Z5048 .50 Gallager Carbine Cartridge (Paper/Foil)

Description: Nice example of the .50 Gallager carbine cartridge manufactured under Poultney's Patent No. 40,988 dated December 15, 1863. This Civil War cartridge actually uses a .50 Smith Carbine projectile wrapped in a thin sheet of brass that is covered in paper. The idea was that once fired, the brass foil would expand creating a gas check in the breech of the gun. The bullet is slightly oxidized, and the paper is slightly soiled. This one doesn't have any huge dents. Dents were a problem for all of the cartridges manufactured under Poultney's patent due to the thin brass foil walls of the casing.

Measures: D .555" OAL 2.040"

Reference: Round Ball to Rimfire Vol. 2 Pg. 113 No. 432 (Straight Seam)

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