{"id":97303,"date":"2026-01-15T02:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=97303"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:18:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:18:25","slug":"pauly-roux-pistols-the-first-self-contained-cartridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/01\/15\/pauly-roux-pistols-the-first-self-contained-cartridges\/","title":{"rendered":"Pauly\/Roux Pistols: The First Self-Contained Cartridges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N-h1aPjYl-w?si=omfq6Y-2QgBdcvqj\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 22 Aug 2025<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Pauly is the largely unrecognized father of the modern self-contained cartridge. In 1808 he patented a cartridge with a metal base that held a priming compound and attached to a paper or metal cartridge body holding powder and projectile. He followed this with an 1812 patent for a gun to fire the cartridges. What makes Pauly&#8217;s original system particularly interesting is that he did not use mechanical percussion (ie, hammer or striker) to ignite the primer compound, but rather a &#8220;fire pump&#8221;. A spring loaded plunger compressed air on top of the primer, heating it enough to detonate the compound in the same way that a diesel engine works. This was not a commercially successful system, though, and Pauly left Paris for London in 1814.<\/p>\n<p>Pauly&#8217;s shop was taken over by Henri Roux, who continued making guns under the Pauly name while also improving the cartridges. These two pistols were made around 1820 and use a Roux cartridge with a mechanical striker hitting the primer compound in a Pauly-style cartridge case.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, I recommend Georg Priestel&#8217;s free book <em>Jean Samuel Pauly, Henri Roux, and Successors &#8211; Their Inventions From 1812 to 1882<\/em> available here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmQzdjFraEJjN2FrbzBpUXRiMDRwdXFCU2pyUXxBQ3Jtc0trVFBXaklwYU9rUDlsNUxqUmYwaTNwSUZhdVF0a1NOTEdOYjdoTHktUFltNWRRd2hNVmZJX3JiT1BfY0lYaGtQa2FQQ1hmQ3JoYnNKOV9Sc2RBc2VhRFNmN1oyOU5idVdFZDVUejVMX3p4d0tVamtPZw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Faaronnewcomer.com%2Fdocument%2Fjean-samuel-pauly-henri-roux-and-successors-by-george-priestel%2F&#038;v=N-h1aPjYl-w\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/aaronnewcomer.com\/document\/je&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The best firearms reference books: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTR5OTQ0ZVJiTUUtVU9VbVJmMnZJc1dXdlNkQXxBQ3Jtc0trUWhDSlJhdlNkRmxNYUtYTlhidG01V19pR2lZWFVTX3UzTks5MGRnUW4ycWJkR1I1bkpDZDM1UUR2U1FJckcwSXdYbktjTHRTVGp6bDg4QzJfWWc3b3g0WW96dHdOcHVVY2MtRUhPSjYyOFAwRjEwMA&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.floatplane.com%2Fchannel%2FForgottenWeapons&#038;v=N-h1aPjYl-w\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/For&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published 22 Aug 2025 Samuel Pauly is the largely unrecognized father of the modern self-contained cartridge. In 1808 he patented a cartridge with a metal base that held a priming compound and attached to a paper or metal cartridge body holding powder and projectile. 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