Bullet ID??

[Kyboy]

My buddy Steve found this when we was out a couple days ago. It's exactly 3/4" long and 3/8" wide.

 

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[Kyboy]

Oh and he sent me this pic of the base.

 

[HutSiteDigger]

I've seen these bullets before, gonna have to dig into my books and try and make an ID for yah. Hope someone comes up with the answer before I do, will try and ID this for yah.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

All I can say at the moment is that it is definitely not from the civil war era. That being said... it appears to be a .38-caliber/9mm breechloading rifle or pistol bullet. The presence of the shallow cavity in its base indicates (but is not 100% proof) that its basic form is from the last 30 years of the 1800s rather than the 20th-Century. However, it might be a modern-era imitation of an older bullet, made for shooters of antigue guns. It's going to take additional research, because I can't even find a match for it in my primary research material for post-civil-war bullets.

 

[Kyboy]

In 1903 the army had war games for a month here. I dig ALOT of 1903 relics. Wonder if it was from that time frame too? The property has been in the family since then and I've never seen a bullet like that. It's crazy how much lead is in the ground out there!

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Yah i couldn't find this exact bullet in any of my civil war bullet books... Looks like you find some of those 1900 war game bullets.. kewl find though!

 

[Kyboy]

Ok....Im just as happy. Its still a cool bullet. Anything new is a cool find for me. Thanks for taking the time to investigate for me!