✅ SOLVED Sharps or Spencer Casing?

[ringking76]

Me and a friend MD a house from the 1800's where I found an 1884 piece of scrip,the owner found an 1852 large cent while putting in a new driveway.I decided to hit the field in the back since there was a large creek that butted up against a steep hill.There was CW activity in the area but I can't say that this specific piece of property had activity on.I was more or less praying there was.I let my father barrow my mic so the ruler was the only thing i had laying around,sorry lol

 

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[flyinryan2]

Looks like a Spencer case to me.
The sharps didn't have a case.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Caliper-measurement would be better for absolute confirmation, but your ruler does appear to show it is a civil war era .52-caliber "56-56" Spencer cartridge-casing. Size specifications for that type are:
casing length .92-inch
casing body diameter .56
casing base-rim diameter .64-inch

Flyinryan2 is correct, no civil war era Sharps bullets had a metal casing for their gunpowder.

 

[ringking76]

Caliper-measurement would be better for absolute confirmation, but your ruler does appear to show it is a civil war era .52-caliber "56-56" Spencer cartridge-casing. Size specifications for that type are:
casing length .92-inch
casing body diameter .56
casing base-rim diameter .64-inch

Flyinryan2 is correct, no civil war era Sharps bullets had a metal casing for their gunpowder.

Thanks for the help Ryan and cannonballguy.
Excuse my lack of knowledge on the subject,my friend just turned me on to hunting Civil war sites.
Thanks again for the exact measurements