Anatomy of a Chassepot cartridge
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Those needlefire nerds amongst you of course already know all the component parts of an 1866 Chassepot cartridge BUT, have you ever seen them in real life? Waffen Emmental happened to receive a broken cartridge so I could take it appart to show and tell. For those who aren't already familiar with it, this vid is a handy quick summary.
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