On this day in 1904 Joseph W. Righton was granted the patent for AMMUNITION JACKET. U.S. Patent No. 775,149.
This invention relates to ammunition-jackets; and it has for its object to provide a jacket which may be easily and quickly applied and removed and in which the carrying portion or skirt of the coat or jacket may be readily shifted, so as to bring the front the filled portions of the belts.
A further object of this invention is to provide a jacket which will hold a maximum quantity of ammunition with convenience.
