31353 Federal Irish Brigade Kneeling Ramming First Legion- WWII German Vehicles Paper cartridges have been in

Paper cartridges have been in use for nearly as long as hand-held firearms

cavalry pistol in hand prepares to meet his end

Whenever K&C produce a ‘summer’ version of an armoured vehicle (especially German ones) it does not take long before collectors contact us to request the same vehicle in ‘winter garb’ suitable for either ‘Battle of the Bulge’ or the ‘Eastern Front’

A German medic assisted by another Wehrmacht soldier carry one of the wounded to safety

he’ll get all the ‘action’ he wants and then some

31353 Federal Irish Brigade Kneeling Ramming First Legion- WWII German Vehicles Paper cartridges have been inA black powder musket is a simple instrument, at its core it is a hollow tube, closed at one end, open at the other. Powder is poured down the tube, a bullet is seated and rammed down the barrel. An ignition cap is put in place and when stuck by the hammer, the powder is ignited, discharging the weapon. The drill is repeated and repeated and in so doing, burned powder silt begins to build up. This process is called fouling. Black powder residue