new finds in the country

captain Jack · Jun 12, 2007

hit a field off the side of a pretty old abandoned house and found the razor. It is a *GEM* micromatic. I think this one is from the '30's but I'm not sure. The company was in business with safety razors from 1912-1979. I found one just like mine on ebay so I am interested as to how much it'll sell for. Although theirs is in a bit nicer condition than mine.

after that I moved further into a big field on the 34 acre piece of property and found this bullet. I don't know how to tell if it's a civil war bullet or a more current one. It has that white color I always see on the war bullets and I usually reognize the newer ones. But I have a tendency to get overly optimistic about what I find. I rang up steady on my MD in the AL-Zn area. I don't know..Zn= zinc? and I thought Al was aluminum but there is an aluminum section all by itself so I don't know. But if it helps anyone help me identify the bullet... I don't see any markings on the bullet, nor would I really expect to, just not sure what lead would ring up at....guss I could get some fishing weights and find out real fast....anyway sorry to rant. Just thought I'd share today's finds. Not bad for an hour or so huh?

Hardy · Jun 13, 2007

LOOKS LIKE MY RAZOR

{Sentinel} · Jun 13, 2007

It is really really hard to tell from the pics, however, this could be a three ring minie ball. If you posted some clearer pictures I would be able to tell you for sure.

Sentinel

Nana40 · Jun 13, 2007

Hardy said:
LOOKS LIKE MY RAZOR

Congrats on those finds, Jack! Looks like you are in the right area to be finding CW relics...

Nana

Riverdog · Jun 13, 2007

Hi,

Im new to detecting, but an old hand with guns and bullets, judginh by its uniform deformation, and the glint of copper arounf the edges, id say you bullet was a more modern jacketed bullet. modern pistol and riflr bullets oftan have a thin jacket of copper over the lead core to help them hold together on impact and penetrate deeper. most rifle bullets have been at least partially jacketed since the 1920s and pistol bullets from the 50s or so. anyway, neat find.

captain Jack · Jun 13, 2007

hmm, I don't see anything copper color...the shiny parts (at least in person) are a silver color. I really don't know which way to lean though because I know plenty of civil war relics were found just around the corner from here, but there were also tree stands in the area and I was in a field. So the hunters probably used rifles instead of buck shot. So it really could be either one. Just don't know how to tell. I'll try to put up some clearer pics.

{Sentinel} · Jun 15, 2007

Jack, this is a standard three ring minie ball. I cannot tell from the pictures if it has rings or not. I concur that I do not see any copper jacket either but that does not mean that it is a Civil War era bullet

Riverdog · Jun 15, 2007

Yeah, the way I was looking at the pic, the glints could just as easily be places where the lead was shiny. do you have a rough idea of the diameter of the base? If its larger than .50, its very likely civil war era, there are a few muzzleloading rifles with bores greater than .50 cal, but not many. So, if the Bullet is on that order of magnitude, it has to be pretty old.