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Reprise: Percussion caps

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Dick Stanley

One of the most important of the Confederate industries which the novel’s fictional Quartermaster Major Clayton Ellis supervised at Knoxville was a copper rolling mill. It made percussion caps to fire the army’s rifled muskets: “The cap contains fulminate of mercury, a … Continue reading →

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Reprise: Bustin’ Caps

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Dick Stanley

Even before the war, the percussion cap had replaced the older flintlock and matchlock systems for firing a musket/rifle. The copper cap had the advantage of being useful in all weather. Their manufacture in Knoxville was due to the town’s … Continue reading →

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Bustin’ caps

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Dick Stanley

Even before the war, the percussion cap had replaced the older flintlock and matchlock systems for firing a musket/rifle. The cap had the advantage of being useful in all weather. Their manufacture in Knoxville was due to the town’s having … Continue reading →

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Percussion caps

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Dick Stanley

One of the most important of the Confederate industries which the novel’s fictional Quartermaster Major Clayton Ellis supervised at Knoxville was a copper rolling mill. It made percussion caps to fire the army’s rifled muskets: “The cap contains fulminate of … Continue reading →

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