Minié Balls

Year of Invention: {1}{8}{4}{9}
Year of Obsolescence: {1}{8}{6}{6}
Used in the Crimean War and Civil War
Invented by Claude-Etienne Minie and
Henri-Gustave Delvigne.
Became obsolete soon after the Civil War
Justification: Responsible for the ease of death
in the war. The first projectile small enough
to be put down the barrel of a rifle.