Found this in eastern North Carolina: 10.1-10.8mm diameter and 18.55g. Any ideas?
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Was going to say camp are from a bullet. I think you’re spot on.Looks like someone was board and made a chess/game piece.
Agreed, I've read the whitish patina on lead indicates it is around 100yrs or older. The cup in the back should help identify it. I get the feeling that cup on the tail was only used on rifle bullets. I believe two rings indicates post-civil war but I'm just going on memory from other posts I've read over the years. Here are some bullets that fall into the range...10.1-10.8mm (.397-.425).Looks to be a FIRED bullet, (after it struck something) of what caliber IDK, but seems older because its pure lead, but not anything I've seen that would be considered Civil War..
Personally I would have just bagged it as a spent bullet, the fact that its solid lead says it older, maybe mid 1870s because most modern bullets have some type of brass.
Yes, DEFINITELY a fired bullet, you can see the rifling. Smallish caliber has everyone stumped. Thanks for your thoughtsLooks to be a FIRED bullet, (after it struck something) of what caliber IDK, but seems older because its pure lead, but not anything I've seen that would be considered Civil War..
Personally I would have just bagged it as a spent bullet, the fact that its solid lead says it older, maybe mid 1870s because most modern bullets have some type of brass.