ANYONE HAVE INPUT??? A CARVED X" ON SIDE OF CIVIL WAR BULLET??????

[OUTCOME1]

ANYONE HAVE INPUT A CARVED 'X" ON SIDE OF CIVIL WAR BULLET

why and what does this mean??

 

[nsdq]

may have marked them so they knew how many were fired, or may have started to carve on it just to kill time

 

[DCMatt]

If it were mine it would mean I hit it with my digging tool... twice.

DCMatt

 

[OUTCOME1]

I HAVE DONE THAT BEWFOR A FEW TIMES...THIS WAS ACTUALLY THERE BEFORE..LOL

 

[Bryanhashemi]

if you did that with your shovel it would be real shiny. That has the same patina all around so it was done in that period

 

[Subterranean]

Maybe a little morbid, but could it have possibly been cut/scored by surgical tools during a rapid surgery or amputation? (Those poor guys...) Very interesting, Sub

 

[tennessee]

Don't think it actually means anything other than a soldier who was bored and wanted to carve on something. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Frankyg]

An attempt to convert the bullet to a Dum Dum?

 

[Holly_squirrel]

The knights of Templar used a hooked x, they use to carve into stones. Though I'm sure this has nothing to do with your situation. Lol.

 

[joe_dirt]

"X" marks the spot, time to bust that puppy open! (no not really)

 

[calisdad]

The fact that some of the lead stands proud of the cylinder tells me it was done after firing, if even fired. Could have been a plow or other farm implement.

 

[john gordon]

The knights of Templar used a hooked x, they use to carve into stones. Though I'm sure this has nothing to do with your situation. Lol.

The hooked x used by templar and free mason was used alot when refering to the holy grail." Bloodline of jesus

 

[Critical Recovery]

May have been done for a shooting competition to identify a bullet. May.

More likely just somebody being bored.

 

[Holly_squirrel]

The hooked x used by templar and free mason was used alot when refering to the holy grail." Bloodline of jesus

I was joking

 

[mudd]

yep looks like trench art, or a start at least

 

[Onus]

tennessee nailed it.

 

[GatorBoy]

Yes he probably did. And it does appear it was never fired. Of course this is just a wild hypothesis but imagine if the soldger marked it himself and kept it as the one to be used on him if things became inevitable .. if you know what I mean.