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Agree with Berdan.
Cartridges for round balls, including early revolver ammunition, were made the same way they were made for muskets, as Berdan's illustration shows.
They were not combustible, they were simply a package that contained the ball and powder. The opinion of them for revolvers was poor, because they were so small and fiddly it was difficult to get the powder into the desired chamber. Not surprisingly this resulted in combustible cartridges where the entire package could be rammed into the chamber.
All of the combustible cartridges I am aware of used heeled conical bullets.
The 4-volume series Round ball to Rimfire by Dean Thomas covers the evolution of firearm ammunition in fantastic detail. One of the volumes is specifically devoted to pistol ammunition.
Steve
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