RKinOI Sr. Member Nov 18, 2004 262 1 Feb 24, 2005 #1 Found on the banks of the Cape Fear River. Help? Amazon Forum Fav 👍 Agony and Death on a Gold Rush Steamer: The Disastrous Sinking of the Side-Wheeler Yankee Blade - Grab it through Amazon! Attachments bullet2.jpg 19.5 KB · Views: 229
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OP OP RKinOI Sr. Member Nov 18, 2004 262 1 Feb 24, 2005 Thread starter #2 Size is 1 5/16" long and 1/2" in diameter. Sorry no mics. Upvote 0
Jason in TN Bronze Member Oct 29, 2004 1,253 19 East Tennessee Feb 24, 2005 #3 Looks old and is defiantly a cool find. Upvote 0
comfyinvermont Bronze Member Feb 8, 2004 1,265 13 Vermont Feb 25, 2005 #4 There are two possibilities that I can see of, but you would need to get some more accurate measurements. 1. A Sharps 1876 to 1880's they are .450 diameter, and lengths of either 1.09 or 1.40 or 1.11. (weights of 509, 387, and 398 respectively) 2. .45 caliber Whiteworth lenght of 1.28 and a weight of 516 Hope that helps a bit...Lance Upvote 0
There are two possibilities that I can see of, but you would need to get some more accurate measurements. 1. A Sharps 1876 to 1880's they are .450 diameter, and lengths of either 1.09 or 1.40 or 1.11. (weights of 509, 387, and 398 respectively) 2. .45 caliber Whiteworth lenght of 1.28 and a weight of 516 Hope that helps a bit...Lance
OP OP RKinOI Sr. Member Nov 18, 2004 262 1 Feb 25, 2005 Thread starter #5 Thanks Lance, I'll borrow some micrometers and compare those measurements. Happy Hunting. Upvote 0
B bulletcc99 Guest Feb 28, 2005 #6 Hi, I think I nailed down this for you. If you follow this link, I think you'll see that it's a Claxton machine gun bullet. Thats a great find, never seen one dug in America before. http://www.cwbullet.org/bullet-id-no2-vt1220.html Later, Kieran PS www.cwbullet.com is a great bullet id site, its free and the guys there really know their stuff Upvote 0
Hi, I think I nailed down this for you. If you follow this link, I think you'll see that it's a Claxton machine gun bullet. Thats a great find, never seen one dug in America before. http://www.cwbullet.org/bullet-id-no2-vt1220.html Later, Kieran PS www.cwbullet.com is a great bullet id site, its free and the guys there really know their stuff