Gunshot injuries : how they are inflicted : their complications and treatment . Fig. 54.—Fracture of tibia from man-stopper bullet fired from Colts revolver new service , velocity 704 Bullet fragmented and lodged just under skin. Army Medical Schoolcollection. .45-caliber weapon. With this end in view soldiers should be drilledto fire at moving targets until they have attained proficiency as marks-men. The pointed bullet recently adopted for the military rifle by theUnited States, Germany, and England, will no doubt exhibit greaterstopping power than its predecessors which, as we
Gunshot injuries : how they are inflicted : their complications and treatment . Fig. 54.—Fracture of tibia from man-stopper bullet fired from Colts revolver new service , velocity 704 Bullet fragmented and lodged just under skin. Army Medical Schoolcollection. .45-caliber weapon. With this end in view soldiers should be drilledto fire at moving targets until they have attained proficiency as marks-men. The pointed bullet recently adopted for the military rifle by theUnited States, Germany, and England, will no doubt exhibit greaterstopping power than its predecessors which, as we have already shown,has hitherto failed entirely in encounters with savage tribes. CHARACTERISTIC LESIONS CAUSED BY PROJECTILES 79. Fig. 55.—Fracture of femur by Colts new service revolver, carrying man-stopper bullet,caliber .455 with simulated velocity at 37 1/2 yards. Note butterfly character of fracture. ArmyMedical School collection. 80 GUNSHOT WOUNDS
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