Yesterday I chaperoned my daughter's class trip to Philadelphia. Among the places we visited was
Betsy Ross's House. In the basement, they have displayed a musket and information on how paper cartridges were made during the Revolution.
The musket is either a
French Charleville, as supplied to the Continental Army during the Revolution, or a
US M1795, which is nearly a direct copy.
This page also has a good description of how paper musket cartridges were made.
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