Small bullet - Civil war or not ???

[Southern Brass]

I found this small bullet today in a field near Aversboro Battlefield near Dunn , North Carolina. Just wondering if it is a civil war bullet or a post war bullet. I do not see any rings on the bullet .As you can see in the pics I compared it to a .54 caliber 3 ringer.Sorry I don't have any measurements to help with size or caliber. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks and happy hunting

 

[flatbutton]

Does it have any rifling marks as if it were fired? Seems to me I recall finding several similar to yours at wyse fork. I just assumed they were post war. although, yours appears to have some age on it. Maybe someone here can shed some light on it.

 

[Southern Brass]

It appears to have rifling marks on it when I examine it under a magnifying glass

 

[duggap]

I vote modern. Maybe a pistol bullet.

 

[civil_war22]

Old .06 bullet

 

[flatbutton]

Kind of odd that these have appeared at 2 battle sites in N.C.

 

[parsonwalker]

Yeah, but that hollow base makes me think muzzle-loader??

 

[civil_war22]

Let me look it up real quick in my civil war ammunition book and I'll post a pic if I find a match

 

[civil_war22]

Can u get measurements on it

 

[TNGUNS]

Definitely not an 06 bullet. It appears to me to be a muzzleloading bullet but almost no way to get much closer without a measurement. ........ I take that back. The Cannonball guy or a couple more with TONS of experience are likely to give you a probable ID, but even most of our best will not commit without measurements. If any of you guys need calipers, a descent pair of digital ones are just around 20 bucks. I manage a shooting range and order them pretty often for folks who reload. They are a tremendous help on projectile and button ID's.