In 1827 the French inventor, Jenour sold the rights to his patent wire cartridge to W.C.Eley. Within a year Eley had launched their range of patent wire cartridges calling them,"the greatest improvement ever produced in gunnery." With the wire cartridge,dispersion of shot was delayed until the cartridge had travelled some distance from the gun,thus considerably extending range.The advent of these cartridges eliminated the necessity for choke boring of muzzle loading guns to make long shots! The cartriges were produced in three grades, with the Green Cartridge intended for wildfowl shooting at long distances. Col Hawker[see his diary] provided Eley testimonials and recommedations related to these cartridges.
