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Thread #51824 Message #791496
Posted By: Coyote Breath
26-Sep-02 - 12:50 AM
Thread Name: was leadbelly shot in the stomach?
Subject: RE: was leadbelly shot in the stomach?
His last name was Ledbetter. Bullets have NEVER been brass. Copper or steel jacketed, maybe. Lead is and has been for some time, the basic projectile material. Brass cartridge (hull, shell). don't know if he was ever shot or not.