✅ SOLVED 3 ring minie ball Civil War?

[cmthunder]

Found this 3 ringer outside Salisbury. Only one I found but I heard others have been found in area. Wanted to confirm if Civil War era or not?
1.058 L
.585 D
493.835 grains

 

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[fyrffytr1]

It looks like a standard .58 cal northern manufacturer fired "minnie" ball that had been hard rammed.

 

[smokeythecat]

Agreed. People used to hunt with those guns also.

 

[metrotec]

could be a "pulled" bullet

 

[ColtsPop]

could be a "pulled" bullet

Likely carved into a phallus for a friend….