Bullet ID needed - Modern or old? SOLVED

ModernMiner · Mar 3, 2011

Dug this up at an old property today. Is this bullet old or modern? :icon_scratch:

Thanks,
MM

TheCannonballGuy · Mar 3, 2011

Re: Bullet ID needed - Modern or old?

Answer: old. Specifically, it is a US .45-70 rifle bullet, used by the US Army from the early-1870s through the Spanish-American war (1898). Afterward, many were sold as war-surplus, and used for deerhunting, etc.

A couple of other TreasureNet folks have dug them in the past two weeks. One of them is here (with a lot more info for you). http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,384101.0.html

RickyD · Mar 3, 2011

Re: Bullet ID needed - Modern or old?

Totally agree with cannonball guy. Must have been a bunch of them sold surplus. I've found 4 of them. All in locations with a history of early 1900's to 1930's. I know one thing. I wouldn't want to have been hit with one of those slugs.

ModernMiner · Mar 3, 2011

Re: Bullet ID needed - Modern or old?

TheCannonballGuy said:
Answer: old. Specifically, it is a US .45-70 rifle bullet, used by the US Army from the early-1870s through the Spanish-American war (1898). Afterward, many were sold as war-surplus, and used for deerhunting, etc.

A couple of other TreasureNet folks have dug them in the past two weeks. One of them is here (with a lot more info for you). http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,384101.0.html

TCG,
Thanks so much for that ID and history lesson. :thumbsup:

That's the first bullet I've dug from that era. I'll label it as such. :thumbsup:

I dug it up at an early 1800's property along where an old stagecoach road runs through it.
Very happy with this find. :hello2:

-MM-

RickyD said:
Totally agree with cannonball guy. Must have been a bunch of them sold surplus. I've found 4 of them. All in locations with a history of early 1900's to 1930's. I know one thing. I wouldn't want to have been hit with one of those slugs.

Thanks Ricky. :thumbsup: