HELP ID PLEASE

68GTOFINDER

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Nov 21, 2013
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St. Louis, Mo
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I found these on top of a cliff at Cliff Cave Park in St. Louis, Mo. They were wedged between the enormous rock formation.

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SkySgt

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Jan 19, 2014
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Cibolo, TX
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Garrett ATX (PI) and Garrett Ace 350 (VLF) detectors.
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They are bullets and bullet casings.
 

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SkySgt

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Jan 19, 2014
73
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Cibolo, TX
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Garrett ATX (PI) and Garrett Ace 350 (VLF) detectors.
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All Treasure Hunting
The bottom left one is a 3-ring lead bullet, often referred to as a minnie ball (possibly Civil War era). The others appear to be more modern lead bullets (Lower right) and the upper two are rim-fire shell casings. The US stamp may mean that they are Govt. Issue.
 

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fyrffytr1

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Mar 5, 2010
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Southwest Georgia
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XP Deus, White's DFX
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I can't add anything further except to say that I like your avatar. Is that your car?
 

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BosnMate

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Sep 10, 2010
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Need measurements in 1/1000 of an inch for positive ID. Not length. diameter. For instance, .357 = 38 caliber.
 

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BosnMate

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Bottom left bullet does not look like a Civil War minnie ball to me, proper measurements and photo of the base might prove me wrong, but I don't think so.
 

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SkySgt

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Jan 19, 2014
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Cibolo, TX
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Garrett ATX (PI) and Garrett Ace 350 (VLF) detectors.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Now that I have a measurement, I am altering my original guess to agree with others who say it is not a minnie ball. Possibly a more modern .25 caliber lead projectile ... Again, judging from the measurement scale provided.
 

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