✅ SOLVED Bullet ID #2

[Umbrahabitator]

Hello,

I found an interesting bullet today and seek the wisdom of the forum members to aid in its' identification. I had previously found a bullet and posted it to the What Is It thread; it was identified as a .36-S&W. This bullet appears to be very similar but I do not know enough about bullets to determine it's age and relevant details.

This is what I know about bullet:
.36" diameter
.67" length
One ring
Hollow base
One side is partially flat

Thank you for all the help.

 

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[snaps]

Nice Find! Where abouts did you find it? Alot of the rarer bullets are only found in certain places

 

[Umbrahabitator]

Nice Find! Where abouts did you find it? Alot of the rarer bullets are only found in certain places

I found it in Glasford Illinois, thank you, I really enjoy finding these.

 

[smokeythecat]

I can check some books later. 20th century bullets IN GENERAL have flat bases. Might be a late 19th century one.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Your bullet has classic white patina, which indicates it is made of pure lead rather than a "hardened-lead" alloy... and that indicates it predates the 1890s. Its FIRED diameter proves it is from a .36-caliber pistol, which also indicates pre-1890s age. (By the end of the 1800s, .38-caliber pistols had almost entirely superseded .36-caliber pistols.) But your .36 pistol bullet's one-groove body with a large base-cavity means it is from sometime after the end of the civil war (1865). So. putting all the factors together, I'd say your bullet is most likely from the 1870s/80s.

 

[Umbrahabitator]

Your bullet has classic white patina, which indicates it is made of pure lead rather than a "hardened-lead" alloy... and that indicates it predates the 1890s. Its FIRED diameter proves it is from a .36-caliber pistol, which also indicates pre-1890s age. (By the end of the 1800s, .38-caliber pistols had almost entirely superseded .36-caliber pistols.) But your .36 pistol bullet's one-groove body with a large base-cavity means it is from sometime after the end of the civil war (1865). So. putting all the factors together, I'd say your bullet is most likely from the 1870s/80s.

Thank you for the ID, your assessment is very informative and I will take note of the key indicators. Happy to be in the 1800's.