Civil War bullets?

[cpanther10]

Can someone please tell me if these bullets are from the Civil War? the measurements are (approximately) length 11/16 in. and 1 1/2 in. around.
I believe they r made out of lead, but im not 100% positive. i don't have the wieght ,but they are pretty heavy. If someone could please let me know if they know what kind of bullets they are I would greatly appreciate it. I have found 35 of these bullets spread out through a piece of land that my grandma and grandpa own in North Carolina where I live. I found them using my Teknetics T2 SE metal detector. Most of them I found were about 3 to 4 in. deep ,but some were deeper. Any information would be great.

 

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[SouthernPride8900]

They look like civil war era but most bullets ive seen or found have either two or three rings on them try a google search the very well could be civil war bullets...good luck

 

[cpanther10]

thanks!! I have googled it and haven't had much luck. I'm hoping someone on here can tell me what they are.

 

[SouthernPride8900]

http://www.americancivilwarrelics.com/Y258.htm
Try this link out and look at others on this website as well the ones in the link look similer I use thos site often hope it helps

 

[duggap]

Show us a pic of the bottom of the bullet.

 

[arrowhead82]

.54 cal Richmond Merrills

great finds and HH

 

[cpanther10]

i will get a pic of the bottom as soon as I can. I'm out of town right now. So, I don't have the bullets with me ,but ill get a pic up soon.

 

[cpanther10]

Oh, and thank you everyone else for the pics and links. Ya'll have been a great help to me.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

No offense intended, but they are definitely not civil war Richmond Merrill bullets. That kind has a pointed nose and a taller, tapered base in comparison to Cpanther10's bullets.

He says his bullets' CIRCUMFERENCE is 1.5-inches, which calculates to .477-inch diameter. A Richmond Merrill bullet's diameter is .545-inch.

Cpanther10, to correctly ID your bullets, in addition to bottom-view photos we need you to measure their diameter with a Digital Caliper, as shown in the photo below.