Name bullets please

[WondererSue]

What are these bullets called?

 

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[d2]

First thing that comes to mind is Colt revolver bullets but we have nothing for scale...d2

 

[duggap]

They look like Colt pistol bullets to me.

 

[WondererSue]

What stumped me was that the bottom portion is smaller than the portion above the ring.

 

[HuntinDog]

Larry, Moe and Curly??

No really I don't know.
They look old
I'm sure the bullet guys will know right off.

 

[Timbermaster]

What stumped me was that the bottom portion is smaller than the portion above the ring.

That is where they were crimped into the cartridge case, which is slightly smaller diameter in order to hold the bullet in the case tightly.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Without accurate measurements we can't positively identify your bullets but, like others have replied, they look like Colt pistol rounds. Here's a link to look at: 19th Century Bullet Collection - Tom Henrique

 

[A2coins]

Nice Colt rounds for sure Well done!!!!!

 

[Reanm8er]

This is a good chance for me to ask a question that I've wondered about for years. On the 36 Cal colt bullet molds, they were dual cavity and one cavity was round and the other looked like this. I can't help but wonder if there actually were conversion kits that changed Colt percussion revolvers over to cartridge arms? I have several molds like that but was never able to make sense of it. Can anyone help or is this just a Clint Eastwood figment?

Welcome Sue and nice finds!

 

[Red James Cash]

Gunsmithes could do the conversion.they sell cylinders so you can fire cartridges,cowboy loads,in cap and ball revolvers.Irevolvers.It would be a hassle to convert one,you need a loading gate put in.you need a cylinder also.

 

[fyrffytr1]

This is a good chance for me to ask a question that I've wondered about for years. On the 36 Cal colt bullet molds, they were dual cavity and one cavity was round and the other looked like this. I can't help but wonder if there actually were conversion kits that changed Colt percussion revolvers over to cartridge arms? I have several molds like that but was never able to make sense of it. Can anyone help or is this just a Clint Eastwood figment?

Welcome Sue and nice finds!

The model 1860 Colt used paper cartridges or just ball and powder and was loaded from the front of the cylinder. The model 1873 used metallic cartridges and was loaded from the back of the cylinder.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Army_Model_1860

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Single_Action_Army

 

[Joe-Dirt]

A lot of colts and Remington’s were factory converted with loading gate and extractor spring, those could be early cartridge rounds, hard to say but you can still shoot conical bullets from a unconverted Colt , I do