bullets

[jliller]

A couple bullets I am trying to identify.

First bullet has a single grove and a concave base. Lead, I think either .36 or .38 caliber. I suspect late 1800s Colt.



Second bullet is .44 or .45 caliber with a flat base. The middle of the base is a different color than the rest of the bullet which is not something I have seen before. I was told this is circa World War 2 and I was thinking perhaps from a M1911A1 pistol.

 

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[recondigger]

The bottom bullet is a jacketed bullet the different color is because the center is lead and side are copper. If you use a pair of calipers you would get a positive ID. The bottom bullet is the right type that would have been fired by a .45 if it's the correct size Dig until your arm falls off

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

You are correct on the .45 ACP, but hard to tell if it was fired from a 1911A1. Versus, say, an earlier 1911 or a S&W M1917. Copper jacketed lead. The military FMJ "Ball Ammo".