Dumdum bullet
Dumdum bullets (also referred to as 'Dum-Dum bullets') are a type of expanding bullet prohibited by international treaty in 1899.
For more information on dumdum bullets and other expanding bullets, see the detailed entry on expanding bullets in the Weapons section of the Encyclopaedia.
On the definition of an expanding bullet under international law, see the Glossary entry 'expanding bullet' or the entry on the 1899 Hague Declaration concerning Expanding Bullets in the Treaty section of the Encyclopaedia.
Last updated on: 30 November 2013