Can anyone ID this ammo dispenser?
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That's a wierd one...
Maybe for something like a Pederson Device or a Charlton device, which turned bolt rifles into semi's with a wierd toggle action (like a big Luger).
Extracts the case out of the back and then brings it forward?
It's a new one on me?
@buffalowinter any ideas?
Cheers,
Sirhr
Maybe for something like a Pederson Device or a Charlton device, which turned bolt rifles into semi's with a wierd toggle action (like a big Luger).
Extracts the case out of the back and then brings it forward?
It's a new one on me?
@buffalowinter any ideas?
Cheers,
Sirhr
Could those be belt loops on the side?
This concept?
Thank you,
MrSmith
This concept?
Thank you,
MrSmith
The note in op says 3006 dummies so this answer seems promising ?
+1 @MrSmith above, that's a belt 'magazine' not an 'in the rifle magazine'.
The "dummy" refers to the cartridges with bullets and fired primers ....
The "dummy" refers to the cartridges with bullets and fired primers ....
^^^ That makes total sense... dispenses rifle grenade launching cartridges quickly!
Cool find!
Sirhr
Cool find!
Sirhr
uff ... the inside is more complicated than I imagined
I assume that little hinged divider thing can be moved along the corrugated metal for different length cartridges? That would help explain why the spring leafs are so short.
Weird that there's not a single mark on it.
I tried searching for answers a little earlier and got nothing. May try again tomorrow. Can't believe it's a one-off, somebody must have made a few of these and sold them.
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I’m not one of the vintage experts around here, by far, but were there rifle fired grenades in WW1? Either way, cool piece of history!
Heavily used in ww1 because you could lob grenades I to trenches well beyond throwing range
This is a British “Mills Bomb” with a rod attachment as a launcher in WW1.
Doing conflict archaeology in Combles, France, c.2012, we found loads of these in one small potato field!
OP, have you thought about sending the pix to Ian McCollum at Forgotten Weapons? He loves this stuff!
In terms of “non-military” applications… could be for holding cartridges for a harpoon gun… like a Greener. Would make grabbing the cartridge easier in a pitching boat. Or for a veterinarian or farmer to use in a “Humane Cattle Killer” or similar device.
I would love to know its exact use! It is very cool!
Sirhr
I am going with......in the era of single shot rifles it was a "universal" ammo holder which a person could carry on their belt for convenience. Take a shot, reach down, grab another cartridge and reload. I doubt military as there are no markings and I doubt a one off as for the style it was manufactured, that wasn't made in someones home shop back then.
I am guessing it just didn't catch on or being that old they are all in the landfills. The one other thing that popped into my mind was German ??
I am guessing it just didn't catch on or being that old they are all in the landfills. The one other thing that popped into my mind was German ??
So I did some Googling and it seems they were already using canvas back then for pouches. What did pop up in some searches was cigarette cases which were metal. Maybe it has nothing to do with ammo but something soft that was breakable..
Like this one?
It COULD be a cartridge dispenser of some kind but my Google-fu turned up nothing. I reckon it's for cigars or such.
Although ironically there is a product out there that is very similar and designed to hold 40mm grenade rounds conveniently in a magazine pouch!
This could NOT dispense soft items like cigarettes. The spring holding the cartridge in place is strong. You have to give a good tug to pull out the round. The ammo does not rattle around inside. Also, the follower is fairly stiff, soft items would turn to mush if pushed down.
Yes it's somewhat puzzling as a standard military item would only need to be made for one cartridge.
It's a pretty interesting way of making the an adjustable cartridge holder but why?
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The adjustable aspect makes me think it was hunting/sporting use in origin.
Very Similar. Mine is heavy steel and not curved. Worn on the belt, mine could be worn to dispense sideways form the top or bottom. I am in Omaha NE, so Grand Island is not that far away.
