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At the time of development of the first modern breechloaders in the mid-19th century, gunpowder propellant charges for artillery were typically loaded in cloth bags, which combusted totally on firing.
Hence, unlike with a metal rifle cartridge, the breech mechanism itself somehow needed to provide obturation.
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