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A gentleman on a discussion group I visited recently assured one and all that the Confederacy would never, nevah! use explosive bullets. Actually they did, on at least on one occasion. The Jacob’s rifle, mentioned previously, was capable of firing a bullet with an insert of fulminate of mercury, which would explode on impact up […]
An Explosive Proposition
August 20th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Categories: Arms & Armament
Tags: · caisson, cold harbor, explosive bullets, Jacob's rifle, john esten cooke
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