Bullets??? Was dug in downtown Atlanta

[am433am]

These were all dug on same lot in atlanta some i know are civil war but what are the smaller ones any help would be very helpful

 

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[am433am]

opps miss a pic

 

[Leeway]

Some of the smaller ones look like old airgun pellets.. If they have a hollow in the back, i would say that they were definately that.
Cant really tell from the picture.

-- Leeway

 

[am433am]

the small one on the top right is hollow the rest are not all are lead

 

[junkdigger]

From measurements I made from your photo,those bullets are about .30 caliber.Well, there were so many kinds of revolver and small rifle cartridges from around 100 years ago that it would be hard to guess what they were fired from.The two with fat noses were probably fired into soft dirt.The pointy one,well I've never seen one like that!

 

[Bo Hott]

The smaller ones appear to be post war I've found similar ones in every patch of woods I've dug in. One way to Identify is with the crimp marks located at the base most modern day bullets have that to lock them into the shell casing. I personally have never seen anythin Civil War with the crimpings but not saying there may not have been some though.

 

[packerbacker]

Three on top look like .22 caliber and top right is a pellet from an air rifle. Lower right is a penny but I don't know what the others are. )

 

[JakePhelps]

O yea- the top right one does look like either a "hunter" or "hollowpoint" type pellet, prolly .22 caliber, my friend has one and has same ammo