Ammunition often becomes a piece of history, surviving decades in unexpected places.
: The mid-19th century brought rifling, which improved accuracy. By the late 1800s, copper-jacketed bullets arrived, and the basic design of the modern cartridge was largely set. Unique Ammunition Stories Ammunition often becomes a piece of history, surviving
: In 1957, a child in Germany fished a Degtyarev machine gun out of the Oder River. He successfully removed the ammo, melted the lead to sell as scrap, and used the money to buy a bicycle. Unique Ammunition Stories : In 1957, a child
: By the 15th and 16th centuries, gunsmiths began molding molten lead into spheres. Lead became the standard because it was affordable and easy to shape. Lead became the standard because it was affordable
: A child of a Marine pilot in Hawaii was allowed to keep spent and live rounds from an M-60 machine gun range in 1972; these were rediscovered in an old trunk 50 years later.
Ammunition has evolved from primitive projectiles like rocks and spears to the highly engineered cartridges used today.