A paper cartridge is one of various types of small arms ammunition used before the advent of the metallic cartridge. These cartridges consisted of a paper cylinder or cone containing the bullet, gunpowder, and, in some cases, a primer or a lubricating and anti-fouling agent. Combustible cartridges are paper cartridges that use paper treated with o...
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(from the article `small arm`) ...in the development of breech-loading infantry weapons was achieved by Johann Nikolaus Dreyse, a Prussian. His Zündnadelgewehr (`needle-fired ...
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