A bullet, how old and what type?

[tiburciovasquez]

Found this out at an old stone foundation from the 1930's. I was wondering how old it is and what type.

 

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[Backwoodsbob]

Three ring on it. It look like some I found from the civil war

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[tiburciovasquez]

Three ring on it. It look like some I found from the civil war

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See that's what I thought but I don't know if people still use modern lead bullets. It would be great if it was that old even if it's just a bullet.

 

[Backwoodsbob]

I still shoot the black powder guns. My new bullets are not like that.

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[Joeyboots]

Possibly Sharps Rifle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharps_rifle 1863 Carbine

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.56-56_Spencer Look at this close also.

 

[d2]

Without anything there to indicate size the first thing that comes to my mind is a .38 wad cutter. They are flat so that they will punch little round holes in paper and that makes the target easier to score. I do not think it is very old...d2

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Can't even begin to speculate without a diameter. Nose is deformed so it may have been a target wadcutter . . . or not. It looks like a fairly modern pistol bullet and I'd agree with d2 (above) if it is .30" to .357" diameter.

The base looks like it may have at one time had a gas check (or at least the design would have allowed one to be added). That would definitely have been a modern/post WWII era bullet.

Gas-check lead pistol bullets (.357")


Wadcutter (.38 cal target bullet for pistols)

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Yup, definitely a fairly modern wadcutter slug.

 

[tiburciovasquez]

Thanks so much guys

 

[Backwoodsbob]

Lay a dime beside it for a comparison

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