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- Jan 10, 2007
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Mystery Bullet From Gen. Morgan's CSA Cavalry Camp-SOLVED (Finally)
If you are a regular on Tnet, you may recall that I posted this very odd bullet that I dug at a Gen. John Hunt Morgan CSA Camp a few months ago. Other than a few guesses that were not appropriate for all audiences-LOL, Nobody figured out how the bullet got into this very peculiar shape. I put it into the display box and forgot about it.
Last week, Dman and I were visiting one of our friends who is a relic dealer. I took the box of relics from that Morgan Camp with me as I had added about 25-30 more bullets and relics to the box since he had seen the contents and I wanted him to see what the old detector had missed and the Fisher F75 had found. He looked at the picket bullets, pinfire bullet, and other new additions. He looked at the bullet in the pics below and I told him that nobody had figured that one out.
He said "I think I know". He went into another room and returned with a 1863 Enfield rifle. He fit one end over the nipple and gently let the hammer down on the other end of the NIPPLE PROTECTOR. Most of the nipple protectors made from bullets I have seen are very short. This one would still keep considerable pressure on the spring but Morgan's Men had to make do. I guess the brass nipple protector on a chain that came with the rifle had been lost. Our friend told me that I had a very unusual nipple protector from the General's 1862 camp. Actually, he was still a Colonel when he camped there. Thanks for looking and happy hunting from Dman and myself who are ready for Fall now.
If you are a regular on Tnet, you may recall that I posted this very odd bullet that I dug at a Gen. John Hunt Morgan CSA Camp a few months ago. Other than a few guesses that were not appropriate for all audiences-LOL, Nobody figured out how the bullet got into this very peculiar shape. I put it into the display box and forgot about it.
Last week, Dman and I were visiting one of our friends who is a relic dealer. I took the box of relics from that Morgan Camp with me as I had added about 25-30 more bullets and relics to the box since he had seen the contents and I wanted him to see what the old detector had missed and the Fisher F75 had found. He looked at the picket bullets, pinfire bullet, and other new additions. He looked at the bullet in the pics below and I told him that nobody had figured that one out.
He said "I think I know". He went into another room and returned with a 1863 Enfield rifle. He fit one end over the nipple and gently let the hammer down on the other end of the NIPPLE PROTECTOR. Most of the nipple protectors made from bullets I have seen are very short. This one would still keep considerable pressure on the spring but Morgan's Men had to make do. I guess the brass nipple protector on a chain that came with the rifle had been lost. Our friend told me that I had a very unusual nipple protector from the General's 1862 camp. Actually, he was still a Colonel when he camped there. Thanks for looking and happy hunting from Dman and myself who are ready for Fall now.
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