The Merrill carbine Part I. - The cartridges and cartridge bundles
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This is the 1st part of the series about the civil war capping breech loader Merrill carbine. In this chapter Capandball is focusing on its cartridges and he'll show you how easy their construction is. He will also show you how to make the Washington Arsenal bundle for this clever little carbine.
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