Weapon

For use with a muzzle-loading gun for removal of a musket ball undesirably lodged in the breech of said gun, the instrument comprising a ramrod, having a ball starter secured at one end thereof and a screw-jag tool secured at the opposite end thereof, said ball starter and said tool each being secured at said one end and at said opposite end respectively, firmly but manually removable, said one end of said ramrod being provided with a protective cap, said cap to be secured to said one end when said ball starter is removed therefrom, the outer end of said cap being formed to facilitate the injection of said ball into the breech of said gun through its barrel by engagement of said ball with said outer end and the exerting of thrust on said ball through said outer end.

For use with a muzzle-loading gun for removal of a musket ball undesirably lodged in the breech of said gun, the instrument comprising a ramrod, having a ball starter secured at one end thereof and a screw-jag tool secured at the opposite end thereof, said ball starter and said tool each being secured at said one end and at said opposite end respectively, firmly but manually removable, said end of said ball starter being provided with a cap, said cap to be secured to said end of said ball starter when said ball starter is removed from said ramrod.

For use with a muzzle-loading gun for removal of a musket ball undesirably lodged in the breech of said gun, the instrument comprising a ramrod, having a ball starter secured at one end thereof and a screw-jag tool secured at the opposite end thereof, said ball starter and said tool each being secured at said one end and at said opposite end respectively, firmly but manually removable, said ball starter including a grip and a rod, said rod extending into said grip at one end, the other end of said rod to be secured to said ramrod, said ball starter also including a key penetrating said grip and being keyed to said rod within said grip to prevent rotation of said grip relative to said rod when high torque is applied to said grip is causing the screw-jag tool to engage firmly said ball or when high tension is applied to said grip to remove the so engaged ball through the barrel of said gun.

For use with a muzzle-loading gun for removal of a musket ball undesirably lodged in in the breech of said gun, the instrument comprising a ramrod, having a ball starter secured at one end thereof and a screw-jag tool secured at the opposite end thereof, said ball starter and said tool each being secured at said one end and at said opposite end respectively, firmly but manually removable, said ball starter including a grip from which a rod extends, said rod being secured at its end remote from said grip to said one end of said ramrod, said one end of said ramrod and said remote end of said grip being each provided with a cap secured thereto in the normal use of the gun.