Musket Ball marks / ID Question

[mangum]

Hello All. I found this musket ball over the weekend. I'm curious about the marks, are they from the rifling of the barrel (I assume)? There are14 marks around the perimeter. There is a sprue visible (not in this pic), I can upload more/better pics tonight if need be. Also- any ideas on the age of this? It was found in a field where I was looking for Native American artifacts. Any help or insight is always appreciated! Thanks & HH!

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Here's some interesting history on the 1843 Hall Carbine, it was at the center of a big scandal......

It was the Model 1843 Hall-North carbine that entered the history books in what became commonly known as "the Hall carbine affair." What actually happened is still a matter of some debate. It seems that the story changes with each historian who tells it. We will give you a sampling of some of the interpretations here.

"The 1843-pattern Hall carbine featured in one of the more intriguing scandals of the war. New York Arsenal sold 5000 Hall 1843-model carbines in 1861, for $3.50 apiece, to Arthur Eastman of Manchester, New Hampshire. Eastman then re-sold the Halls to Simon Stevens of New York, who rifled and rechambered them. The carbines were offered to Major-General Fremont, commanding the Army Department of the West, who so desperately needed firearms that he paid $22.00 for each gun. Rumours surrounding the deal soon reached the US Treasury, and, outraged, Congress authorized an immediate investigation. No collusion between Eastman, Stevens and Fremont was proven, but it was discoverd that Eastman's offer to rifle and refurbish the guns for a dollar apiece had been rebuffed by the government."


From : Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record,

 

[OUTCOME1]

WHEN THE SOLIDER CAST THE BULLET FROM MELTED LEAD HE EITHER MIS CALCULATED THE DIAMETER AND DID NOT LET IT COOL ALL THE WAY SO UPON EXTRACTION OF THE BARREL TIP IT WAS MORE PRONE TO LEAVE INDENTIONS IN THE SIDE OF THE BULLET.........................HAHAHA...I HAVE NO IDEA BUT THAT SOUNDS GOOD DOESN'T IT?? GET CREATIVE...START THINKING..LOL

 

[nearihunter]

WHEN THE SOLIDER CAST THE BULLET FROM MELTED LEAD HE EITHER MIS CALCULATED THE DIAMETER AND DID NOT LET IT COOL ALL THE WAY SO UPON EXTRACTION OF THE BARREL TIP IT WAS MORE PRONE TO LEAVE INDENTIONS IN THE SIDE OF THE BULLET.........................HAHAHA...I HAVE NO IDEA BUT THAT SOUNDS GOOD DOESN'T IT?? GET CREATIVE...START THINKING..LOL

Not even close...lol

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Not even close...lol

yeah.... I didn't want to even touch that one......