Black carpeting muffled our steps as we passed more brass cases.

It was the empty brass case of a 7.62-mm.

The spent brass case was flung high in a glinting parabola and he fired again.

The brass cases had a paper patch in the base, to prevent powder seepage and still allow the cap to fire the round.

The brass case also sealed the breech, allowing a lighter mechanism.

Stored and used in brass cases, it proved much less sensitive to flash.

For a moment Macurdy stood thoughtful, then tossed the brass case into the ashes and sat down again.

A heavy watch in a brass case lay near the pistol.

Those huge, gleaming brass cases with their lethal slugs had only one message for me.

Christmas lights had fallen off the trees and lay across the pavement, among the scattering of empty brass cases.