✅ SOLVED Civil War Bullet - Need Help Identifying

[Lifes A Garden...Dig IT]

Me and my brother (Novatreasure) got permission today to hunt a new field. Which ended up being a Civil War encampment as we had hoped and somewhat researched. We were able to pull multiple 3 ringers, one .69 caliber round ball, 2 knapsack (J) hooks, knapsack rivets, lots of melted lead, etc.
One of the three ringers is a little bit different looking and just wanted to have a little confirmation as to exactly what it is .

 

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[BosnMate]

Looks like it's been pulled. In order to unload a muzzle loading firearm it can either be fired, or a ramrod with a screw on it is screwed into the bullet and it is pulled out of the barrel of the gun.
This is what a modern bullet puller looks like, it screws onto the tip of the ramrod, and then that is screwed into the bullet.

 

[Lifes A Garden...Dig IT]

Looks like it's been pulled. In order to unload a muzzle loading firearm it can either be fired, or a ramrod with a screw on it is screwed into the bullet and it is pulled out of the barrel of the gun.
View attachment 1092297This is what a modern bullet puller looks like, it screws onto the tip of the ramrod, and then that is screwed into the bullet.

Thanks BosnMate. Do you mean kinda like this? You put the puller on the threaded end of your ramrod, pushed it down to the bullet, screwed it in, and pulled it out. Having had to do this a few times myself, it's not something you want to be doing in combat.
Here are examples of both Union and Confederate pulled bullets. The Union bullet as three rings, the confederate, two. The Yankee bullet also has a thinner skirted cone, which made it grip the rifling better. The rings, or cannelures, are for holding grease to aid loading, ease the passage of the bullet, and to make cleaning easier by emulsifying the firing residue.

 

[Lifes A Garden...Dig IT]

Now that BosnMate has steered me in the right direction of the questionable tip. Does anyone know which bullet this is? Caliber? Confederate or Union? I think due to overall size and weight it is a Confederate, but not sure?

 

[tennessee digger]

It is a myth that Confederate bullets were 2 rings and yankee bullets were 3 rings. Both sides used a large assortment of bullets.

 

[Lifes A Garden...Dig IT]

It is a myth that Confederate bullets were 2 rings and yankee bullets were 3 rings. Both sides used a large assortment of bullets.

Tennessee Digger, I agree. The info I posted above was from some site I found and was primarily related to using a "worm" to pull a bullet. I agree with you, and in fact I would say more of the three ringers tend to be Confederate than Union. The way of knowing is Confederate encampments providing a multitude of "dropped" or "pulled" three ringer bullets.