A PERFORATED BULLET.
A new bullet, for wbich great destructive power is claimed, has just been finished by an inventor at Anderson, Ind., says an exchange. The bullet has a hole oneeighth of an inch in diameter extending nearly through its whole length. This chamber, the inventor says, gathers air under strong pressure, caused by the rapid flight of the bullet, and the air expanding when the ball comes in contact with anything, causes an explosion of great destructive force. Whatever may be the principle, the projectile is said to have shown remarkable results. Inch boat ds, which would be simply pierced by an ordinary solid bullet of same calibre, are splintered and torn with great violence by this missile.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue XVIII, 31 October 1896, Page 566
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120A PERFORATED BULLET. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue XVIII, 31 October 1896, Page 566
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