I found this today detecting in my field..along with several very nice flat buttons.I'm assuming its a bullet,it's lead with a thick white patina and a solid base.i don't know much about bullets,but I've never seen one like this before.
I found this today detecting in my field..along with several very nice flat buttons.I'm assuming its a bullet,it's lead with a thick white patina and a solid base.i don't know much about bullets,but I've never seen one like this before.
hey castletonking is there anything on the bottom of the bullet ??
it definately looks like a pistol bullet to me , maybe from around the civil war era or just after but i'm far from an expert on lead projectiles. hopefully someone with more knowledge will chime in on it .
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all thats on the bottom is what looks to be an insert,however it is part of the bullet itself. I say insert looking,because unlike other bullets I've seen,there is a channel around the edges where the center meets the edges.Originally Posted by del link=topic=14181.msg149106#msg149106 date=1378761720
A clear picture of the bottom would help a lot. There are some great guys out there that know their bullets....I'm not one of them lol
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A penny is about 3/4 wide so I am guessing that your bullet is for a 44 caliber Colt revolver. Better measurements would help with a more accurate ID. Diameter and length please.
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its just shy of a half inch in diameter and just over a half an inch in length
I've tried to get a clear picture of the bottom and its not happening
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