Help ID'ing Bullets

[LI.history.Digga]

I dug these two bullets at a park in Brooklyn NY that dates back to the 17th Century. They are probably modern bullets but any info on type and approximate age would be much appreciated. They both appear to be lead filled slugs. I have never seen one like the one on the right. Was that made flat at top or is that from hitting a target? Thanks

 

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[Rookster]

Welcome to Tnet. Most look modern to me. Keep an eye out hunting that park.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Welcome. The Spitzer on the left is a full-metal jacket of post WWI from a rifle (design is still in use) and the other appears to be a jacketed pistol bullet of about the same (within the last 100 years).

The shape of the pistol bullet is the result of having struck something - water or soft soil by the looks of it.

 

[Tony in SC]

They are modern. They are called jacketed. The one on the right looks broken.

 

[gunsil]

The long one is a modern rifle bullet, a good measurement would identify the caliber. The other one if copper jacketed looks like a .45 ACP (automatic Colt pistol) slug that ran into a wall. It is modern also although the .45 ACP came out in 1911. I'm thinking all the Brooklyn parks have been pounded for years and I hope you have the required NYC permit to hunt parks. Just a hint, any bullet with a copper jacket is a fairly modern slug. Also welcome to the site, hope you find some great things with your new 600! Some cool stuff comes out of Brooklyn, I have a civil war era eagle breast plate that was dug in Brooklyn in a latrine pit at an old encampment site.

 

[LI.history.Digga]

Thanks all for the info, tips and welcomes to the site!
Don