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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1.
MINIÉ BALL
BY VJ LEUTA
Photo by
Keith M Avery
2.
WHAT IS IT?
Commonly referred to as a "ball"
Extensively used
Made of soft lead,smaller than the intended gun bore
Easier to load in combat
Is the reason for the high number in casualties
Photo by
Leo Reynolds
3.
HISTORY
1830, Captain John Norton
1832, Idea came from the native's blowguns
1836, improved by William Greene
Photo by
Scott*
4.
CLAUDE-E'TIENNE MINIÉ
1849, Henri-Gustave Delvigne
Finalized the bullet
Created a gun to go with it
20,00 pounds royalty
"King of all Weapons"
Photo by
Matthew Straubmuller
5.
MINNIE BALL IN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
Improved on by James Burton
Cheaply mass produced
Adopted by Secratary Jefferson Davis
Mass production skills by Eli Whitney
Photo by
Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL)
6.
RIFLED MUSKET VS. SMOOTHEBORES
Half mile vs. 200 yards
soft ball vs solid ball
No more close range combat
Guns with bayonet= 🏆🏆
Photo by
arbyreed
7.
WOUNDS CAUSED
Shattered bones/ ripped tissue
Had to amputate limbs
Soldier notched their bullets
1870, doctors tried to put international ban
Photo by
Neil T
8.
Historynet.com
War Weapons and Equipment by Ross A. Pritchard
Photo by
Tc Morgan
VJ Leuta
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