1908 Bullet

[gabeman3000]

Wow! Awesome ID today. About a year ago my Aunt Louise gave me 2 skeleton keys and an old bullet in its shell after I went detecting at her old home. At the site I found a fired .28 pistol ball shot. The site is very close to a field where a civil war battle took place. Anyhow, after further research, I learned the bullet was from the Frankford Arsenal, built in 1816. I discovered that the markings on the shell were marked "F A 7 08". F A stands for Frankford Arsenal but it's the numbers that really threw me for a loop. They are numerical dates. The seven represents the month in which the bullet was made - in this case July. The 08 means 1908!!! I know that isn't insanely old or anything like the civil war bullets people dig up, but it was a big, pleasant surprise to me. Thanks for the read! For coin And metal detecting videos, visit my YouTube channel: YouTube.com/gabeman3000

 

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[drbecker]

Now you need to find the box in all fairness this box is dated 1920

Here is a 1910 year box but these are model 1898 cartridges while you have a model 1906

 

[gabeman3000]

Now you need to find the box in all fairness this box is dated 1920

Here is a 1910 year box but these are model 1898 cartridges while you have a model 1906

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing!!