Bullet ID anyone?

[Swartzie]

Found this bullet along a stretch of the Ohio-Erie Canal. Pretty much in the bank of the canal close to a lock. Could this bullet be from that era? Anyone know of a good site for identifying bullets?

Thanks

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

Copper-jacketed with channelure. 1890 to present.

 

[Monty]

Looks to be about .35 caliber. My guess is .38 Special or .357 Magnum. Crimping groove makes me think it is a revolver bullet. Monty

 

[proust]

Absolutely no idea ! :-)

 

[BioProfessor]

Knowing the caliber would help you get information on the bullet. A fairly easy way to do this is to determine the diameter in mm. Convert the mm to inches. The decimal measurement in inches is the caliber. Like a .45 ACP caliber bullet is 0.45"

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Daryl

 

[Monty]

I'm pretty sure it's been Id'd. You're correct Daryl, and the only way to measure for sure is with a caliper, but from the ruler my guess is going to be darn close. Monty