Bullet ID help please

[brianc053]

Hi everyone. I buried this question in a different post last night so I thought I'd re-post the pictures here.
Could someone help me identify this bullet, which looks like a small 2-ring bullet?

It looks like it was fired and hit something which flattened it out, and that makes measuring its diameter difficult.

 

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[RustyRelics]

Hard to tell when they're like that. I doesn't look like a gardner. Way too small to be a Prussian. Ya got me on this one!

 

[MidMoTreasure]

It looks like I am seeing reeded crimping in the grooves? Is that so or are my old eyes deceiving me? If so, it would be post-war, looks like maybe a .38.

 

[brianc053]

Hi again. Someone on my other thread asked if I had weighed the bullet, and I didn't think to. It weighs 6.7 grams / 0.24 Oz. If that helps....

I don't know what to look for with "reeded grooves" - sorry, can't comment but if needed I can try to get a better picture.

The only reason I'm focused on this bullet is that it's the very first two-ring bullets I've ever found.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Looks like a flattened .32 bullet.

The .32 S&W Long used 88 to 115 grain lead bullets, that would be in the neighborhood of your 0.24 oz. (105 grains +/-)

 

[MidMoTreasure]

I don't know what to look for with "reeded grooves" - sorry, can't comment but if needed I can try to get a better picture.

It will look like the reeded edge of a coin (dime or quarter) inside of the bullet grooves. This method/technology post-dates the Civil War.

 

[brianc053]

It will look like the reeded edge of a coin (dime or quarter) inside of the bullet grooves. This method/technology post-dates the Civil War.

I did my best to get a picture through a magnifying glass.
I don't see "reeding" but I also don't have experience with old bullets.
Thanks everyone for teaching me something!

 

[brianc053]

It will look like the reeded edge of a coin (dime or quarter) inside of the bullet grooves. This method/technology post-dates the Civil War.

Hey MidMoTreasure, I just wanted to thank you for teaching me about "reeded grooves" on a bullet.
I found a 2-ring bullet today and I'm able to clearly see the reeding in the grooves - I'm so glad I learned about this from you!