2 RING BULLET how old is it ? and some other stuff

[silversurfer1111]

2 RING BULLET how old is it ? and some other stuff what is it and how old thanks for looking

 

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[taz42o]

The Disston saw medallion dates from between 1917-1942.

Online Reference of Disston Saws -- The Medallions

 

[taz42o]

The doctor Nathaniel Greene of Leach and Greene was at 2 Tremont temple in 1869-manufacturers of surgical instruments ,trusses, shoulder braces ect,.

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[silversurfer1111]

wow cool its from a old saw thanks

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Silversurfer1111 wrote:
> 2 RING BULLET how old is it ?

For us to be able to answer your question with much certainty, you need to give us super-precise measurements (in hundredsths-of-an-inch) of your bullet's diameter and length. Also, tell us the number of rifling-marks (ridges) on it. Are there four, five, or six?

If I had to make a preliminary guess based just on your photos, with no measurements, I'd say it is a .42-caliber Wesson Rifle bullet, from the 1860s through 1880s.

Your button has a European crown on its front. Definitely not any kind of American button. It appears to be a World War One era German Army enlisted-man's uniform button. But there's a chance it might be a late-1800s British Army button. Please clean its face at least a little bit to show the crown's details better, and post additional photos ...also showing its back.

 

[silversurfer1111]

thanks for all the good info cannonballguy . loaded up some new pics best i can do . the button is clear now

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Silversurfer1111, thank you for making and posting the additional photos, with the items tight against a ruler. Measurement with calipers is always best... but I think the new photos and ruler give me enough information.

In one of the new photos, I can see the second groove. That, combined with being "about" 12mm in diameter, makes it an 1860s-to-1880s Ballard .44 "New Model" Carbine or Rifle bullet. (Your fired bullet's diameter is slightly increased by the rifling-ridges.) Compare your bullet with the unfired one in the photo I'll post below.

The new photo of your button, after cleaning, confirms that it is a late-1800s-to-World-War-One era German Army enlisted-man's button. You did not post a photo of its back ...but because the front seems to be a match, I'll assume its back looks like the one in this photo.

 

[silversurfer1111]

thank you for the info !!! now i have a idea of how old the site is . I will be digging up all the bad signals now lol