A Recreation and Ballistic Evaluation of Otto Schneeloch's Firearm Curiosity - The .307 Triangular

Otto Scheeloch's U.S. Patent No. 134,442 of 1872 describes a unique firearm that uses triangular bullets. The current research effort evaluates the ballistic performance of Otto's disclosure for the very first time. To achieve this goal it was necessary to seek out surviving artifacts and...

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Main Author: Shukitis, Amber Nicole
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2014
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Online Access:https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5125
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6321&context=etd