Dum Dum Bullets

[ozone]

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I never knew that the Dum Dum was named after a place where the bullets were made.

I was reading about the Indian mutiny from the 1800's and although I knew
the reason behind the mutiny (the issue of a new cartridge that was coated in animal fat),
I did not know that the place of Dum Dum in India was where the British army moved it's
Ordnance Factory to and that was when the use of animal fats went from a rumor to
a fact and that was the straw that broke the camels back and partially the cause of the
Indian Mutiny in the 1850's.

Funny how common words are used and no real thought of their origins are given.

ozone

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[FredB]

Animal fats were not used. The cartridges were dipped in beeswax. The animal fat story was revolutionary propaganda.

[zzr1100]

Funny how people think dum dums are banned under the Geneva convention.. Its actually The Hague convention ..
The British .303 neatly got around it tho
http://www.theboxotruth.com/the-box-o-t ... x-o-truth/

[snayperskaya]

The Russians used these, very nasty round when used against personnel......


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1 - shell; 2 - incendiary; 3 - fuse head KB-11; 4 - Lead shirt; 5 - cup; 6 - centrifugal inertial fuse; 7 - drummer; 8 - brass circle

[zzr1100]

Ouch !

[andy h]

The germans used the same thing Patrone B
Here is a video of them being tested.https://www.full30.com/video/82efb579fd ... 66ef3d3c9d

[Sim G]

Interesting video.

[saddler]

Interesting video.

....and only the second non-VHS you've ever watched apart from "Brokeback Mounting"