Help in dating bullet

[Dismal Swampy]

Any help in figuring out age and caliber would be appreciated
Found at Old someplace in NC
 

 

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[Dismal Swampy]

***old home place

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Your bullet appears to be an unfired civil war yankee Starr Carbine bullet. It was used primarily by cavalry. Its cartridge was made of linen and paper, not metal.

The photo below shows a clean one, posted because yours is kinda crusty in places. In the book "A Handbook of Civil War ullets & Cartridges" by Jim & Dean Thomas, it is bullet #94. In the book "Civil War Projectiles II: Small Arms & Field Artillery" by McKee & Mason, it is bullet #202.

 

[Dismal Swampy]

Your bullet appears to be an unfired civil war yankee Starr Carbine bullet. It was used primarily by cavalry. Its cartridge was made of linen and paper, not metal.

The photo below shows a clean one, posted because yours is kinda crusty in places. In the book "A Handbook of Civil War ullets & Cartridges" by Jim & Dean Thomas, it is bullet #94. In the book "Civil War Projectiles II: Small Arms & Field Artillery" by McKee & Mason, it is bullet #202.

That makes sense. I have documented records showing a detachment of a Pennsylvania calvary company stopping at the farm in 1865 on their way back from Edenton NC to Suffolk Va.
They "conscripted" bacon , corn , beans and a horse and buggy. Before leaving ...

 

[Gare]

NICE find Thanks TCBG for IDing it

 

[oldmxrat]

Cool find for sure, congrats!