Rather interstesting book on the development of paper cartridges...

[Dakota Widowmaker]

Here is an excerpt.

http://www.thomaspublications.com/civilwarprojectiles/articles/wrappers_primer.htm








Those of you who know how to count to 6 will notice that the wooden boxes have in fact 7 holes... the last one  was for holding the primers/caps. Took me a while to figure it out.

The book is $75 and I am putting it on my Xmas list...

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Cool!