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[jon43]

found this years a go in bowling green KY. this bullet has been shot out of some kind of gun. the bullet is flat from hitting something but what makes it stick out in my mind is that it is kind of hollow in the back and has a five point star in it. the pix don't show it. i got a dig, cam but don't know how to take close ups yet. the bullet was scanned. i will try to get better pic, later

 

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[hollowpointred]

i see it jon! very interesting. i wish i has some info but i dont. maybe one of the bullet experts will know something. it is an unusual mark on the bottom of the slug. cool find!

 

[junkdigger]

Jon,that is a .58 caliber three ring bullet fired from a model 1861 or 1863 rifled musket during the Civil war.Used by the Union army,the star in the hollow base of the bullet means that bullet was made at the Washington(D.C.) arsenal. Google search "relicman",a dealer in Civil war artifacts,for many photos and info to help identify these relics.There is some very cool stuff yet to be found!

 

[jon43]

i see it jon! very interesting. i wish i has some info but i dont. maybe one of the bullet experts will know something. it is an unusual mark on the bottom of the slug. cool find!

thanks hollow. i could not see it on the scan. but it was kind of funny that i post some thing about this bullet being hollow in the back and your name on the site

 

[jon43]

Jon,that is a .58 caliber three ring bullet fired from a model 1861 or 1863 rifled musket during the Civil war.Used by the Union army,the star in the hollow base of the bullet means that bullet was made at the Washington(D.C.) arsenal. Google search "relicman",a dealer in Civil war artifacts,for many photos and info to help identify these relics.There is some very cool stuff yet to be found!

thank you junk. i will look up relicman I'm just surprised about digging in my old box,s of old finds, what you will find about them here on t-net

 

[jon43]

Jon,that is a .58 caliber three ring bullet fired from a model 1861 or 1863 rifled musket during the Civil war.Used by the Union army,the star in the hollow base of the bullet means that bullet was made at the Washington(D.C.) arsenal. Google search "relicman",a dealer in Civil war artifacts,for many photos and info to help identify these relics.There is some very cool stuff yet to be found!

darn that was just a river bank find. i need to go back to bowling green

 

[junkdigger]

Jon,I would be a FANATICAL relic hunter,especially for Civil War artifacts,if I lived in those parts.I view many posts of CW relic hunters and am amazed at what they find.But I hunt in Idaho,and some CW renegades and veterans came here to find gold or rob the gold miners.Even in Idaho I've found 3 Civil War uniform buttons and balls from CW era revolvers,a Sharp's ringtail bullet,and Spencer shell cases and bullets.Found an Indian wars era Cartridge belt plate(buckle)too. I hope for a CW buckle someday.It could happen!

 

[jon43]

Re: bullet more bullets

found this years a go in bowling green KY. this bullet has been shot out of some kind of gun. the bullet is flat from hitting something but what makes it stick out in my mind is that it is kind of hollow in the back and has a five point star in it. the pix don't show it. i got a dig, cam but don't know how to take close ups yet. the bullet was scanned. i will try to get better pic, later

the small one someone told me it was a cleaner bullet. the bigger one is hollow down to the 3rd ring , cone shaped. thanks for looking

 

[jon43]

Jon,I would be a FANATICAL relic hunter,especially for Civil War artifacts,if I lived in those parts.I view many posts of CW relic hunters and am amazed at what they find.But I hunt in Idaho,and some CW renegades and veterans came here to find gold or rob the gold miners.Even in Idaho I've found 3 Civil War uniform buttons and balls from CW era revolvers,a Sharp's ringtail bullet,and Spencer shell cases and bullets.Found an Indian wars era Cartridge belt plate(buckle)too. I hope for a CW buckle someday.It could happen!

i hope for a cw buckle to. not to much to find here in owensboro. thy did have a skirmish here at panther creek but its off limits. i hope you find that buckle some day good luck and happy hunting

 

[wayne2241]

The second one is indeed a cleaning bullet. And in great shape too. I have a couple but they are hard to find in dropped condition. There should be more of a space between the bullet and the base. The stem between the two is pretty fragile.