Minié ball

The Minié ball, or Minie ball, is a type of hollow-based bullet designed by Claude-Étienne Minié for muzzle-loaded, rifled muskets. Invented in 1846 shortly followed by the Minié rifle, the Minié ball came to prominence during the Crimean War and the American Civil War where it was found to inflict significantly more serious wounds than earlier round musket balls. Both the American Springfield Model 1861 and the British Pattern 1853 Enfield rifled muskets, the most common weapons found during the American Civil War, used the Minié ball.

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Bullet (AM 1987.153-2)

Bullet (AM 1987.153-3)

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Civil War Minié ball, top end

Civil War Minié ball and clay marbles 2

Civil War Minié ball, standing

Civil War Minié ball, bottom end

Civil War Minié ball and clay marbles 1

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
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commons	image		Die Gartenlaube (1890) b 160 1		Commons
commons	image		Bullet (AM 1987.153-2)		Commons
commons	image		Bullet (AM 1987.153-3)		Commons
commons	image		Bullet (AM 1987.153-4)		Commons
commons	image		Civil War Minié ball, top end		Commons
commons	image		Civil War Minié ball and clay marbles 2		Commons
commons	image		Civil War Minié ball, standing		Commons
commons	image		Civil War Minié ball, bottom end		Commons
commons	image		Civil War Minié ball and clay marbles 1		Commons