jimhallam
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What a lot of people do not understand is that "Central fire" was a term used in the 1850s (especially in England) for a percussion gun where the nipples (cones) were co-axial with the bore --- probably the best example are the earlier "pepperbox" revolvers: the later ones used RADIAL nipples which were less likely to cause chain fire. For regular pewrcussion revolvers of course the locating of the nipples in "wells" separated by partitions reduced the risk of chain fires significantly.
That would also explain the labels on a lot of cap tins, which used to confuse me when I was a lad (! some time ago !) because they said "Central fire" so I expected to see Berdan on Boxer primers.
THIS IS NOT A CRITICISM but I do not undersatned why there seem mto be such strict Rules about datelines, especially when, for example, the Belgians were still selling vast numbers of flintlocks and caplocks after WW1 -- all to 19th Century designs. I really would apprecaite someone explaining the logic. (I DO understand why the Forum excludes the "modern" muzzle-loaders, often using a #209 primer.)
That would also explain the labels on a lot of cap tins, which used to confuse me when I was a lad (! some time ago !) because they said "Central fire" so I expected to see Berdan on Boxer primers.
THIS IS NOT A CRITICISM but I do not undersatned why there seem mto be such strict Rules about datelines, especially when, for example, the Belgians were still selling vast numbers of flintlocks and caplocks after WW1 -- all to 19th Century designs. I really would apprecaite someone explaining the logic. (I DO understand why the Forum excludes the "modern" muzzle-loaders, often using a #209 primer.)