Carved bullet?

[parsonwalker]

Left the battlefield and returned to the Union camp. Found a few things - frag, round balls, 3 ringer, bucks and caps.



But also what I think must be a carved bullet. I haven't found a lot of carved lead and I don't know what this was supposed to be, but I can't think of any scenario where this would occur without purposeful human carving. Any thoughts about what if anything, it was supposed to be?

 

[villagenut]

Looks carved to me. Sometimes soldiers carved lead just to pass time, like whittling. Could have been an unfinished piece or just a random carving. Maybe a game piece? Cool no matter what the story was though.

 

[UnderMiner]

Probably a carved chess piece. A pawn maybe.

 

[VOL1266-X]

A real nice "Geo" shaped one PW!! WTG, Q.

 

[cjon455]

Awesome! Looks carved to me

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Looks like a carved one. You may find more if it was a game piece.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Great find and it really does make one wonder what the soldier's finished piece was meant to be.

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[Davers]

IMO
Def, Carved ..
Man it's Small Compared to the percussion Caps.

Also Look's to once have been a "Swaged" or Pressed & Turned Minie at one time.

Looks like it could be in the shape of a Diamond or Gem of some sort as Quindy stated.
I would think Acorn but the Flat top takes that thought away.

A nice piece IMO.

Davers

 

[Davers]

Sounds like you got some Nice Sites to hunt as well...