Biting the Paper Cartridge

[Jay B]

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For faster loading of a flintlock musket, one would use a paper
cartridge, which has the bullet and powder wrapped in paper,
negating the need to have separate containers for each.
To get the powder into the firearm, one must bite off the tail
end of the paper and then pour the powder down the muzzle.
Full details here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_cartridge

Biting the Paper Cartridge
1756 French Army Musket Demonstration, Fort Ticonderoga, New York


Biting the Paper Cartridge by Leica Jay, on Flickr

[stuny]

Excellent.  I think I first saw this technique in an old film of The Red Badge of Courage.