Bullets and more whatsits i dug today

[bbheigle0605]

Hi! Here I am again with more questions. I found all these relics together along with a 1870's bottle. I know zero about bullets so could someone help me with ID and dating? I found a bunch more but the bullets were broken away from the casings. They are all unfired. I assume the big zinc or lead thing was on a fence post It has a mother and child and the child is holding a torch. What era could this be from? This was once a huge plantation. Thanks AGAIN in advance

 

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[TheCannonballGuy]

The three long ones are .46 Remington Carbine cartridges, from slightly after the civil war. Go here:
THE CARTRIDGE COLLECTOR

The short fat one is a civil-war-and-somewhat-later .40 (or .41) Derringer cartridge, manufactured by the C.D. Leet Company. I say .40 or .41 because there is disagreement among the experts about the caliber.

The little-bitty one is a .22 cartridge... but it may be a .25-caliber... the ruler in the photo is far away from it, so I have to estimate it, looks like a .22 to me. There are too many variations for me to give you a more-specific ID, or time-period.

 

[bbheigle0605]

The three long ones are .46 Remington Carbine cartridges, from slightly after the civil war. Go here: THE CARTRIDGE COLLECTOR The short fat one is a civil-war-and-somewhat-later .40 (or .41) Derringer cartridge, manufactured by the C.D. Leet Company. I say .40 or .41 because there is disagreement among the experts about the caliber. The little-bitty one is a .22 cartridge... but it may be a .25-caliber... the ruler in the photo is far away from it, so I have to estimate it, looks like a .22 to me. There are too many variations for me to give you a more-specific ID, or time-period.

Thank you so much CannonballGuy! I was hoping to hear from you I will relay this info to my husband. He was saying civil war and I was saying post war. Guess we were both right and wrong :/