Interesting Cap & Ball Paper Cartridge Information

[Ansel McAdams]

I'm late to the party here but thank you for posting this info Edit: R.I.P. ! Thank you to the rest of yall for your contribution. Informitive and very interesting info.

 

[earlwb]

There were a lot of scandals back during and after the civil war where manufacturers reduced powder charges and bullet weight to increase profits. Some of the old surviving newspaper articles and court case documents were interesting. The government specifications had listed the bullet weights and powder charges for the paper cartridges contracts and unscrupulous manufacturers tried to cheat and got caught.

 

[springfield art]

There were a lot of scandals back during and after the civil war where manufacturers reduced powder charges and bullet weight to increase profits. Some of the old surviving newspaper articles and court case documents were interesting. The government specifications had listed the bullet weights and powder charges for the paper cartridges contracts and unscrupulous manufacturers tried to cheat and got caught.

Interesting!