Minie ball and rifle ball...

[Swartzie]

Out in the woods this morning relic hunting. Been having really nice weather here in Ohio. This is the second rifle ball I found out there. The first one I found last summer. It is .52 caliber. I'll have to measure this one, but I'm sure it's the same. Just last weekend I found a ball mold in the same area. The mold looks to be about the right size for the two balls I have found. I just wonder who the heck brought their mold with them out hunting or was it just somebody traveling through the area and lost some stuff? Relic hunting is great when you find stuff. The minie ball really surprised me. I'm in east-central Ohio. A minie ball was the last thing I expected to dig up.

Thanks for looking.
-Swartzie