Intact 57 snider bullet

[K1DDO1979]

It's holding up well for the big split in the side. (:

 

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[ThTx]

The Snider is BIG black powder cartridge. It was used as the base cartridge for the .577-.450 Martini-Henry. Love the old British guns. I own a 1886 Martini-Henry MK IV in excellent condition. I generally shoot it once or twice a week.

 

[K1DDO1979]

The Snider is BIG black powder cartridge. It was used as the base cartridge for the .577-.450 Martini-Henry. Love the old British guns. I own a 1886 Martini-Henry MK IV in excellent condition. I generally shoot it once or twice a week.

That would be fun. I washed it up to clean the mud off before and It still had black powder coming out of the split. I think there is a tiny bit left because you can here it shake inside. (:

 

[EccentricInTexas]

Neat find!!!

 

[ThTx]

Be careful of the primer, also. Probably won't go off, but the old primers were mercury based. Best thing to do is set it up as a display somewhere that it won't get hot, and tell stories of how you found it! And don't let kids handle it.

 

[ThTx]

.577-.450 Martini-Henry cartridge for comparison.