✅ SOLVED Civil war bullet what is it???

[DIGGING1971GUY]

Was wondering what caliber and make this is ? I have found different ones but this is smaller than my others .

Thank you for looking !!

 

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[Montana Jim]

If you weigh and measure it, you'll have an easier time of it...

 

[DIGGING1971GUY]

If you weigh and measure it, you'll have an easier time of it...

Approx length is 1" weight is 25 grams .

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Digging1971Guy wrote:
> Was wondering what caliber and make this is ?
> I have found different ones but this is smaller than my others.
> Approx length is 1" weight is 25 grams.

At 25 grams weight (386 grains), your 3-groove civil war Minie-ball is in the typical weight range for a .54-caliber.

You asked what "make" it is. As you probably already know, there's an astounding number of variations of 3-groove Minies. Sometimes, info from the digger about:
1- the very-specific"time-period" (exact year) of the civil war site it was found at, and
2- detailed info about the cavity-shape, and
3- close-up photos of the thoroughly-cleaned-out grooves,
can help us narrow the ID down to a specific type or make. Without such info, all I can say is, the great majority of .54-caliber 3-groove minies are yankee-made, so the statistical odds are greatly in favor of yours being a yankee-made one.

 

[DIGGING1971GUY]

Digging1971Guy wrote:
> Was wondering what caliber and make this is ?
> I have found different ones but this is smaller than my others.
> Approx length is 1" weight is 25 grams.

At 25 grams weight (386 grains), your 3-groove civil war Minie-ball is in the typical weight range for a .54-caliber.

You asked what "make" it is. As you probably already know, there's an astounding number of variations of 3-groove Minies. Sometimes, info from the digger about:
1- the very-specific"time-period" (exact year) of the civil war site it was found at, and
2- detailed info about the cavity-shape, and
3- close-up photos of the thoroughly-cleaned-out grooves,
can help us narrow the ID down to a specific type or make. Without such info, all I can say is, the great majority of .54-caliber 3-groove minies are yankee-made, so the statistical odds are greatly in favor of yours being a yankee-made one.

Thank you CannonBallguy for the information and your reply ,SOLVED !!