Somebody was in a hurry

[dcinffxva]

I know these have been posted before, but here are some pics that might help some folks out on furure ID's. Here is a three ringer with an unusual design.

Here is the same bullet placed in front of a Model 1863 ramrod. A perfect fit.

I could have held it in, but didn't want fingers in the pic

The area this was recovered wasn't known for fighting, but is in very close proximity to the Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Wilderness battlegrounds, and lies directly in the path from the camp, to the battlefield. I've recovered about 50-60 bullets from this area, and the vast majority have been "drops". I'm speculating that someone wasn't expecting company, and a few quick rounds got fired off, this one ramrod and all.

 

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[bigrig40]

cool lookin relics. love them old bullets. bigrig

 

[STH69]

cool thanks

 

[wwwtimmcp]

it might be that the barrel had a little rust in it and the soldier had to beat the bullet dow the bore to seat upon the powder. you didn't dare fire the weapon with an unseated bullet as this tended to burst the barrel. pretty cool though.

 

[allen]

those are great looking relics...