Fired bullet ID

[Tigerdude]

Found this fired bullet at old sight. Been cleaved by a plough. It’s fired diameter is .435. It weighs .69 ounce. It has two thin non-reeded grooves. It has flat bottom but slightly within the bottom it’s barely raised.

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

That's about 300 grains.

There have been a bunch of .43/11mm rifles in the past: 11mm Mauser, .43 Spanish (aka U.M.C. .43-77), .43 Egyptian, 11mm Gras, 11mm Danish.

And all chambered in the Remington Rollin Block and other arms.

I don't see any matches to a two-groove 300 grain bullet, however. Perhaps someone else will recognize it?

 

[Davers]

Found this fired bullet at old sight. Been cleaved by a plough. It’s fired diameter is .435. It weighs .69 ounce. It has two thin non-reeded grooves. It has flat bottom but slightly within the bottom it’s barely raised.View attachment 1657962View attachment 1657963View attachment 1657964

It's close to a 44 cal Tennessee Rifle bullet but I'm not 100%.

Neat find.

 

[A2coins]

neat finf for sure always fun to reasearch a cool find

 

[Tony in SC]

Looks a ramrod impression on the nose, no reeding, percussion era?

 

[Tigerdude]

No reeding on the grooves at all. Also, if you notice on the base where there is a slightly raised inner circle, there is a very fine checkerboard pattern as if the bullet cooled on a piece of cloth. Just speculating on my part.

 

[fyrffytr1]

I couldn't find a match on the 19th century bullet collection website. I could not find a 40 to 44 caliber bullet weighing anywhere near 300 grains (.69 ounce). I don't mean to doubt your measurements but could you please check them?

 

[Tigerdude]

I re- measured. It’s the same. Check out the nose. Looks like a ram rod mark. Might just be some modern variant .

 

[fyrffytr1]

Do you have an estimate of the length?

 

[Tigerdude]

I’m out of town but i will have it Saturday .

 

[Tigerdude]

1.018. Stem to stern.