Ciivil War Bullet? Any Info on it?

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Hello, I tried to do a little research on this, but pretty much got lost.

I have no way of measuring it.

But I wanted to know from the experts what Caliber this could be?

thanks in advance.

 

[duggap]

Without specific measurements it would be hard to say exactly, but it sure looks like a .577 cal. minie ball from the civil war.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Your bullet is an unfired civil war "Minie ball." There are many-many versions of Minie bullets. Your version is a yankee "generic" 3-groove Minie. Relic-diggers typically call those simply a "3-ringer" but in actuality it has grooves... not rings, which are raised bands. (For example, a Sharps bullet has rings.)

The nose-tip on yours is sharply pointed, which is unusual on .577 and .58-caliber 3-groove minies, so I think yours is a .69-caliber bullet.

Here's how you can tell its caliber without measuring:
An unfired .58-caliber Minie's diameter is approximately .56 to .57-inch.
An unfired .69-caliber Minie's diameter is "approximately" .67 to .68-inch.
A US dime is a hair larger than .70-inch.
Put your Minie's base onto a dime.
If its base is only VERY SLIGHTLY smaller than the dime, it is a .69-caliber. If it is 1/8-inch smaller than the dime, it is a .58-caliber Minie.

Please do that size-comparison test, and tell us the result.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Thank you guys so much!.. I will check it out when I get home to compare. Someone traded this and the 1865 Penny for an Old Texas tag I found last weekend.

Thanks again!

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Ok, So I Placed this on the dime...And from what Ya'll said..Im thinking its a .58 Caliber