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{{Short description|Former British military facility in West Bengal, India}} |
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| name = Dum Dum Arsenal |
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| hq_location_city = [[Dum Dum]] in modern [[West Bengal]] |
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| key_people = Captain [[Neville Bertie-Clay]] |
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The '''Dum Dum Arsenal''' was a British military facility located near the town of [[Dum Dum]] in modern [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=DUM-DUM CARTRIDGES. |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1886/01/04/109311715.pdf |date=4 January 1886 |work=[[The New York Times]] |page= }}</ref> |
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The arsenal was at the centre of the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], caused in part by rumours that the [[paper cartridge]]s for their muzzle-loading rifles, which they were expected to bite open, were greased with pig lard (a problem for Muslims) or cow fat (a problem for Hindus).<ref>{{cite book |
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It was at this arsenal that Captain [[Neville Bertie-Clay]] developed the so-called "[[Dum-dum]] bullet" (Mark IV cartridge), containing an exposed-nose bullet designed to mushroom in flesh. This was the forerunner of the modern [[expanding bullet]], later banned from use in warfare by the [[Hague Accords]]. |
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|title = Memoir of John Lovering Cooke, with a sketch of the Indian mutiny of 1857-58 |
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|publisher=Oxford University |
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|year=1873 |
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|page=29 |
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|author=Charles Henry H. Wright, John Lovering Cooke}}</ref> |
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It was at this arsenal that Captain [[Neville Bertie-Clay]] developed the .303-inch ''Mark II Special'' cartridge, incorporating the original so-called "Dum-dum bullet", a [[soft-point bullet]] designed to mushroom on striking.<ref>{{cite web |
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|title = British Military Small Arms Ammunition |
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|url = https://sites.google.com/site/britmilammo/-303-inch/ball-page-2 |
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|author = Tony Edwards and Richard Tordoff |
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|title = The .303 British Service Cartridge |
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|url = https://harringtonmuseum.org.uk/the-303-british-service-cartridge/ |
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|author = Roy Tebbutt}} |
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</ref> This was the first in a series of [[expanding bullet]]s developed by the British for military use. They were later banned in warfare by the [[Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907)|Hague Convention]] as being "too inhumane." |
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| ⚫ | On 7 December 1908, a serious, accidental explosion occurred at the Dum Dum arsenal, resulting in the death or serious injury to about 50 workers.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| year = 2009 | title = Dum Dum | encyclopedia = Encyclopædia Britannica | url = http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article-9031421| accessdate = }}</ref><ref>{{EB1911 |wstitle=Dum-Dum |inline=1 |volume=8 |page=661}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 04:19, 16 September 2024
| Industry | Munitions |
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| Headquarters | Dum Dum in modern West Bengal , |
Key people | Captain Neville Bertie-Clay |
The Dum Dum Arsenal was a British military facility located near the town of Dum Dum in modern West Bengal, India.[1]
The arsenal was at the centre of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, caused in part by rumours that the paper cartridges for their muzzle-loading rifles, which they were expected to bite open, were greased with pig lard (a problem for Muslims) or cow fat (a problem for Hindus).[2]
It was at this arsenal that Captain Neville Bertie-Clay developed the .303-inch Mark II Special cartridge, incorporating the original so-called "Dum-dum bullet", a soft-point bullet designed to mushroom on striking.[3][4] This was the first in a series of expanding bullets developed by the British for military use. They were later banned in warfare by the Hague Convention as being "too inhumane."
On 7 December 1908, a serious, accidental explosion occurred at the Dum Dum arsenal, resulting in the death or serious injury to about 50 workers.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "DUM-DUM CARTRIDGES" (PDF). The New York Times. 4 January 1886.
- ^ Charles Henry H. Wright, John Lovering Cooke (1873). Memoir of John Lovering Cooke, with a sketch of the Indian mutiny of 1857-58. Oxford University. p. 29.
- ^ Tony Edwards and Richard Tordoff. "British Military Small Arms Ammunition".
- ^ Roy Tebbutt. "The .303 British Service Cartridge".
- ^ "Dum Dum". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dum-Dum". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 661.
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