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It was at this arsenal that Captain [[Neville Bertie-Clay]] developed the Mark IV cartridge, the so-called "Dum-dum bullet", a [[soft-point bullet]], and a hollow point version designed to mushroom on striking. This was one of the first series of [[expanding bullet]]s for military use. They were later banned in warfare by the [[Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907)|Hague Convention]] as being "too inhumane." |
It was at this arsenal that Captain [[Neville Bertie-Clay]] developed the Mark IV cartridge, the so-called "Dum-dum bullet", a [[soft-point bullet]], and a hollow point version designed to mushroom on striking. This was one of the first series of [[expanding bullet]]s 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 native workmen.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| year = 2009 | title = Dum Dum | encyclopedia = Encyclopædia Britannica | url = http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article-9031421| accessdate = }}{{ |
On 7 December 1908, a serious, accidental explosion occurred at the Dum-Dum arsenal, resulting in the death or serious injury to about 50 native workmen.<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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The Dumdum 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 Mark IV cartridge, the so-called "Dum-dum bullet", a soft-point bullet, and a hollow point version designed to mushroom on striking. This was one of the first series of expanding bullets 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 native workmen.[3][4]
References
- ^ "DUM-DUM CARTRIDGES" (PDF). The New York Times. January 4, 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.
- ^ "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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