✅ SOLVED I have a bullet that has people and I stumped. Any idea?

[Truth]

 

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[Truth]

Charlie_P. (NY) asked:
> Is there any historical reference to a Miniè of less than .54 caliber?

Yes. The "Handbook Of Civil War Bullets & Cartridges" (by James E. Thomas & Dean S. Thomas) shows several varieties of .44 Minie-bullets. The book says they were made for use in old "Kentucky" or "country" rifles rebored and rifled to approximately .44-caliber by the State of Tennessee for use by its Confederate troops during the civil war. They therefore are called a "Tennessee Rifle" MInie. See bullets 63 and 64 in that book.

It is very important to mention that there are several known "forms" of .44 Tennesseee Rifle Minies. They all have a cone cavity, or teat-in-cone cavity, but some have three body-grooves and some have two wide flat-bottomed grooves. I think Truth1253's .44 Minie, being dug in Louisiana, could be a "Trans-Mississippi Theater" version of Tennessee Rifle Minie. But it might have been made for some other kind of weird CS .44 Rifle used in Louisiana and the Trans-Mississippi Department. It is not shown in the Thomas-&-Thomas "Handbook." It may be shown in the Thomas Brothers' huge "Round Ball To Rimfire, Volume 4" book (which shows ONLY Confederate bullets). I'll need some time to look through all the photos in that very lengthy book for this very unusual .44 Minie.

Thank you (and everyone) for the interest in helping me. Cannonballguy if you do find it, no rush, I would be forever grateful.

 

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