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Definition of Cartridge holder
1. Noun. A metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun.
Group relationships: Gun
Specialized synonyms: Pincurl Clip
Generic synonyms: Supply Chamber
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cartridge Holder
Literary usage of Cartridge holder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Mechanism: Exhibiting the Latest Progress in Machines, Motors, and by D. Appleton and Company (1892)
"There is no cartridge-holder. Designed to be used always as a magazine rifle.
... The cartridge-holder is essential to the feeding-action of the magazine. ..."
2. United States Congressional Serial Setby United States Government Printing Office by United States Government Printing Office (1895)
"Bleating- Cartridge-crimping machine Cartridge-elevating mechanism Cartridge.
Fumigating- Cartridge-holder Cartridge implement Cartridge-holder. Reloading . ..."
3. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1909)
"The main part, which is carried on the back, consists of a frame supporting the
cartridge-holder, cooler, pressure-reduction valve, D, suction-nozzle, M, ..."
4. Winston's Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Workedited by Thomas Edward Finegan edited by Thomas Edward Finegan (1922)
"... The Mauser is a magazine rifle In which the cartridge-holder or clip consists
merely of a strip of metal curved at its edges to enfold the flanged heads ..."