Is this true or an Urban tall tale ????
Everything you hear about me is true, and everything is an urban tall tale. That's life for the Big Dog!
Some time ago I heard the Brits were smearing their Ammo with bacon fat ????
If you heard that, vesta dear, you are much older than I thought you were!
In 1857 in India, the British East India Company issued new Model 1853 Enfield muzzleloading rifles to the local conscripted Soldiers, known as
sepoy. The bullets were wrapped into cartridges of greased paper, which were rumored to be made from pig and cow fat. The offense to the Hindus and Muslims among the
sepoy is noted as one of the causes of the Sepoy Rebellion, which resulted in the dissolution of the British East India Company and the institution of British colonial rule.
