Bullet ID

[cgdigger]

Hi all. Found on a farm along the Valley Pike in the Shenandoah - which means Civil War Central. A Williams cleaner, 3 minies, and a musket ball have been dug there recently. I found this one yesterday. It's smaller than the 3-ringers, and has a flat, not conical, base. Any ideas?

 

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[TheCannonballGuy]

It is definitely a civil war fired US .52 Spencer Repeating Rifle bullet.

To some bullet collectors and diggers, your fired bullet is a "special" one because although it is fired it has no impact-damage AND it shows the distinctive 6-groove right-twist rifling-marks of the Spencer Rifle which fired it.

 

[smokeythecat]

True, it just ran out of steam! We rarely find this kind.

 

[cgdigger]

Thanks, all, for the expert assistance. Once again, I am amazed at the level of knowledge consistently displayed on this site.

 

[sutphin]

OLE CW