Possible Lead Bullets?

[black651]

I found these lead objects pretty deep in a wooded area and wondered if they were in fact some kind of bullet? They both have the same ringed area near the base and a small dimple or shallow hole in the center of the bas as well. One appears to have hit something while the other may have been dropped. (If they are bullets that is - just putting it in for description's sake. I've been wrong pretty often so I don't want to make any jumps without evidence.)

They are both pretty near the same weight - around 32 grams and the longer one measures 1.25" long and both are a half inch wide at the base.

Any ideas on what they are?

Thanks for your help with this.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

You did not provide any measurements of their diamter, so I can only say that they appear to bullets for the US Army .45-70 rifle, dating from the 1870s to about the World War One era. Particularly after the early-1900s adoption of the US .30-06 Springfiled rifle, the US Military sold off many thousands of the obsolete .45-70 rifles, as war-surplus, for Civilian use in hunting large game such as deer and bears.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

You did not provide any measurements of their diamter, so I can only say that they appear to bullets for the US Army .45-70 rifle,

Agreed, that's what they look to be, accurate measurements would help. I can tell you the one thats not mushroomed is also fired, there are rifling marks on it.

 

[black651]

Thank you both for the information. My dad wanted a better measurement as well and sent me a device and I took a couple photos with it.

Hope this helps..

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Thanks for providing the precisly-accurate measurements. They confirm, it's a .US Army .45-70 (.45-caliber) Rifle bullet. The .45-70 Carbine bullet was a bit shorter than your bullet.