Round Ball &
Wads or Wadding.
“ I slipped a boullet upon the shot and beate the paper into my
gunne."
Voyages
of Peter Esprit Radisson 1636-1710. Being an account of his travels
and experiences among the North American Indians, from 1652 to 1684.
Foard’’s findings are supported by Rogers (1968) who found that
various unusual and unauthorised methods of loading were used by soldiers to
speed up the time between firings since the time of Charles I. Powder was
poured into the end of the barrel, the musket ball dropped on top without
wadding. The charge was then rammed home by banging the butt of the musket on
the ground. This led to the range and penetration ability of the musket ball to
suffer.
