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Filling a Paper Cartridge
The following implements are required to fill the cylinder: One charger, made of a cylinder of wood or brass pierced with two holes through its length, holding the exact charge of powder; a funnel attached to one end of the cylinder, and a discharge pipe to the other. The holes in the cylinder are made to communicate and shut off, alternately, from the funnel holding the powder, and the discharge-pipe at the lower end, by a reciprocating motion given to the cylinder by the hands. Fill the funnel with powder, insert the discharge-pipe in a cartridge, holding the charger in both hands, and turn the cylinder; the charge of powder is deposited in the cartridge; insert the pipe in the next, and turn the cylinder in the opposite direction, and continue in the same way for all the rest. Cartridges may be filled with a copper charger made to hold the exact charge, pouring the powder by means of a small funnel, which is inserted in the cartridge.
Farrow, Edward S. American Small Arms; a Veritable Encyclopedia of Knowledge for Sportsmen and Military Men. New York: Bradford, 1904. Print.
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