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On Thu, 12 Nov 2015 05:20:43 -0600, Ignoramus885 wrote:

On 2015-11-12, wrote:
A friend has the bullet that was removed from his dad in WW II. 8mm
German; it has a blue core. What would that core be?


I am guessing hardened heat treated steel, test it with a magnet.


Weren't German WWII bullets steel-jacketed lead? I'm thinking the blue
core could be corroded lead, or maybe copper.

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