Elric
Well-Known Member
A Shell Cleaning Implement
American Rifleman, vol 38, no. 9, June 8, 1905 page 171
https://books.google.com/books?id=Z...=onepage&q=A Shell Cleaning Implement&f=false
Daniel Brown, of Thornton, R. I., who has invented a number of appliances of value to riflemen, sends us the following communication:
An implement for cleaning rifle cartridge shells is illustrated by the accompanying cut. The blades are of elastic material, spirally curved. By pressing the blades together, they will enter the shell, and are kept in binding contact the entire length of its bore.
A rolling motion imparted to the tool by the thumb and forefinger of one hand, and a reciprocating motion of the shell in opposition, is employed when using the tool, and by that method all parts of the inside surface of the shell are acted upon.
The cleaner is more durable and effective than a bristle or wire brush, and when used after shells have been washed in the ordinary way proves to be a revelation, in the quantity of dirt that the cleaner will afterward remove.
It is a good plan to soak the shells in water that has a little soap-powder added, and rinse in hot water, and at a future time, when the shells are thoroughly dry, remove the fouling matter with the cleaner, thereby avoiding a handling of wet shells. The tool may be used without washing the shells, provided they are perfectly dry. It is advisable to use water, for the labor is less and more quickly performed. The residuum of nitro powder is of a sticky nature, and is apt to cling to the tool, unless the shells have been treated to a hot water bath, and then dried. The fouling matter will then readily drop from the shell as it is being operated upon by the tool.
American Rifleman, vol 38, no. 9, June 8, 1905 page 171
https://books.google.com/books?id=Z...=onepage&q=A Shell Cleaning Implement&f=false
Daniel Brown, of Thornton, R. I., who has invented a number of appliances of value to riflemen, sends us the following communication:
An implement for cleaning rifle cartridge shells is illustrated by the accompanying cut. The blades are of elastic material, spirally curved. By pressing the blades together, they will enter the shell, and are kept in binding contact the entire length of its bore.
A rolling motion imparted to the tool by the thumb and forefinger of one hand, and a reciprocating motion of the shell in opposition, is employed when using the tool, and by that method all parts of the inside surface of the shell are acted upon.
The cleaner is more durable and effective than a bristle or wire brush, and when used after shells have been washed in the ordinary way proves to be a revelation, in the quantity of dirt that the cleaner will afterward remove.
It is a good plan to soak the shells in water that has a little soap-powder added, and rinse in hot water, and at a future time, when the shells are thoroughly dry, remove the fouling matter with the cleaner, thereby avoiding a handling of wet shells. The tool may be used without washing the shells, provided they are perfectly dry. It is advisable to use water, for the labor is less and more quickly performed. The residuum of nitro powder is of a sticky nature, and is apt to cling to the tool, unless the shells have been treated to a hot water bath, and then dried. The fouling matter will then readily drop from the shell as it is being operated upon by the tool.
