Conical Shaped Bullet...

[Yak1366]

Does anyone recognize this conical shaped bullet or the hook?

Bullet measures 0.503" at the base, 0.582" tall.

Shown next to a 57 Cal Enfield.

 

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[Davers]

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Everybody most be out Hunting in 1 way or another.

Inquiring minds like mine would love to see some opinions on that Bullet.

As for the Hook, again it look's familiar.
GD

 

[Davers]

Somebody please help , the suspense is killing me on this one.

 

[fyrffytr1]

The closest I could find would be part of a 3 piece "Shaler" But the diameter on the smallest one listed is .572.

19th Century Bullet Collection - Tom Henrique

 

[longcut]

The hook could be a piece of a rifle sling , Civil War era..

 

[A2coins]

hmmmmm

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Somebody please help , the suspense is killing me on this one.

Okay, your plea has moved me to get up from my sickbed and answer this bullet ID request.

In my professional opinion, speaking as a dealer of excavated civil war bullets for over 40 years, as well as being a digger myself... Yak1366's find is the cut-off carved/whittled top of a typical .58 Minie-bullet which had a conical base-cavity.

As Fyrffytr1 indicated, its diameter is too small to be the base piece of a Shaler 3-piece bullet. I'll add, all Shaler base pieces have straight-sloping sides, like the sides of a pyramid... not a curving slope.

 

[CRUSADER]

Okay, your plea has moved me to get up from my sickbed and answer this bullet ID request.

In my professional opinion, speaking as a dealer of excavated civil war bullets for over 40 years, as well as being a digger myself... Yak1366's find is the cut-off carved/whittled top of a typical .58 Minie-bullet which had a conical base-cavity.

As Fyrffytr1 indicated, its diameter is too small to be the base piece of a Shaler 3-piece bullet. I'll add, all Shaler base pieces have straight-sloping sides, like the sides of a pyramid... not a curving slope.

​Good, that was my best guess as well, good to know some of my guesses are good ones.

 

[Davers]

Okay, your plea has moved me to get up from my sickbed and answer this bullet ID request.

In my professional opinion, speaking as a dealer of excavated civil war bullets for over 40 years, as well as being a digger myself... Yak1366's find is the cut-off carved/whittled top of a typical .58 Minie-bullet which had a conical base-cavity.

As Fyrffytr1 indicated, its diameter is too small to be the base piece of a Shaler 3-piece bullet. I'll add, all Shaler base pieces have straight-sloping sides, like the sides of a pyramid... not a curving slope.

Thanks for your time Mr, TheCannonBallGuy.

Your opinion means a-lot to Us Civil War Diggers , I truly hope you will get to feeling better ASAP! As you know it's just awful being sickly.
God Bless You
Davers

 

[Davers]

The closest I could find would be part of a 3 piece "Shaler" But the diameter on the smallest one listed is .572.

19th Century Bullet Collection - Tom Henrique

Do you know if any Shalers have been found in N, GA?

I know 'they' dug a good many at a DIV hunt that took place in the past 2 or so years.