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  1. #1

    Nov 2007
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    Question about bullets?

    Finding several of the smaller bullets like (6) on the left side, was wondering if the are a type of cw bullet if not what era? Thanks!
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  2. #2
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    Re: Question about bullets?

    Look CW era to me.....Good stuff.

  3. #3

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    Re: Question about bullets?

    With out a close look they seem to be 44cal. pistol bullets I would say CW for sure.

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    Re: Question about bullets?

    The three on the left look CW era to me, but all are great finds
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    Re: Question about bullets?

    The one on the far right is a Richmond Test Lab pistol bullet def. civil war, I have only found one. Great finds
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    Re: Question about bullets?

    They all look civil war The first looks to be a union .58 or .54 3 ring mini, the second, a merrill carbine and the third a Burnsides carbine. The rest look like they are .44 Sages except for the first one which I think cwdigger is right on.

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    Re: Question about bullets?

    the little ones are cw era pistol bullets --as are the 3 larger ones are various rifle bullets -- nice batch of bullets

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    Re: Question about bullets?

    All fired in 1890, post CW.

  9. #9
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    Re: Question about bullets?

    The fired ones look like .44 sages that we dig in civil war camps all over VA

 

 

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