Tesaurus d'Art i Arquitectura Getty Institute 0000-00-00 2024-01-24 15:40:44 en Minié balls300201704ball, Minieballs, Miniébullet, Miniebullets, MiniéMinié ballminie bulletMinié bulletsMinieballMinieballs Muzzleloading rifle bullets with a conical head, cylindrical body, and a three-grooved hollow base which, upon firing, expanded to fill the barrel rifling. They were developed in the mid-19th century by Captain Claude-Étienne Minié, among others, but rapidly grew obsolete with the increasing use of breechloading firearms and practical fixed ammunition in the late 19th century. bala minié balas Minié 2026-03-30 20:35:44