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William Terry patented the design on April 7, 1856 (after patenting a different design a year earlier). The design used a bolt and a unique cartridge which held the bullet encapsulated within a nitrated paper wrapper holding the appropriate powder charge, with a greased felt wad at the base to help
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were converted to these, but the basic design of the Terry meant that this was not feasible, and the company closed down in 1870.
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