Bullet ID

[CSA2K]

This big boy is at least .69 but the base is mashed so I cannot get a proper diameter. It is about 32mm in height and weighs 53g

 

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[TheCannonballGuy]

53 grams equals approximately 818 grains. Very few civil war bullets are 800+ grains ...so that excludes even most (but not quite all) of the .69-caliber types. The photo you posted of your minie-bullet does not show any body grooves (a.k.a. "rings") encircling its base. If after thorough washing it indeed has no body-grooves at all, it is a rare "Pointed-Nose" .69 Tower minie.

By the way... a similar-looking grooveless .69 so-called "Prussian" (now known to be an incorrect name) weighs less than 750 grains, so your minie is not that type.)

 

[CSA2K]

Thanks as always!
Usage.. North, South?

 

[Kieth-Tx]

Enfield maybe?