Bullet ID?

[Ironman!]

I found this bullet in a post war site that seen habitation in the later 1860's thru the late 1870's. Does anyone have any info. on this bullet? All my references are CW era and I couldn't find it in any of them.

Thanks in advance!
IM

 

[BioProfessor]

I think we are going to need some more information. There is nothing in the photos for scale. Can you give us calliber, length, weight, etc. That will help.

Daryl

 

[Ironman!]

Sorry BP, I should have known better to have used something for scale. It weighs 20.2 grams or 13 dwt. and is 23 mm tall and 11 mm at the widest part at the base. Looks to be .44 or .45 caliber. It looks like it could be a sharps variant, but I'll leave that to the experts which I
by know means am. I just dig the bullets and add them to my collection and learn as I go.

I hope this helps.
IM

 

[BioProfessor]

Caliber is the diameter in decimal inches - close but usually a little under as measured. So a .45 caliber is 45/100th of an inch. Give it a shot.

Hint: You get a more accurate result when you measure in mm as you did but I think using the widest part may skew your result as it may have happened when it was fired. Take you measurement up a bit from any "flange."

Daryl

 

[Monty]

My best guess would be one of several similar designed for the Sharps carbine. Monty

 

[fyrffytr1]

The base makes me think William's cleaner type 11 but the caliber is too small. It appears to be nose cast.

 

[Monty]

Many of the Sharps carbine bullets had that flat projection on the base for some reason, especially the few found in the hands of the Confederates. The flat nose is typical of several generic bullets imported from Europe by the Rebs also. That's the basis for my guess. But it does resemble some of the cleaner bullets, however the afore mentioned projection on the bottom should probably be bore size if it were. Monty

 

[dick99344]

Many of the Sharps carbine bullets had that flat projection on the base for some reason, especially the few found in the hands of the Confederates. The flat nose is typical of several generic bullets imported from Europe by the Rebs also. That's the basis for my guess. But it does resemble some of the cleaner bullets, however the afore mentioned projection on the bottom should probably be bore size if it were. Monty

Many of the Sharps bullets had a rebated base. The purpose was to have a place to tie on or use glutten to glue on a paper cartridge. They were also called ring tailed bullets meaning the same purpose. This base, to me, does not look quite right as it does not give much room to tie a paper cartridge on to it . HH