OK Bullet People - From NY Civil War Training Ground...

[ajaj]

The dimensions are 19mm x 9mm (0.75" x 0.35"). Any help identifying this (what I think is a pistol bullet) would be appreciated. Thanks!

aj

 

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[duggap]

I'm not much on modern bullets, but it is not civil war but modern.

 

[vpnavy]

I pulled this from a thread ( Civil War Bullet ID Chart (Sep 05, 2013) ) - their are a few that "might" reflect that puppy.

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It also (kind of) looks like a Williams cleaner bullet...

 

[Fullstock]

It looks a little like a Shaler bullet, does it come apart?

http://westcoastcwc.com/images/store/C8763FF5B37D4A3A9646A94E5BC7B6F7Shaler Type C 2.jpg

 

[duggap]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...vZdkhdz9X9996mb6w&sig2=b0Dsqw3HwPSGxk20x1krIA

Check out this site. It is for modern reloading supplies. You will find your bullet. Definitely modern, NOT civil war.

 

[ajaj]

Thanks for all of the replies and information! I haven't found the exact brand/model online but, given the history of finds from this park, its found depth/location, and lack of extensive oxidation, my guess is mid-twentieth century.

aj

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Looks like a Lyman .357" (.38 Caliber) 160 gr - from the 1930's to still in use.



I shoot muzzleloaders and dig back out and recast the lead from the .530" and .648" round balls (handy to have a metal detector for that). It only takes five or six years for a thick, white oxidation coating to form on them in my local NY soil. Bullets also tend to bury themselves when fired, so depth can be deceiving.