✅ SOLVED Unknown Civil war bullet from the honey hole. Any ideas?

[BenVa68]

I went to my honey hole for bullets after work and dug 9 in about an hour and a half plus one old shotgun brass. That makes 41 so far from this spot that is only about 20 ft x 30 ft on the side of a hill. But I've never found one like the smaller one in the picture before. It has 2 rings which are not smooth but serrated. It measures .41 diameter .57 length but could be flattened some. Solid base. Can anyone tell me what it is and whether it's union or confederate?

 

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[GeoW]

I went to my honey hole for bullets after work and dug 9 in about an hour and a half plus one old shotgun brass. That makes 41 so far from this spot that is only about 20 ft x 30 ft on the side of a hill. But I've never found one like the smaller one in the picture before. It has 2 rings which are not smooth but serrated. It measures .41 diameter .57 length but could be flattened some. Solid base. Can anyone tell me what it is and whether it's union or confederate?

Looks more modern than CW.

 

[fyrffytr1]

No earlier than circa 1870.

 

[Batch]

I will quote The CannonballGuy from a recent post he made here...

"your photo shows the bullet's body-grooves ("rings") have multiple tiny parallel lines inside the groove, which is known as a "reeded groove" or "knurled cannelure" -- which did not exist until 1877, and is still being manufactured today."

The CannonballGuy is THE expert (in my opinion) when it comes to such things and I hope he does not mind I have again quoted him.

Sorry I cannot provide any further insight.

Respectfully,

Batch

 

[Tony in SC]

Modern 40/41 pistol bullet.

 

[BenVa68]

Thanks everyone for the info. I also did a little research and discovered it was post CW. That explains why it was on the surface while all of the 3 ringers i dug at this location have been 8" - 12" deep. I can also see the difference in the soil where the 3 ringers are found. My son found an artillery fuse which was about 10" deep but he discarded it after he got home because he thought it was just an old bolt! Neither of us knew what it was at the time he found it it. I saw it later online but by then he had already gotten rid of it. Personally i keep almost everything i find. i have a box for all of my "misc. items".