I recall reading in a gun magazine or something a few years back that during our conflict in the Philippines the .38 caliber revolvers that (some) of the soldiers were armed with had a tough time stopping enemy personnel. Some times an entire cylinder would be emptied into an opposing combatant and he would survive to cut down the hapless man armed with the revolver. This information was no surprise. What I was surprised to learn however was that some apparently mothballed, civil war era Starr double-action percussion revolvers were taken out and issued to some troops because of their increased stopping power (why the Starr and not the 1860 Army it didn't say, or for that matter why the SAA just wasn't taken along). Anyone else ever hear anything about this? Was it a rather widespread practice or perhaps just with a few units? The idea at least seems valid, but I would like to find out if it really occurred.