Minie BALL NO RINGS

[Petrie502]

I think it's a confederate enfield nose mold!! No rings the mold lines are present on both sides it's definatly a drop and not a fire, and u can see where the mold was broke at the nose!
It weighs 525.0 grains and it measures 14.9mm

Next is this little cut bullet it looks like a game piece of some sort because they squared it on the end so that it would stand up, like a chess piece maybe! It weighs 79.8 grains

Let me know if I'm wrong and maybe what this no ringer is worth!! Thanks

 

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[Petrie502]

Cannon ball bump

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Your guess is correct... it is a CS-made "nose-cast" Enfield minie-ball. You asked about its dollar-value: That version sells at civil war relic-shows for about $6, although you'll see somewhat higher prices on internet websites.

The cut-lead piece could have been used as a Chess gamepiece... but I think that's unlikely, because it is so thin and tall it would tip over very easily. Chess gamepieces (even the carved minie-ball ones) tended to have a wider base, so they wouldn't tip over easily.

 

[Petrie502]

Your guess is correct... it is a CS-made "nose-cast" Enfield minie-ball. You asked about its dollar-value: That version sells at civil war relic-shows for about $6, although you'll see somewhat higher prices on internet websites.

The cut-lead piece could have been used as a Chess gamepiece... but I think that's unlikely, because it is so thin and tall it would tip over very easily. Chess gamepieces (even the carved minie-ball ones) tended to have a wider base, so they wouldn't tip over easily.

Sweet, well I appreciate your service today!! Lol,, we found some grape shot as well the little 1 pound filler balls!! And chunks of artillery shell and more cannon ball frag as well