Civil War bullet? Also, help with lead toy

[rastinirv]

Howdy. I found this bullet today in a spot where I have never found CW-era bullets. It does look like one, but it seems a little fatter than most 3-ringers I have found. Any experts out there able to tell what it is?

I also found this terrific lead policeman. I did a search on google images for "lead toy police" and came up empty-handed. Same result on eBay. There's no lettering on the piece. Anybody have any idea who may have made it and how old?

THANK YOU!

 

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[SCDigginWithAK]

Maybe a .69 caliber minié ball?

 

[HutSiteDigger]

What makes you think that lead toy is a policeman? maybe you see a gun and night-stick on the belt? hard for me to make out... maybe i am looking @ it wrong, but it could not be a policeman.. if it is a policeman, then i would think it would date to the turn of century -1930s that is typically when toy police figurines came out...

It is very easy when you dig a figurine to confuse yourself on what it is.. I have done it myself and been wrong.. So I just don't know but maybe it is a policeman.. I am not a expert on toy figurines ... but here is a Toy soldier that I dug on a old plantation site which i think this toy soldier dates back to the mid 1800s or even earlier.... But i could be wrong, most of the artifacts we found in the area were from the 18th/ early 19th century.. i believe that bracelet dates to the 1830s-1840s.

kewl finds!

 

[duggap]

Your bullet looks like a fired .58 cal minie ball.