Not a Whitworth

[Joe G from Md]

I recently made a post on some of my fired bullets from Antietam, two of my fellow diggers identified one of the bullets on the plate as a fired Whitworth, I sure do wish it was, just my luck it is a fired swagged bullet. It does raise a question to me that being it looks like a smaller cal. all five bullets are the same, swagged or pressed and turned. Why do you think it is so elongated?

 

[smokeythecat]

It is not a Whitworth. The telling is in the ring near the base. Whitworth's did not have a ring on them.

 

[Joe G from Md]

I know it is not a Whitworth it is a fired swagged bullet!

 

[Dfxcobb]

hmmm take it easy..lol calm down.whitworth or not AWESOME FIND!!

 

[Digger70pa]

Buddy I found one just like it down your way also I might add. It looks like it was fired out of a breach loader.

 

[Davers]

It is not a Whitworth. The telling is in the ring near the base. Whitworth's did not have a ring on them.

Yea , I did not notice that in the original picture.

 

[Davers]

I recently made a post on some of my fired bullets from Antietam, two of my fellow diggers identified one of the bullets on the plate as a fired Whitworth, I sure do wish it was, just my luck it is a fired swagged bullet. It does raise a question to me that being it looks like a smaller cal. all five bullets are the same, swagged or pressed and turned. Why do you think it is so elongated?

I was wondering if you were going to "Confirm" i'm glad you did..

My best 'guess' is that the bullet was fired in a smaller caliber bore Like a Carbine or something.
Still some nice finds.
Thanks for the extra pictures .
Davey

 

[Davers]

I did not read your reply before I posted , 'Great minds think alike' if the breech loader was used , i'm guessing it was desperate times.

Hope yr well & I love my G2+ , now that I have learned it.
Davers / Buddy

 

[smokeythecat]

BTW its kind of an odd bullet. I don't think I've seen many like this.

 

[Digger70pa]

I found this strange swage base bullet at lapans cross roads years ago buddy. Its .52". Its dang close to what you found. The only thing I can guess is it was shot out of a breach loader.

 

[Digger70pa]

This is the swage base.