🔎 UNIDENTIFIED A 2 Ring Minie Ball

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

So I came across this minie ball down if far south PA. It might be a 2 ring confederate minie ball, and my caliper says its a .54" diameter. Anybody able to confirm?

 

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[savinghistoryalway.s]

So I came across this minie ball down if far south PA. It might be a 2 ring confederate minie ball, and my caliper says its a .54" diameter. Anybody able to confirm?

It looks like a sharps bullet just a guess

 

[ncsuwolf]

So I came across this minie ball down if far south PA. It might be a 2 ring confederate minie ball, and my caliper says it’s a .54" diameter. Anybody able to confirm?

agree with previous post…..not a Minnie ball, but a sharps carbine bullet. This bullet should have a flat base, Minnie ball would have hollow base.

There are multiple types of carbine bullets, and multiple styles of sharps. Someone else may be able to provide finer details.

 

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

agree with previous post…..not a Minnie ball, but a sharps carbine bullet. This bullet should have a flat base, Minnie ball would have hollow base.

There are multiple types of carbine bullets, and multiple styles of sharps. Someone else may be able to provide finer details.

I forgot to take a pic of the bottom of this bullet, but it does have a hollow base

 

[ncsuwolf]

I forgot to take a pic of the bottom of this bullet, but it does have a hollow base

Then disregard my previous post

Can you post a pic of the base?

 

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

Then disregard my previous post

No worries. Although you are right that did sort of mistakenly call this a minie ball. I should have just said it was a bullet.

 

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

Then disregard my previous post

Can you post a pic of the base?

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Thanks for providing a closeup photo of your bullet's base. It confirms the ID proposed by Savinghistoryalway and NCSUwolf...an unfired civil war era yankee .52-caliber Sharps bullet.

 

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

Thanks for providing a closeup photo of your bullet's base. It confirms the ID proposed by Savinghistoryalway and NCSUwolf...an unfired civil war era yankee .52-caliber Sharps bullet.

Well that's very interesting. This spot used to be located along the National Road. Probably lots of Union soldiers in the area.