IMPROVEMENTS IN CARTRIDGE CASES OR SHELLS FOR SMALL ARMS to be as follows:
Year: 1885

page_text: I BRYAN GEORGE DAVIES COOKE of Colomendy near Mold, North Wales
Esquire do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
CARTRIDGE CASES OR SHELLS FOR SMALL ARMS to be as follows:-
"
The object of my Invention is to provide à Cartridge Case or shell simple in
construction cheap in first cost and giving a more rapid ignition and less risk of
misfiring than obtained in Cartridges having cases or shells constructed in the
ordinary way.
A Cartridge case or shell constructed according to iny Invention
possesses the further advantage that it can be arranged to be recapped with facility
although it is not an essential of my Invention that the recapping should be
provided for.
According to my Invention I place the cap or detonator between two surfaces at
the butt end of the carriage the inner surface forming the anvil-These surfaces
may be formed by the ordinary butt end of the casing or shell and by a false
bottom formed by the butt end of a piece of similar formation to the lower end of
the Cartridge case or shell a flat cap or detonator being inserted between the two
butt ends-Where the cases or shells are to be capable of being recapped the cap
or detonator is carried by a strip or piece which can be inserted between the
aforesaid surfaces and withdrawn for renewal after the cap or detonator has been
exploded-In the cases or shells capable of being recapped the two surfaces
between which the cap or detonator is situated are pierced-for the striker of the
Gun but in the cases or shells which are not to be recapped the inner surface only
need be perforated.

page_text: I BRYAN GEORGE DAVIES COOKE of Colomendy near Mold North Wales,
Esquire 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:-
The object of my Invention is to provide a Cartridge Case or shell simple in
construction cheap in first cost and giving a more rapid ignition and less risk of
misfiring than is obtained in Cartridges having cases or shells constructed in the
ordinary way. A Cartridge case or shell constructed according to my invention
possesses the further advantage that it can be arranged to be recapped with facility
although it is not an essential part of my invention that the recapping should be
provided for.
According to my Invention I place the cap or detonator or detonating compound
between two surfaces at the butt end of the Cartridge the inner surface forming
the anvil. These surfaces may be formed by the ordinary butt end of the casing
or shell and by a false bottom formed by the butt end of a piece of similar
formation to the lower end of the Cartridge case or shell, a flat cap or detonator
being inserted between the two butt ends. Where the cases or shells are to be
capable of being recapped the cap or detonator is carried by a strip or piece which
can be inserted between the aforesaid surfaces, and withdrawn for renewal after
the cap or detonator has been exploded. In the cases or shells capable of being
recapped the two surfaces between which the cap or detonator is situated are
pierced the outer one for the striker of the gun and the inner one for ignition, but
in the cases or shells which are not to be recapped the inner surface only need be
perforated.
And in order that my said Invention may be fully understood I shall now proceed
more particularly to describe the same and for that purpose shall refer to the several
figures on the annexed sheet of drawings the same letters of reference indicating
corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 represents the butt end of a cartridge shell or case a provided with
my Invention Figure 2 is a view of the butt end of the inner case a. The external
diameter of the said case is reduced at a³ for a little distance from the end so that
a cap piece b shewn in Figure 3 can be placed and fixed thereon. The butt end a³
of the case is formed with the anvil a and the firing holes a³ and the disc b² of
the cap piece b has a recess 6³ in its inner side in which the flat cap or detonator
or fulminate or detonating compound is placed. In this form of the cartridge the
cap piece b can after firing be replaced if desired by a new cap piece properly
charged when the cartridge case is reloaded but generally this form is not intended
for recapping.
Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of a case shewing an arrangement providing
for recapping. The butt end as of the case a is formed with an anvil a and firing
holes a as in the previous case and there is a cap piece b for fitting on the end of
the case but in this instance the butt end of the said cap piece is centrally
perforated at b* for the passage of the striker of the gun. This cap piece is shewn

page_text: separately in Figure 6. The cap or detonator or fulminate or detonating compound
is placed in a recess c² in a disc c shewn separately in Figure 5 this disc after
firing can be removed after pulling off the cap piece b and another charged disc
can be put in its place when the cartridge case is reloaded. In place of a disc a
strip c (shewn in Figure 8) may be used which can be slipped into openings or a
recess formed for it in or towards the inner surface of the butt end of the cap
piece. Figures 7 and 9 are longitudinal sections at right angles to each other
shewing such a strip in place. In this case the cap piece b can be permanently
attached to the body a of the cartridge case and the recapping can be effected by
simply withdrawing the strip c³ and replacing it by a charged strip.
The cartridge cases made according to my Invention may be of any ordinary or
suitable material adapted for the purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
First A cartridge case consisting of the body part or shell with a butt or disc
end, and a cap piece or its equivalent also having a butt or disc end, the cap
detonator, fulminate or detonating compound, being placed between the said two
butt or disc ends substantially as herein before described with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
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Second: A cartridge case consisting of the body part or shell with a butt or
disc end and a removable flat cap piece or its equivalent also having a butt or disc
end and a disc or strip carrying the cap detonator fulminate or detonating
compound and capable of being placed in and withdrawn from between the first
named two butt or disc ends substantially as herein before described with reference
to the accompanying drawings.