Boswell Minie' Ball Pipe was inspired by the minie' bullet.
A French Captain Claude Minie' came up with the new solution of a bullet that expanded after it was loaded. The minie' bullet changed the face of warfare forever. For the first time in history, infantrymen could aim their weapons at a target a fair distance and actually have a chance of hitting their target. During the Civil War between the North and South, the Minie'Ball Bullet was a major cause of so many casualties.