6-grain

Updated: May 24, 2025

The "Dutchman" carried three drachms of No. 6-grain powder, which should have driven a solid bullet through a large antelope; but the hollow Boxer projectile invariably disappeared in small fragments upon striking a bone; or it expanded, and had no further penetrating power after striking a thick hide. The sniders, although admirable military weapons, possessed a very small power of penetration.

Sir Samuel White Baker - Ismailia