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pete4d Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 11:43 am Post subject: AMMO: Cross Section Photos of Bullets Used During WWII |
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Ran across this on another forum
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In October of 2012, LA-based photographer Sabine Pearlman found herself ensconced in a Swiss WWII bunker photographing 900 different “specimens” of cross sectioned ammunition. Her resulting photo series, AMMO, shows the beauty and craftsmanship that went into creating these destructive little pieces of engineering.
Pearlman “strives to create a poetry of images by synergizing the ‘big picture’ with the small details.” Insofar as her AMMO series is concerned, that means the juxtaposition of beauty and destruction.
The photos themselves are fascinating to look at, but the series is meant to evoke more than that:
The cross-sections reveal a hidden complexity and beauty of form, which stands in vast contrast to the destructive purpose of the object. It is a representation of the evil and the beautiful, a reflection of the human condition.
Here is a selection of the 900 pieces she photographed for the series
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gelandangan Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 3:08 pm Post subject: Re: AMMO: Cross Section Photos of Bullets Used During WWII |
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Excellent find..
Thanks mate!
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pete4d Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 5:51 pm Post subject: Re: AMMO: Cross Section Photos of Bullets Used During WWII |
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Would have been nice if the shells were labeled by caliber and use .
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 11:49 pm Post subject: Re: AMMO: Cross Section Photos of Bullets Used During WWII |
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some very interesting looking concepts there. thanks for sharing that.
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MacD Super Member
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Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 1:22 am Post subject: Re: AMMO: Cross Section Photos of Bullets Used During WWII |
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Interesting to see how many are boxer versus berdan.
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English Mike Super Member
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Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 4:40 pm Post subject: Re: AMMO: Cross Section Photos of Bullets Used During WWII |
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The cartridges aren't from WWII
Only the place they are stored in is.
Some are Vietnam War era & others (eg. blue polymer) are much more recent.
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: AMMO: Cross Section Photos of Bullets Used During WWII |
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seems like they were trying real hard to save money on gun powder. Ok, I give up, how did the middle one work? There is no powder under the primer.
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pete4d Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 12:46 pm Post subject: Re: AMMO: Cross Section Photos of Bullets Used During WWII |
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slimjim wrote: |
seems like they were trying real hard to save money on gun powder. Ok, I give up, how did the middle one work? There is no powder under the primer. |
The one on the right looks like it'd be a female dog too load
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: AMMO: Cross Section Photos of Bullets Used During WWII |
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the mother of invention aye???
that middle one looks like a great one for a subsonic/smoothbore load..no show of a tumble,the one on the right,they do something similar for the .12ga.
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PaulS Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 7:02 pm Post subject: Re: AMMO: Cross Section Photos of Bullets Used During WWII |
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That lower middle round is a flechette (sp) round! What good would a single dart do? Maybe fired from a mini-gun? Looks to me like somebody's solution to an unidentified problem.......
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DallanC Site Admin
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:27 am Post subject: Re: AMMO: Cross Section Photos of Bullets Used During WWII |
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Upper left looks like some form of a "caseless" round? It looks to detach at the base and the whole thing goes down the bore. The upper right looks wooden.
Very strange some of these!
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: AMMO: Cross Section Photos of Bullets Used During WWII |
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The Flachette is the XM216 Flechette which is 5.6x44mm for the SPIW program.
The one on the right looks like a modern version of the 30-06 triplex loads ...
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gelandangan Super Member
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: AMMO: Cross Section Photos of Bullets Used During WWII |
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I wonder whats the idea in having powder between the stacked projectiles?
To ensure better separation perhaps?
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