I may have found my first Civil War era bullet. Two ringer or maybe a three ringer?

FreeBirdTim

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Not sure, but this bullet may be Civil War era. Could be a two ringer or a three ringer? I find a lot of musket balls, but never find three ringers. Let me know what you think.

It's pretty flattened, but I do see at least two rings. The base is flat and it weighs 22.96 grams, which converts to 354 grains. Give me your opinions on this one.

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Not sure what it is but I can see rifling marks on the base ring in the last picture
 

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It's tough to tell from the picture, but I hope you are right. Can you tell if there are vertical lines in the grooves/candelores? If so than it will be newer than CW.
Cool find

HH, RN
 

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No vertical lines in the grooves. I find a lot of .45 bullets that are from the late 1800's or early 1900's and they always have the vertical lines in the grooves.

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