✅ SOLVED is this bullet old?. im thinking civil war era?

[ohiowhiteguy]

is this bullet old?. i'm thinking civil war era?

found this today..walked 3 miles into dense spider web ridden woods where they trained civil war troops.
found some shotgun shell casings and those ever present aluminum pull tabs.
is this a 3 ringer? and how old do you think it is...it is 9/16 wide and looks like it was 1 inch long before it was shot
thanks owg.

 

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[BosnMate]

Looks good to me. .69 caliber 3 ringer.

 

[flatbutton]

Has the right patina,looks like a winner to me!Good find

 

[EccentricInTexas]

Nice find I believe you have a winner!!!

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

It is definitely a civil war era yankee 3-goove Minie-ball... but it is not a .69-caliber. The digger said its diameter is 9/16-inch, which decimally is .566-inch. So it it s .58-caliber minie.

 

[ohiowhiteguy]

i guess i should go back and look for more..thanks for the input guy's
OWG...