Civil War Revolver Bullet?

[ShovelinDave]

I was in a city park today. Park is almost a century old. Got a hit about six inches down, bouncing around in the seventy's on the AT Pro. Wasn't screechy or crunchy sounding so I dug it. Popped the plug and it was still in the hole. Got it out of the hole and looked at it. It has an old look to it and the dirt is still clinging in the grooves. It's not white like the Minnie balls I've found. We had two Civil War training camps in my county. I've looked at a couple sites with revolver bullet pictures on them. I have an idea but would like some other peoples educated opinion before I get too happy. Thanks in advance. SD

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[kudzu74]

Someone will answer for sure...my uneducated guess would be that its bigger than a bullet from a revolver...perhaps a single shot from a pistol or rifle? like the bullet from a cartridge...dunno

I am really guessin' because I wanna see how close my guess comes to the correct answer...

 

[Beavertail]

Looks like a fairly modern muzzle loader bullet to me

 

[Rookster]

maybe it's here
Or here
Congrats

 

[Davers]

I was in a city park today. Park is almost a century old. Got a hit about six inches down, bouncing around in the seventy's on the AT Pro. Wasn't screechy or crunchy sounding so I dug it. Popped the plug and it was still in the hole. Got it out of the hole and looked at it. It has an old look to it and the dirt is still clinging in the grooves. It's not white like the Minnie balls I've found. We had two Civil War training camps in my county. I've looked at a couple sites with revolver bullet pictures on them. I have an idea but would like some other peoples educated opinion before I get too happy. Thanks in advance. SD
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It's kinda close to a 31 or 36 cal 'Hayes' .

Only way to know for sure it to measure it , & give base type , and it's weight in Grains.
GLWID

 

[Joe G from Md]

i don't think its Civil War, looks modern to me.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Yo Dave, Scratch the dirt out the "rings". If the rings have little vertical lines in them (cannelures), they the bullet is modern. If doesn't have cannelures, then it might be older.

It looks like a modern muzzle loader to me, but I not all that smart.

Good luck to you brother!

 

[ShovelinDave]

It's kinda close to a 31 or 36 cal 'Hayes' .

Only way to know for sure it to measure it , & give base type , and it's weight in Grains.
GLWID

Hayes is what I first thought. I don't have scales or a caliper. Maybe I will take it to the gun shop to see what they think.

 

[ShovelinDave]

Yo Dave, Scratch the dirt out the "rings". If the rings have little vertical lines in them (cannelures), they the bullet is modern. If doesn't have cannelures, then it might be older.

It looks like a modern muzzle loader to me, but I not all that smart.

Good luck to you brother!

Even if you don't think you are smart, we all know different. You've taught me a couple things over the short time I've known you. I appreciate that too.

 

[bearbqd]

Not like any civil war bullet in my reference book.