Short Cartridge - Copper Case

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“A cartridge containing shot instead of a bullet, and intended to serve various purposes. a, copper case; b, primer; c, wooden capsule filled with shot; e, powder charge; d, paper partition between the rear end of the capsule and the powder.” —Whitney, 1889

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gun, capsule, shot, explosion, Ammunition, case, copper, wooden, Casing, Cartridge, Powder, bullet, explosive

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Source

William Dwight Whitney, PhD, LLD The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1895) 5590

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