Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Apr., 1886.
Complete Left, 17th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 16th Apr., 1887.
I, WILLIAM LLOYD WISE, of No. 46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of Middle-
sex, Consulting Engineer and Patont Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is the production of a cartridge having a case which
can be refilled time after time. These cartridges are particularly suitable for the
purposes of huntsmen, as they can be renewed after each day's sport, and thus the
weight of the ammunition to be taken on the expedition can be reduced. To this end
the case is formed or furnished at the upper or fore end, with a groove or bead, or
with both to hold or secure the wad which closes this end of the case, and retains
the shot.
The base is provided with a central hole through which passes a moveable nipple; on
this is placed priming or an ordinary cap. After the gun has been fired, by percussion
on the nipple the spent cap or priming is removed from the nipple and replaced with a
new one. The cartridge case is then ready to be charged again. To effect this, the
moveable nipple is pushed outwards by a rod passed through the case, the cap is
removed and replaced by another, and the nipple is pushed into the case again until
the cap occupies the normal position. The nipple has a head at one end to receive the
cap or priming, and a collar at the other to prevent it being forced out of the hole
prepared for it in the base of the cartridge case. The powder and shot are then
placed in the case, and the mouth closed by a wad.
W. LLOYD WISE,
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Per F. J. Brougham,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cartridges.
I, WILLIAM LLOYD WISE, of No. 46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of Middle-
sex, Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention (a communication to me from abroad by Jules Louis Didier, of 26 Parc
Montretant, Paris, France, Merchant) 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 this invention is the production of a cartridge having a case which
can be refilled time after time. These cartridges are particularly suitable for the
purposes of huntsmen, as they can be renewed after each days sport, and thus the
weight of the ammunition to be taken on the expedition can be reduced. To this
end the case is formed or furnished at the upper or fore end, with a groove or bead,
or with both to hold or secure the wad which closes this end of the case, and retains
the shot.
The base is provided with a central hole through which passes a moveable nipple;
on this is placed priming or an ordinary cap. After the gun has been fired, by percus-
sion on the nipple the spent cap or priming is removed from the nipple and replaced
with a new one. The cartridge case is then ready to be charged again. To effect
this the movable nipple is pushed outwards by a rod passed through the case, the cap
is removed and replaced by another, and the nipple is pushed into the case again until
the cap occupies the normal position. The nipple has a head at one end to receive
the cap or priming and a collar at the other to prevent it being forced out of the hole
prepared for it in the base of the cartridge case. The powder and shot are then placed
in the case, and the mouth closed by a wad.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings, Fig. 1, is a longitudinal section
of a cartridge for sporting purposes, loaded and ready for firing.
Fig. 2 shows the same cartridge after firing, at the moment when the cap or
priming has been pushed out by pressing on the nipple or ignition tube.
Figs. 3 and 4 show modifications of these cartridges.
Figs. 5 and 6 show in section an arrangement for gripping the bullet or wad in
sporting cartridges.
Fig. 7 is a view of a cartridge ready to be closed on the wad or bullet.
Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section of a cartridge ready to be reprimed by the intro-.
duction of the tool which is shewn in detail in Fig. 9.
.
The metallic case shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, carries a nipple or ignition tube a
provided with the cap this arrangement allows of a rapid uncapping and recapping
of sporting cartridges by means of the mandril c. The case is provided at its neck
with a bead, groove or flange for retaining the top wad; various forms of bead or
flange are shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4. The cap or priming as well as the ignition
tube may be made in different forms, two of which are shewn in the drawings. In
the case shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 the flange which secures the wad or bullet is
formed by serrating the edge d of the case, and turning it over. When the cartridge

page_text: has been loaded, the teeth are bent over upon the wad which thus keeps the charge
in its place. These teeth d of any number and shape, are flexible enough to be bent
over by hand and to rise into their original position by the passage of the charge when
the gun is fired. When the cartridge has been fired, the cap or priming must be
replaced by a fresh one; for this purpose there is introduced into the case, the tool e
as shown in Fig. 8.
This tool consists essentially of a cylinder e of wood or other material provided
with a handle f which may be removed at will, and. fits on either end of the cylinder,
which at one end is terminated by a plane portion and at the other by a hollow crown
in the middle of which is fixed a punch g. On applying pressure to the handle, the
nipple or striker and the spent cap or priming are ejected at the same time. In order
to recap, the nipple is replaced and a fresh cap is placed into the desired position.
This cap being maintained only by pressure on the cases, this pressure is applied by
means of the said tool which is reversed by fixing the handle upon the part h, and
then by inserting anew the tool into the case, the cap is secured in its place by a
slight pressure against any suitable body. The tool may be hollow and made in two
parts connected together by a screw-thread shown, constituting a sort of box in
which may be kept a supply of strikers or caps or other accessories.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what is claimed is :-
Forming the mouth of a metallic cartridge case in such a way that a wad or bullet
may be inserted by hand, and then be fired out of the case without injury to the
latter, substantially as described and shewn in Figs. 1 to 9, the object being to enable
the same case to be used many times.
Dated this 17th day of January 1887.
W. LLOYD WISE,
Per F. J. Brougham.