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  • Cartridge In cartridge

    …was exploded in the cartridge rim. Later improvements changed the point of impact from the rim to the centre of the cartridge, where a percussion cap was inserted. The cartridge with a percussion cap, or cup, centred on the base of the cartridge—centre-fire—predominated in all larger calibres, but rimfire cartridges…

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  • Semiautomatic pistol In small arm: The bolt action

    …in war was of the rimfire type, in which a ring of detonating fulminate was deposited in a hollow rim around the base of a thin copper case. An external hammer crushed the rim in one spot, firing the round. Unfortunately, some fulminate compounds detonated unpredictably, leading to both misfires…

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