I found these bullets in a wooded park. They seem old. Can anyone provide more information?
Johnnoh Sr. Member Aug 30, 2008 302 120 RI Detector(s) used CTX, EQ-600 Primary Interest: Metal Detecting May 29, 2012 #1 I found these bullets in a wooded park. They seem old. Can anyone provide more information? Amazon Forum Fav 👍 A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon! Attachments DSC_0002.JPG 104.1 KB · Views: 107 DSC_0003.JPG 112.5 KB · Views: 123 DSC_0004.JPG 169.5 KB · Views: 133 Upvote 0
I found these bullets in a wooded park. They seem old. Can anyone provide more information? Amazon Forum Fav 👍 A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon!
sejhorva Jr. Member May 21, 2012 28 2 May 30, 2012 #2 they look like .45 ball ammo to me. looks modern
M metal mania Hero Member Jul 4, 2009 575 50 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting May 30, 2012 #3 yes I can confirm they are indeed bullets
OP OP Johnnoh Sr. Member Aug 30, 2008 302 120 RI Detector(s) used CTX, EQ-600 Primary Interest: Metal Detecting May 30, 2012 Thread starter #5 An older gentleman came over to me as I was wrapping up my search. He got really excited when I showed him these bullets - said they were 100+ years old. They are pretty heavy and seem to be unfired.
An older gentleman came over to me as I was wrapping up my search. He got really excited when I showed him these bullets - said they were 100+ years old. They are pretty heavy and seem to be unfired.
sejhorva Jr. Member May 21, 2012 28 2 May 30, 2012 #6 i don't know, i see rifling on them which would mean fired but i could be wrong.
SCdigger Sr. Member Apr 6, 2003 488 682 South Carolina 🥇 Banner finds 2 Detector(s) used Teknetics T2 SE, Fisher Gold Bug Pro, Shadow X5, Fisher F75/F70, Garrett Infinium Primary Interest: Relic Hunting May 31, 2012 #7 modern