Brass catcher

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Carl Gustaf M / 45 with brass catcher
Lewis Gun with case catcher on the HP O / 400
M134 with ejection channel on an NH90 helicopter

Case catcher (also sleeve-collector , the sleeve bag , Hülsenabweiser , Hülsenableiter or Hülsenableitschlauch ) are devices to cartridge cases after the firing process of a firearm controlled derive to collect them if necessary.

Since the introduction of ammunition with brass cases in the second half of the 19th century, the precious cases fired during maneuvers have been collected in so-called case sacks, mainly in times of peace. This task was not particularly popular among the soldiers. A stupid, simple soldier who was only good for picking up the empty cartridge cases was therefore disparagingly called case sack .

Normally, case catchers are only rarely used on handguns . This enables forensics to examine the casings left behind at the crime scene and to draw conclusions about the weapon used. In the case of handguns, case catchers are mainly used by sport shooters when the cases used are to be used for reloading .

In the military sector, sleeve catchers are mainly used for on-board weapons on land and aircraft. In the aircraft with open cockpits in World War I , the sleeve catchers were used so that the crew was not hit by thrown sleeves. In addition, some types of aircraft were built in the pusher configuration at that time , and sleeves thrown out were a source of danger for the rear motors and propellers.

The casings are caught within the cramped combat areas of military land and aircraft so that they do not roll around on the ground and obstruct the crew. The sleeve sacks must be emptied or replaced in good time. Too full sleeve bag at some point one enters jammed the weapon. During the Second World War , in particular, tube sacks were also used to collect the tubes for later recycling as a resource that was important to the war effort .

Another possible (but not clearly documented) use of the sleeve catcher was in partisan combat. Partisans may have used it there so as not to leave any traces after an attack.

In the Doorgunner machine guns, the casings are usually not collected, but are often ejected downwards through an ejection chute .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Luftwaffe of the Wehrmacht : Ju88 A-4 and D-1 / Operation and maintenance of the firearm system, September 1941, p. 14 Ju88 ( Memento from July 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Swiss Officers' Society : General Swiss Military Journal, Volume 48 , Verlag Graphische Anstalt Zofinger Tagblatt, 1902, p. 227 [1]
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  6. ↑ Kevin Muramatsu: Gun Digest: Guide to Customizing Your AR-15 , Verlag "F + W Media, Inc.", 2014, ISBN 9781440242793 , p. 203 [5]
  7. ^ Neil Grant : The Lewis Gun , Osprey Publishing , 2014, ISBN 9781782007913 , p. 17.
  8. ^ Ed Gilbert: US Marine Corps Tank Crewman 1965-70: Vietnam , Osprey Publishing , 2012, ISBN 9781780966335 , p. 41 [6]
  9. ^ WA Bürli: Armament and Equipment of the Swiss Army since 1817, Volume 1: Aircraft Armament , 1994, Verlag Stocker-Schmidt, ISBN 9783727671166 , p. 68.
  10. ↑ Dmitriy Fedorovich Loza: Fighting for the Soviet Motherland: Recollections from the Eastern Front Hero of the Soviet Union , U of Nebraska Press, 1998 ISBN 9780803229297 , p. 159 [7]
  11. ^ Ian McCollum: Ukrainian or Russian Partisan Modified MP40. Retrieved September 17, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Charles Q. Cutshaw: Tactical Small Arms of the 21st Century , published by Krause Publications, 2006, ISBN 9780873499149 , p 399 [8]