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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 | | 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> | ||
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 | 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 Mark | 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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</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." | |||
On 7 December 1908, a serious, accidental explosion occurred at the Dum Dum arsenal, resulting in the death or serious injury to about 50 | 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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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.[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 | edit source]
- ↑ "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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