Colliding Bullets

[Barrycdog]

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[redbob]

You have to wonder what the odds were of two bullets hitting exactly nose to nose.

 

[Specster]

My son went to Gallipoli 5 years ago. They had numerous examples of bullets fused mid air forming "X"s and other variations. The Springfield Armory has some bullets which fused but I was more impressed by the rifle barrels that got wharped by god knows what...probably artillary projectiles. Dont think the soldier would ahve fared well.

 

[Northern Light]

How interesting! Have you heard of any cannonballs colliding(Question Mark not working). I was just reading about Dilger at Gettysburg supposedly spiking a Confederate cannon with one of his rounds, but understand it was doubtful.

 

[Barrycdog]

I have seen where cannonballs were stuck in trees and houses

 

[Northern Light]

I just wondered if any one had ever seen cannonballs stuck together like these minie balls

 

[Barrycdog]

I also saw a story where a soldier tried to stop a moving cannon ball with his leg and it took it off. I posted it here somewhere

 

[redbob]

Being relatively brittle cast iron and not soft lead, cannon balls/shells would tend to detonate or shatter if two hit head on.

 

[redbob]

How interesting! Have you heard of any cannonballs colliding(Question Mark not working). I was just reading about Dilger at Gettysburg supposedly spiking a Confederate cannon with one of his rounds, but understand it was doubtful.

There is a 12# Napoleon that belonged to a Rhode Island Battery sitting in the Rhode Island Statehouse that has a cannonball stuck in the mouth of the tube. The tube was struck by a cannonball and when the crew was attempting to ram home another ball, it became stuck in the bore and yes; there was already a powder charge in the cannon.