is not liable to fall out and be lost; to provide a form of valise
which will not incommode the soldier when firing prone; and to provide a haversack
which may be worn either pendent at the side or on the back in place of the valise.
This improved accoutrement is based on the requirements incidental to service
conditions; and to this end is so arranged that the valise is wholly independent of the
rest of the equipment, and may be readily removed without in any way interfering
with the remainder. The braces are worn over the shoulders and cross at back, and
are buckled at front to short straps connected to the waist belt and at back to
buckles on the waist belt, and pass through a runner loop at the crossing point at
back. They are so arranged that no steadying straps beneath the arms are required
but the rear ends of the braces pass under the belt at back and are prolonged sufficiently
to encircle and support the coat, waterproof sheet, or blanket, etc. (which is carried
behind the waist belt) the ends of the braces after encircling the same.being secured
to buckles upon the braces just above the belt.
The mess-tin is supported above the coat etc., by a central strap passing through
the runner loop above mentioned on the braces, and around both the coat etc., and the
more tin

page_text: The valise is carried on the shoulders above the mess-tin, by carrying straps which
pass through metal D-loops on the braces, under the shoulder straps and are secured
at their ends to special double buckles connected to the waist belt to which the front
ends of the braces are also buckled, as above mentioned, the arrangement of the valise
carrying straps being such that the valise is removable independently of the other
parts of the equipment. The valise itself has its flap so cut and seamed as to make
the closed flap of the valise concave at top to make room for the hind peak of the
helmet, and enable the soldier to hold up the head when firing in the prone position.
The ammunition pouches are carried on the waist belt, one on either side, and are
supported by the braces which pass through metal D loops on the waist belt runners
and on the pouches. The pouches are fitted with loops for loose ammunition and with
pockets for ammunition in packages, the pockets being furnished with lifting devices
for raising the packets quickly out of the pocket, the combined arrangement being
such as to combine readiness of access whilst preventing loss of ammunition. The
flap of the service pouch is provided with means whereby it may be held open by
being temporarily connected to the brace, in order to permit easy and continuous
access to the pouch when required. The pouches are furnished with outside loops at
each end, and loops are also provided on the inside of the left breast flap of the tunic
or jacket for the purpose of holding cartridges for use on a sudden emergency when
there is no time to open the pouch.
The haversack is fitted with two carrying straps in addition to the ordinary sling
straps, so that it can be carried in place of, and in the same way as, the valise.
Dated this 7th day of May 1888.
C. G. SLADE.
N. W. WALLACE.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.

page_text: We, CHARLES GEORGE SLADE, Colonel half pay, Rifle Bigade, of the United
Service Club, London, and Lieutenant Colonel NESBIT WILLOUGHBY WALLACE late
King's Royal Rifles, of 3 Eastern Villas, Southsea, 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 :-
Our invention relates to improvements in military and naval accoutrements, and has
for its object to enable the equipment to be readily adapted to the varying conditions
of service, and so that it may or be worn in differents ways, either as a whole or in parts,
according to the nature of the duty to be performed, without the use of extra straps; to
reduce the weight of the equipment and the number of straps, and to so apply and
balance the weight as to cause the least fatigue or inconvenience; to provide means
of carrying several rounds of ammunition for use on a sudden emergency; to so
construct the ammunition pouches that whilst the ammunition may be readily got at
when required, it is not liable to full out and be lost; and to provide a form of.
valise which will not incommode the soldier when firing prone; and to provide a
haversack which may be worn either pendent at the side, or on the back in place
of the valice.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of the Specifica-
tion, wherein Figure 1 is a front view, and Figure 2 a corresponding back view of
the accoutrement as worn in marching order. Figure 3 is a back view of the
accoutrement in service order i.e. with the valise removed. Figure 4 is a back view,
guard order, the great coat being worn. Figure 5 is a perspective view of the straps
only in the positions they assume in Figures 1 and 2. Figure 6 is a cross section
through the belt and one of the pouches showing the latter empty and closed, and as
held open in dotted lines. Figure 7 is a sectional top view of the pouch. Figures 8
and 9 are vertical and horizontal sections of the other pouch. The same letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
This improved accoutrement is based on the requirements incidental to service
conditions, and to this end is so arranged that the valise A is wholly independent of
the rest of the equipment and may be readily removed, as shown in Figure 3, without
in any way interfering with the remainder. The braces B are worn over the shoulders
and cross at back where they pass through a runner loop 6 and are permanently con-
nected by double buckles I at front to short straps B₁ which are connected to the
waist belt C. At back the braces are connected to buckles D on the upper edge of
the waist belt and they are so arranged that no steadying straps beneath the arms are
required. The rear ends of the braces pass inside the belt at back and are prolonged
in the form of straps E sufficiently to encircle and support the great coat or water-
proof sheet or blanket as the case may be (which is carried behind the waist belt at F)
the ends of the extensions of the braces after encircling the same being secured to
buckles e upon the braces just above the belt. When the great coat is worn, the
straps E are drawn tight round the waist belt and secured to the buckles e and the
ends rolled.
The mess tin G is supported above the great coat, &c., F by a central strap H,

page_text: passing through the runner loop b above mentioned and around both the great coat F
and the mess tin G, its ends being connected together by a buckle h.
The valise A is carried on the shoulders above the mess tin G by carrying straps a a,
each attached by a single pivot to the valise, which straps pass through metal
D loops a¹ on the braces under the shoulder straps of the tunic, and are secured at their
ends to special double buckles I which permanently connect the front ends of the
parts B of the braces to the parts B¹. The buckles I are double ended, the braces B
being permanently connected to the cross bar on which the upper tongue i is pivoted,
to which tongue the valise straps are buckled, the arrangement of the valise-carrying
straps a being such that the valise is removable independently of the other parts of
the equipment. The valise itself has its flap so cut and seamed as to make the closed
flap of the valise slightly concave at top, as shown in Figures 2 and 4, to make room
for the hind peak of the helmet and enable the soldier to hold up his head when firing
in the prone position.
The ammunition pouches K L are carried on the waist belt C and are supported by
front extensions B₁ of the braces which pass through metal D loops m on the waist belt
runners M, and through metal D loops N and n affixed to the back and cover of the
pouches. The pouches are fitted with leather loops o for loose ammunition, and with
pockets for ammunition in packages, the pockets being furnished with lifting tabs o¹
for raising the packets quickly out of the pocket, the combined arrangement being
ench as to ensure readiness of access whils: preventing loss of ammunition.-
The flap of the expense-pouch K is provided with means whereby it may be held
open by being temporarily connected to the brace in order to permit easy and
continuous necess to the-ponch when required. This may be done either by passing
the return end of the part B' of the brace through a second metal loop-n-on the
Hap of the pouch, as in Figure 6, or by buckling the tab k-of the pouch up to the
lower end of the buckle I. The poaches K L are furnished with outside leather
loops p at each end for the purpose of holding cartridges for use on a sudden
emergency when there is no time to open the pouch. With the same object of
providing for sudden emergency, loops y are provided on the inside of the left breast
Hup of the tunic or jacket to hold cartridges as shown in Figure 1. The herein
described construction of the pouch and the mode of holding the flap open by the brace,
form the subject of a previous application for Letters Patent filed by the said C. G. Slade
on the 15th day of February 1888 No. 2290. r is the pouch for the Martini-Henry
Magazine.
The haversack is fitted with two carrying straps in addition to the ordinary sling
straps, so that it can be carried in place of, and in the same way as, the valise.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, wo declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The combination with the braces B and waist belt C, to which they are buckled
at D, of the brace extensions E, substantially as specified, passing form the buckles D
around the great coat or other package carried at back of the waist belt and buckled
at their extremities to the braces, as and for the purpose described.
2. The combination with the braces B and with the runner loop at the crossing
point thereof, of the strap H encircling both the great coat or other package F, and
the mess tin G.
3. The mode of supporting the valise by carrying straps a attached thereto and
passing through loops a' on the braces B over the shoulders and secured to buckles I
on the front of the braces, the straps a lying upon the said braces and being able to
be-disconnected for the purpose of removing the valise without disturbing the rest of
the equipment, as specified.
4. The combination of the parts B-B' of the bruces and the double ended buckles I,
whereby the parts B B' are permanently connected together.
5 3. The valise having its flap so cut and seamed to the body of the valise that the
top of the, closed valise will be slightly hollow or concave, as specified,

page_text: 6. The combination with the parts B' of the braces and with the buckles I and
with the waist belt C of the ammunition pouches provided with runners and loops
through which the waist belt and the parts B' of the braces respectively pass, for
supporting the weight of the pouch, us specified.
7. The herein described means of holding the flap of the expense ponch open when
required, as specified.
8. The combination with the ammunition; ouches of outside loops at the ends of
the pouch for holding curtridges for use on emergency, as specified.
The construction of ammunition pouches with loops for loose cartridges, in
combination with pockets for packets of ammunition, as described.
10. The combination with the breast flap of the tunic, of loops to hold-cartridges
for the purpose specified.