Eight of the shrapnel balls were removed from the forearm of one Bulgarian soldier. ([Vide plate 109].)
No. 43 was removed from between the thoracic wall and the scapula, to which position it passed by destroying the outer half of the clavicle, penetrating 6 inches from the surface.
| Millimeters. | |
| Greek | 6.50 |
| Servian | 7.00 |
| Bulgarian | 8.00 |
| Montenegrin | 7.05 and 8.00 |
For comparison it may be observed that the United States Army rifle bullet is 7 millimeters, equal 30 caliber or 0.30 inch.
The caliber of shrapnel balls varies somewhat, as do the weight and density, but all of them were approximately ½ inch or 125 millimeters in diameter.
The caliber of all field guns (of modern type) in the Balkan wars were 75 millimeters, the “soixante-quinze” of the French, or about 3 inches.
Transcriber Notes:
On Pg 173, the reference to “plate No. 81” was corrected to “plate No. 80”.
On Pg 181, the references to “plates 85 and 86” was corrected to “plates 83 and 84”.