CHAP 3 Flashcards
Any loaded shell for rifles, muskets, carbines, shotguns, revolvers, and pistols from which a bullet, ball, shot, shell or other missiles may be fired by means of gunpowder or other explosives.
ammunition or cartridge
A complete unfired unit consisting of a bullet, cartridge case, propellant (gun powder), and primer.
ammunition or cartridge describe
What is referred to as a ‘file of assembled cartridges’?
Ammunition
What is a ‘single cartridge’ commonly referred to as?
Round
What are shotgun cartridges commonly referred to as?
Shell or Shotshell
What term is used for rifle ammunition?
Metallics or Cartridges
What are large caliber gun cartridges, such as artillery, called?
Shell
When an investigator uses the term ‘Cartridge’, what does it typically refer to?
Revolver, pistol or rifle cartridges.
Who invented the first cartridge and in what year?
King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1635.
What type of cartridges were originally used before the invention of brass gilding?
Paper cartridges.
Who invented the 1’ pin fire cartridge and pin fire gun?
Casimir Lefaucheux
What was one of the earliest cartridges known as, developed by Louise Nicolas A. Flobert?
Flobert Cartridges
What is the majority of modern small arms ammunition cased in?
Center-fire cartridge.
What are the four major components of a standard cartridge?
- Bullet
- Cartridge case
- Propellant (gun powder)
- Primer
Fill in the blank: The term ‘cartridge’ may have derived from the Latin word ‘_______’ meaning paper.
charta
