Bullet, Minie

Object number2010.15.21

MediumMetal

Credit LineTransfer from Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission

DescriptionMetal minie bullet. Pointed tip, two ridges near base.Dimensions0.56 x 0.875 in. (1.4 x 2.2 cm)
Historical NotesThe Minié ball, or Minie ball, is a type of muzzle-loading spin-stabilized rifle bullet named after its co-developer, Claude-Étienne Minié, inventor of the Minié rifle. It came to prominence in the Crimean War and American Civil War.

Related person Claude-Étienne Minié

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