No one really knows. Some will say the British Army, but most likely they were adapting earlier bullet designs.
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Bullets were invented in prehistoric times. Originally bullets were not made for use with firearms as they were invented before firearms were.
Yes. .50 caliber machine guns weren't invented for war until WWII, but other guns and artillery had large rounds. (bullets)
Military ammunition has crimped primer pockets for waterproofing and cannot use anything but ball bullets as specified in the Geneva convention. While civilian ammo has a wide variety of bullets, hollow points, solid lead, etc... and smooth primer pockets.
Yes, swords can deflect bullets(block bullets), they can also split bullets in half.
There was no difference between Confederate bullets and Union bullets. Both the Union and Confederate troops used any weapons and bullets that they could find. Weapons and bullets were frequently stolen from the other side.