For the first time in history the step by step instructions for recreating the famous Skin Cartridges used during the Civil War in revolvers and rifles. Descriptive drawings and text guiding the maker through the entire process from materials needed to the finished product. With a section containing numerous color photographs of the author's equipment in action from start to finish, with photos of different types and shapes of formers you can make for wrapped or molded cases, from simple hand made to machined on a lathe, including troubleshooting equipment and more. A chapter on wrapping and loading rifle cases and a section on interesting bullet and barrel information. It even has a little unrelated historical trivia and a true short story from the author's past while gold mining in the mother load of California. All written with a tiny touch of sarcasm and humor.