What type of bullet?

[Gunr]

Hi, first time post. Found this today in new Brunswick, canada.

Thanks
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[crashbandicoot]

At first look it appears to be a hollow point modern muzzle loader bullet.Could be wrong,have been before.I don,t think it,s a pulled bullet since I don,t see any rifling on it.Just joining?Let me say welcome to Tnet from deepest,darkest,S.E.Arkansas.About as far from New Brunswick as you can get.We talk funny too.

 

[devldog]

Gunr, A Big Welcome to You to the Tnet forum from Georgia. The bullet you have at a glance looks like a 3 ringer Minnie' ball from our Civil War. Gently try to clean out the hole in the bullets end. If you see what appears to be threads like a screw, it has been pulled. You probably already know this, but soldiers carried a small tool in their cartridge box called a "bullet worm". This was a small iron piece that would be affixed to the end of their ram rod. The worm had a twist pattern and a pointed end. The soldier would ram the point of the bullet worm into the top of the soft lead of a bullet and twist the worm into the soft allowing the bullet to be pulled from the muskets barrel. This was used when a bullet would not fire or discharge from a soldiers musket. If this is what your bullet is, that is a nice save.

 

[Digger RJ]

Welcome to Tnet!!! Congrats on the find.!!

 

[crashbandicoot]

Gunr, A Big Welcome to You to the Tnet forum from Georgia. The bullet you have at a glance looks like a 3 finger Minnie' ball from our Civil War. Gently try to clean out the hole in the bullets end. If you see what appears to be threads like a screw, it has been pulled. You probably already know this, but soldiers carried a small tool in their cartridge box called a "bullet worm". This was a small iron piece that would be affixed to the end of their ram rod. The work had a twist pattern and a pointed end. The soldier would ram the point of the bullet worm into the top of the soft lead of a bullet and twist the work into the soft allowing the bullet to be pulled from the muskets barrel. This was used when a bullet would not fire or discharge from a soldiers musket. If this is what your bullet is, that is a nice save.

Three finger?They talk funny in Georgia too.Good advice though.

 

[vpnavy]

Hi, first time post. Found this today in new Brunswick, canada.

1st - I noticed this was your very first post - so, Welcome Aboard! Take a look at Forum: Canada for information (i.e., clubs, etc.) directly related to your country.

2nd - I pulled this from another TN thread...

Civil War Bullet ID Chart (Sep 05, 2013)

Civil War Bullets (Sep 26, 2019)

 

[ironhorse]

Hey there Gunr
Here in Atlantic Canada we find many "old" bullets etc., yours is typical of what can be found.
In the 1850s to the 1870s many innovations and changes were tried to make a better firearm but the many types of muzzle loaders lost out to the newer and way more reliable breach loading guns with brass cased cartridge style bullets.
Many muzzle loading rifles in Canada were British made Enfields or Sniders and saw use up to about 1900.
The bullet you have was one such innovation by moulding a lead bullet over a hardwood core.
It was never part of the American Civil War, just a design that was used in that era and is similar.

It shows your in a fairly old area and your other finds should be interesting too, dont be afraid to post them up!

 

[Gunr]

Thanks everyone, I was wondering about the core.
Awesome forum and great responses.
Learned a lot and will post more soon.

 

[RVRoamer74]

Nice find. Congrats! Thanks for sharing. New Brunswick is a beautiful place.