Still No Squirrel, But Getting Closer

[Yak1366]

I found my first carved bullet today. It certainly appears to be a chess piece and its base allows it to stand upright.


Also found a couple of 58Cal variants just 2 feet apart. Those and a 69Cal RB are the only rounds so far on this property, but I've only been wandering this 60 acre tract for a month now.

 

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[relic nut]

Outstanding! Congratulations on a great carved bullet, and other finds.

 

[BLK HOLE]

Awesome finds

 

[Davers]

Sweet Finds the carved is awesome (my phone did not do it justice LOL) , 2 different types of Dropped Minnie's is Cool ,
Civil War or late 1800's eyelet .

The watch winder is cool also ; I don't ever recall digging one myself.

Hope you are well & keep those relics coming .

I may try to get out on Sunday , Weather permitting.
God Bless
Davers

 

[Yak1366]

Sweet Finds the carved is awesome (my phone did not do it justice LOL) , 2 different types of Dropped Minnie's is Cool ,
Civil War or late 1800's eyelet .

The watch winder is cool also ; I don't ever recall digging one myself.

Hope you are well & keep those relics coming .

I may try to get out on Sunday , Weather permitting.
God Bless
Davers

Those minies surprised me. As I said, only two feet apart, one was 3" deep, the other 5". I went over that area for an hour expecting to find another, but no. Not even modern day lead. Will put the big coil on next time as the topsoil is deep in that area.

I was very lucky not to damage the carved piece. I had just cut a 12" or so diameter plug on another target. Found it, rescanned the hole, and had a hit only an inch outside the cut I had made with my Garrett retriever. A couple of inches down, right where the topsoil transitions into chert, I see this odd shaped something. Once in the hand, I knew it was lead, then those 'eye slits' and the faceting made me realize I might just have found an actual carved bullet. There is a ~1/8" hole in the base which makes me wonder if it originally was a Williams Cleaner Type III.

Good Luck to you on Sunday!! HH to All !!

 

[Possum]

Wow!!! very nice finds...

"D"

 

[alabama11]

Great work on those finds. Keep up the good work.
Turkey seasone here so my best places are not approachable now.

 

[Davers]

Great work on those finds. Keep up the good work.
Turkey seasone here so my best places are not approachable now.

It seem's like it's always 'some kinda season' in the rural areas , In the areas I relic hunt I have to worry about 'Arrows' & getting 'Jacked'.

GL & God Bless over there Jeff.

 

[Davers]

I found my first carved bullet today. It certainly appears to be a chess piece and its base allows it to stand upright.
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Also found a couple of 58Cal variants just 2 feet apart. Those and a 69Cal RB are the only rounds so far on this property, but I've only been wandering this 60 acre tract for a month now.
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Just staring at your Bullets ' first , I may be wrong but I think the 'Carved ' is to tall to have been a W. Type 3 .

I wonder also if you or anybody can tell if the bullets are Confederate Or Yankee , 'I have a hard time distinguishing'.

My guess is the bullet on the Right 'Side-Cast'? is Yankee & the one on the left is more likely Confederate , IDK
I would love to be able to tell '90%' either way just by looking .

Oh I did OK on Sunday I was not skunked but it took the Heavy 1266-X & 9 hours.

 

[Yak1366]

Davers, I would love to know how to distinguish Confederate vs Yankee too.

Not having seen 1% of the bullets the CannonballGuy has graded, and where the heck is he by the way? I haven't seen a post from him in a while. Maybe on vacay? Anyways, I look at the nose for it's bulbous nature, like Gardners, to say it may be confederate. A more pointed, precise molding where the grooves are crisp, probably Yankee. IDK for sure, that's why I leave it to guys like TCBG. I can say that, the area where it was dug, was a major entry point for the confederates immediately before the Battle of Chickamauga.

 

[Davers]

Davers, I would love to know how to distinguish Confederate vs Yankee too.

Not having seen 1% of the bullets the CannonballGuy has graded, and where the heck is he by the way? I haven't seen a post from him in a while. Maybe on vacay? Anyways, I look at the nose for it's bulbous nature, like Gardners, to say it may be confederate. A more pointed, precise molding where the grooves are crisp, probably Yankee. IDK for sure, that's why I leave it to guys like TCBG. I can say that, the area where it was dug, was a major entry point for the confederates immediately before the Battle of Chickamauga.

I been wondering about TCBG as well, hope he is OK.

You Know ?
I guess "issued to" & "Used By" can go either way , with Confederates making use of Union Rifles & Ammo more often than the Union had the "Pick-up" dropped Confederate Guns .

Certain varieties have certain markers to say witch side made them , also Many were field cast , I assume the Confederates field Cast more larger calibers than the Yankees but really don't know.

Pretty sure both sides Field Cast the many pistol calibers & types , I have much to learn.

My most 'used' book The small "Handbook of Civil War Bullets & Cartridges " usually has Southern or Northern Manufacture stated by the Bullet & it's given #.

That said , I guess 'Manufacture Type' , Base Type etc can give one a pretty good Guess.

Enjoy your Resurrection Day Celebration.