Bullet age

[blossom]

Hello lovely experts, we are used to finding lead musket balls on our permission… but found this one today? What sort of gun/age would have it been used in please! TIA

 

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[FloodcityTom]

Hello lovely experts, we are used to finding lead musket balls on our permission… but found this one today? What sort of gun/age would have it been used in please! TIA

This looks like a civil war era 58 caliber "mini" ball possibly fired by a lee Enfiled musket. Lack of "rings" at the base differentiates from the type of bullet used by the Union. I've dug plenty of each over the years. Many such arms were imported from England to the Confederate States so finding a bullet from such arms in the UK is possible. Lead Bullets tend to oxidize into the whitish grey coloring your find exhibits so my guess would be Mid to late 1800's. Nice Find !!!!!

 

[Radon]

If those are millimeters on the paper, the diameter looks a bit large for 58 caliber. But it may be somewhat squished, making it out-of-round. In that case it could be that caliber.

 

[Digger RJ]

Hello lovely experts, we are used to finding lead musket balls on our permission… but found this one today? What sort of gun/age would have it been used in please! TIA

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[blossom]

This looks like a civil war era 58 caliber "mini" ball possibly fired by a lee Enfiled musket. Lack of "rings" at the base differentiates from the type of bullet used by the Union. I've dug plenty of each over the years. Many such arms were imported from England to the Confederate States so finding a bullet from such arms in the UK is possible. Lead Bullets tend to oxidize into the whitish grey coloring your find exhibits so my guess would be Mid to late 1800's. Nice Find !!!!!

When you say rings do you mean like this on next to it? Also a puc of musket balls we have found.. just because i love finding them… !!!! 😆

 

[blossom]

When you say rings do you mean like this on next to it? Also a puc of musket balls we have found.. just because i love finding them… !!!! 😆

To give context… . The nearby church was used as a barracks by Parliamentarian soldiers during the Civil War 1645.

 

[FloodcityTom]

When you say rings do you mean like this on next to it? Also a puc of musket balls we have found.. just because i love finding them… !!!! 😆

your sample looks Very similar. It appears to have been fired. I've a photo of a 58 cal "3 ringer" for comparison. What size are the musket balls? The British army used the 69 caliber "Brown Bess" 1700's. VERY NICE COLLECTION !!!!

 

[blossom]

your sample looks Very similar. It appears to have been fired. I've a photo of a 58 cal "3 ringer" for comparison. What size are the musket balls? The British army used the 69 caliber "Brown Bess" 1700's. VERY NICE COLLECTION !!!!

The balls range from 2cm across down to the smallest at 1 cm! We also find lots of bits of folded lead. Thank you, we love finding them other half is more about finding couns… but i love the other stuff we find as it tells the story of our area!

 

[Rhapsody]

This looks like a civil war era 58 caliber "mini" ball possibly fired by a lee Enfiled musket. Lack of "rings" at the base differentiates from the type of bullet used by the Union. I've dug plenty of each over the years. Many such arms were imported from England to the Confederate States so finding a bullet from such arms in the UK is possible. Lead Bullets tend to oxidize into the whitish grey coloring your find exhibits so my guess would be Mid to late 1800's. Nice Find !!!!!

was thinking enfield as well 1860s-ish

 

[CRUSADER]

was thinking enfield as well 1860s-ish

Triple agreed.