Internal Primed Cartridges - These are totally self-contained cartridges. The bullet, powder, and primer are all in one sealed cartridge. Common examples are the rimfire, pin fire, cup fire, teat fire, and lip fire.

* definitions from "Military Dictionary", Col. H.L. Scott, 1861

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