A system of surgery . Power. Weight. Calibre. Composition. Velocity {Muzzle). Great Britain a Snider 480 gs. 0-577 Pure lead 1,240 ft. per sec. b Martini-Henry 480 gs. 0-450 Lead and tin. 1,315 ft. per sec. cLee-Metford ... 217 gs. 0-303 A central core of leadand antimony, ?witha covering of copperand nickel 2,000 ft. per sec. Austria 242 gs. 0-315 Covering of steel 1,968 ft. per sec. France 216 gs. 0-315 Covering of copper,nickel, and zinc 2,073 ft. per sec. Germany 223 gs. 0-311 Covering of steel 2,034 ft. per sec. Russia 215 gs. 0-300 Covering of nickel 2,000 ft. per sec. As yet, the new ma
A system of surgery . Power. Weight. Calibre. Composition. Velocity {Muzzle). Great Britain a Snider 480 gs. 0-577 Pure lead 1,240 ft. per sec. b Martini-Henry 480 gs. 0-450 Lead and tin. 1,315 ft. per sec. cLee-Metford ... 217 gs. 0-303 A central core of leadand antimony, ?witha covering of copperand nickel 2,000 ft. per sec. Austria 242 gs. 0-315 Covering of steel 1,968 ft. per sec. France 216 gs. 0-315 Covering of copper,nickel, and zinc 2,073 ft. per sec. Germany 223 gs. 0-311 Covering of steel 2,034 ft. per sec. Russia 215 gs. 0-300 Covering of nickel 2,000 ft. per sec. As yet, the new magazine bullet has only been used in the lateChilian campaign. The consideration of the wounds inflicted byit will be considered later, but meanwhile its main characteristicswould seem to be—less stopping-power and greater 43 shows the shapes of the bullets above named, and includesalso the Snider, Needle-gun, Chassepot, and Enfield bullets. Fig. 44depicts the Lee-Metford bullet. BULLET WOUNDS. 237. Number of wounds made by bullets.—There may be only one wound in cases where the bullet has lodged; or two when ithas escaped; orthe wounds maybe multiple, thebullet splittingagainst a bone,and thus causingmore than oneaperture of exit,or one bullet maypass through morethan one part ofthe body. Morerarely two projec-tiles have causeda single aperture ofexit is more oftenmultiple than thatof entrance. Withthe magazine bul-let the number ofwounds generallywill be greater. Primarygeneral symp-toms.—Pain may in some cases not be ex]3erienced at all. Thewounded man may be first made aware of his wound by thehaemorrhage from the part. Again, no pain may befelt at the moment of impact, but shortly afterwardsthe most excruciating anguish comes on, especially if thebullet have lodged under the skin, and is stretching , if nerve trunks be injured, the pain is especiallygreat. The gravity of the wound also has an influence ;an extensive wound of the thig
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