3 ringer what is it ?

[DIGGING1971GUY]

I know this is a CW 3 ringer ,but what kind is this ?I never dug one with this piece of metal attached to it ?

Thanks !!

 

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[timekiller]

With no more to go on I'd say it's a .56-56 Spencer rim fire.

 

[DIGGING1971GUY]

With no more to go on I'd say it's a .56-56 Spencer rim fire.

Yep ,I think you are right,Thanks, Is that a good Cw bullet ? I mean is it a commonly dug or kinda rare ?

 

[timekiller]

With no more to go on I'd say it's a .56-56 Spencer rim fire.

Yep ,I think you are right,Thanks, Is that a good Cw bullet ? I mean is it a commonly dug or kinda rare ?

The 56-56 Spencer Rimfire was introduced in 1860 and was the first Spencer Cartridge and Rifle. It was used in the Civil War in 1863, on the order of President Lincoln. It was later manufactured by many companies until 1920.
It is now a scarce item, as you can't reload rimfire ammunition.

 

[DIGGING1971GUY]

With no more to go on I'd say it's a .56-56 Spencer rim fire.

Yep ,I think you are right,Thanks, Is that a good Cw bullet ? I mean is it a commonly dug or kinda rare ?

The 56-56 Spencer Rimfire was introduced in 1860 and was the first Spencer Cartridge and Rifle. It was used in the Civil War in 1863, on the order of President Lincoln. It was later manufactured by many companies until 1920.
It is now a scarce item, as you can't reload rimfire ammunition.

Thanks for the info ,it was dug at a church built in the 1830s ,I also know there had been civil war action in the area .

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Agreeing... it is a (strictly yankee-made) Spencer lead slug, most probably one manufactured during the civil war, with a remnant of the copper casing. The vast majority dug by we civil war relic hunters are found with the thin copper casing corroded to bits by the relatively large amount of gunpowder inside it. In consolation I will tell you that at least yours still has about half of the casing intact.

By the way... it is not a "3-ringer" (named for having 3 grooves encircling its lead body). The Spencer slug had only two body-grooves.

You can buy a (comparatively scarce) fully-intact dug civil war Spencer cartridge for $15-to-$20 at relic-shows here in Virginia. "Broken" ones like yours sell for $3-to-$5.

 

[Monty]

It would make a nice display to place it along side one that had not been fired along with a short history note. Monty