Wildcat1750
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I always told myself I’d never myself a 3 Ringer up here in Connecticut. You guys down south where the CW was fought seem to have all the luck. 
Well luckily I just proved myself wrong!
I explored the top of the ridges at my latest favorite hunting spot and came across a flatter area next to the cliffs that must have been a campsite. There buried in the toe of a slope I found a large caliber bullet that was only slightly deformed on impact. There is was with 3 lovely rings on it and a concave back! My first though was this might be from an Enfield? More on that later…*
Next I found an old style pocket knife in fairly good shape about 6” down.
Moving to the opposite side of the ridge I hit a nice signal which turned out to be a large caliber rim fire shell casing. I started to get numerous hits in the same small area (see photo), all of them being identical shells. There were so many that I was able to simply sweep my pinpointer over the surface and collect them. I found 25 shells total. Someone must have been up there on the ridge shooting at targets.
After clean-up and closer inspection each on of them had a J.G. headstamp. I believe, after some research, these shells are .56-50 Spencer Rim Fire Cartridges. The J.G. headstamp stands for Jacob Goldmark which manufacture which was made for the Model 1865 Spencer used in the Civil War and Indian Wars.
*Back to the question of the 3 Ringer: I now believe the 3 ringer to be from the Spencer? I don’t have an exact measurement of the bullet to confirm but it would fit the range for either the Spencer after expansion when fired or an Enfield. A second opinion from more knowledgeable members is welcome!
On my way back to the car I scored a nice musketball in another part of the woods and a turn of the last century trash area which produced the clock works and glass. I’ll have to check that area out next time. Lots of scrap iron around there to deal with tho.
Thanks for looking!
Nick
Well luckily I just proved myself wrong!I explored the top of the ridges at my latest favorite hunting spot and came across a flatter area next to the cliffs that must have been a campsite. There buried in the toe of a slope I found a large caliber bullet that was only slightly deformed on impact. There is was with 3 lovely rings on it and a concave back! My first though was this might be from an Enfield? More on that later…*
Next I found an old style pocket knife in fairly good shape about 6” down.
Moving to the opposite side of the ridge I hit a nice signal which turned out to be a large caliber rim fire shell casing. I started to get numerous hits in the same small area (see photo), all of them being identical shells. There were so many that I was able to simply sweep my pinpointer over the surface and collect them. I found 25 shells total. Someone must have been up there on the ridge shooting at targets.
After clean-up and closer inspection each on of them had a J.G. headstamp. I believe, after some research, these shells are .56-50 Spencer Rim Fire Cartridges. The J.G. headstamp stands for Jacob Goldmark which manufacture which was made for the Model 1865 Spencer used in the Civil War and Indian Wars.
*Back to the question of the 3 Ringer: I now believe the 3 ringer to be from the Spencer? I don’t have an exact measurement of the bullet to confirm but it would fit the range for either the Spencer after expansion when fired or an Enfield. A second opinion from more knowledgeable members is welcome!
On my way back to the car I scored a nice musketball in another part of the woods and a turn of the last century trash area which produced the clock works and glass. I’ll have to check that area out next time. Lots of scrap iron around there to deal with tho.
Thanks for looking!
Nick
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