is it, or isnt it ?

[allen]

Found this bullet about two weeks
ago while detecting in Shelbyville,
can you id it as a c.w bullet or is
it something more modern?

 

[ivan salis]

looks like a older type of bullet with a hollow base and patina is dull gray --(often older bullets are dull gray or whitish from oxidation depending upon soil conditions) what is its diameter?

 

[allen]

it is about 3/4 of an inch long
and approximately 1/2 inch in diameter.
I dug this at the site I call the quarter corner,
it was about 8 in ches deep and hit under the
dime signal an my ace 250.

 

[BamaBill]

Yep, that's a two ring Confederate bullet. Might be more around where you found it.

 

[civilman1]

I agree with BamaBill Allen.......I have a .44 like that. Nice Dig....

 

[gilmerman]

Does it look like a drop or was it fired ? It was deeper than most modern bullets I find. Its a good find. Thanks for providing something to compare it to.

 

[WeaponsUSMC]

It looks like a burnside carbine to me, union made. http://www.baymediapro.com/collection/bullet_details.asp?BID=410

 

[usmc0351]

im going with the burnside,,,nice,,,you save a little bit of history,,,now get out there a find the rest of them

 

[Monty]

Drop I believe as I see no rifling marks. Monty

 

[Hutch911]

I say Burnside

 

[allen]

ive went back over this site a few times, but thats the only
one ive found so far.
Thanks for id'ing it for me.
I think it was a drop, because of the shape it is in.
The pics doesnt do it any justice.