Firearms History, Technology & Development

In our last post , we studied linen cartridges . In today's post, we will study cartridges made of a more exotic material: tinfoil. Yes,...

A few weeks ago, we began to study an early form of cartridge: the paper cartridge . Where we left off, paper cartridges had advanced to the...

Imagine you're looking at a used pistol with an intent to purchase it. If it has been well used, chances are that some parts may be worn...

In our last post , we saw the advances in paper cartridge technology to handle expanding bullets. In today's post, we will study more ad...

In our last post , we looked at the earliest forms of paper cartridges . In today's post, we will look at more developments in that fiel...

Since we were discussing cartridge rim types in our recent series of posts , your humble editor decided to go back in time to the first ca...

In our last couple of posts, we looked at a few cartridge rim types: the rimmed cartridge, semi-rimmed and rimless types. We will look at ...