locket and 3 ringer?

[allen]

found these at a site in Frankfort KY over the weekend
and I hope the bullet is my second three ringer, but im
not sure and actually doubt if it is, help me decide.


Sorry about the horrible pics, old camera !

 

[FortBedfordbob]

Hi Allen, You'd have to measure the diameter of the bullet but it looks like a post Civil War 45-70. After 1870. She has patina on it so she's been in the ground a while
HH
FBB

 

[ModernMiner]

Indian Wars era?
Congrats on the finds,
MM

 

[duggap]

Your bullet is definitely post CW. I would go with the 45-70.

 

[HISPAN]

Nice reliquary....congrats!
H

 

[allen]

good, I was worried it was a modern slug.
One side close to the tip is flattened where
it hit something or gulp, someone !
Thanks for the replies everyone !

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great looking locket Allen!

Do you think it was gold-plated at one time?

Dave

 

[Slabman]

Your bullet is definitely post CW. I would go with the 45-70.

Yep, I would say 45-70 also. A few years back, I dug about 50 of them at the site of Fort Crawford
in eastern Colorado. I believe they were used in the 1870's to the 1890's or so.

Slab

 

[spitfire55]

 

[allen]

Thanks guys, im thinking it was copper
because of the sweet look patina on it,
but shoot im never right lol.

 

[kuger]

Your bullet is definitely post CW. I would go with the 45-70.

Yep, I would say 45-70 also. A few years back, I dug about 50 of them at the site of Fort Crawford
in eastern Colorado. I believe they were used in the 1870's to the 1890's or so.

Slab

I am still shooting one today

 

[steelheadwill]

nice old Basketweave locket!
Congrats on your lead, I got a few 45-70s, big slug, sure wouldn't want to get hit by one

 

[allen]

"Congrats on your lead, I got a few 45-70s, big slug, sure wouldn't want to get hit by one "

That would leave a real nasty and permenant mark on you !!

 

[VOL1266-X]

Nice bullet and ornate locket Allen. Those 45/70s are a big bullet. That bullet is not a big deal out West but I have never found one in Tennessee out of over 2K+ CW bullets not including modern bullets that I have dug. HH and stay cool Bud, Quindy.

 

[High Plains Digger]

I had to buy my 45/70. I have two sizes, longer and shorter, the shorter I figure was for the carbine. If I remember right without digging them out of my storage, the shorter one has a smaller hole in the base. And from something I read here a night or two ago, wouldn't the shorter bullet be a 45/50? I don't know what the /70 means in bullet terms, but there are definitely two lengths for the same bullet. More enlightenment, please!

 

[allen]

Thanks for the comments guys !
Have a great day of detecting !