Assertion: ball | /r/HasProperty | jammed
Facets:
value: prior to the minié ball
type: TEMPORAL
value: down the rifle barrel
type: MANNER
value: with a mallet
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Prior to the Minié ball, balls had to be jammed down the rifle barrel, sometimes with a mallet, and after a relatively small number of shots, gunpowder residue built up in the spiral grooves, which then had to be cleaned out.