Civil War Bullet?

[Barasingha]

Wondering if I found my first civil war bullet? I appreciate any help you can provide. Thanks in advance.

 

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[CaptEsteban]

Not sure but it looks similar to a lead ball that has been removed from a rifle.

 

[Davers]

Wondering if I found my first civil war bullet? I appreciate any help you can provide. Thanks in advance.View attachment 1449825View attachment 1449827View attachment 1449828View attachment 1449829

That's a tough call there buddy , was it found in a CW area ?

Heck is really does not have to be from a known Civil War area to be Civil War Era.

Are you capable of weighing it in 'Grains' that my help.

Sure hope it is.
Davers

 

[Tnmountains]

It does not looked wormed or pulled. The nose is not real conical almost looks like a confederate enfield that had a deep cavity. I say this as I do not see the rings. A lot of condereate cast bullets were not well done and had hollow spots in the casting that would make it peel back like that. Davers asked a good question about the site if it had known occupancy.
On a side note I have dug modern bullets that have the right patina and many early say like 45 caliber hand guns were lead as well. figure the colt 1911 is well over 100 years old now.

 

[Davers]

Good Call TM

I just wish the OP could respond.

 

[Barasingha]

Sorry for the delayed response. I don't have any way to weigh the bullet. Without an a map I would be guessing but believe this private land would be only 1/4 to 1/2 mile from a marked CW battlefield.

 

[ivan salis]

likely a fired hit sumpin cw era type bullet

 

[Davers]

Sorry for the delayed response. I don't have any way to weigh the bullet. Without an a map I would be guessing but believe this private land would be only 1/4 to 1/2 mile from a marked CW battlefield.

Well being that close to a known Battle Site , IMO Your odds are better .

Also the more I look at it , the "Deep Cavity " Enifeld as purposed by TnMountains , look's. to be more likely.

I have dug many fired CW bullets & the way Lead deforms never ceases to amaze me.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Reading through older posts. I agree, it appears to be a fired .577-caliber Confederate-made Enfield Minie-bullet, with some impressive impact damage. The thin wide-flared skirt is the result of a cone-cavity Minie striking the earth backwards, which causes the thin rim to flare outward, and in this case still showing a bit of the cone cavity in the center of the flared base.

Long ago, as a relic dealer buying and selling thousands of unfired and fired civil war bullets, I collected fired Minie-bullets with "interesting" impact-damage. As a general category, I called them "interesting impact" bullets. I called this sub-category "Hillbilly Hat" or "Sombrero" fired Minies, because that's what they resemble when viewed from the side.

 

[Davers]

Reading through older posts. I agree, it appears to be a fired .577-caliber Confederate-made Enfield Minie-bullet, with some impressive impact damage. The thin wide-flared skirt is the result of a cone-cavity Minie striking the earth backwards, which causes the thin rim to flare outward, and in this case still showing a bit of the cone cavity in the center of the flared base.

Long ago, as a relic dealer buying and selling thousands of unfired and fired civil war bullets, I collected fired Minie-bullets with "interesting" impact-damage. As a general category, I called them "interesting impact" bullets. I called this sub-category "Hillbilly Hat" or "Sombrero" fired Minies, because that's what they resemble when viewed from the side.

Love the 'Category' & sub category. nearly half the CW bullets I have dug have been fired.

IMO "Fired" Bullets don't get the respect they deserve , Like the Late Rodney Dangerfield .