Strange bullet found

[kindafoundabuckle]

I found this bullet while going through some of my finds. I think I origanally found it some ten years ago. It was found near a Civil War site but I dont think it is cw. If it is Ive never seen one like it before. The base is not pictured but it is concave like a minnie ball. Upon a closer look under a loop I can see what I think is a star on the very top. Has anyone else found one like this before? Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks for the look.

T

 

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[Stormtrooper154]

Maybe a shotgun slug?

 

[Dharmacy]

Shotgun slug. There are some that are CW period but not that style.

D.

 

[Snee]

Very nice!

 

[hasbeen]

The rifled shotgun slug was invented by Wilhelm Breneke in 1898.

hasbeen

 

[Mona Lisa]

I found a couple of those, too, Kinda. Here's my "what is it thread".

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,37188.0.html


I think hasbeen already answered your question, though.

 

[Hardy]

DITO! ITS A SLUG

 

[TreasureTales]

Most of us think of shotgun shells as being filled with pellets. Some shotshells are loaded with a single slug. Their most common use is in hunting deer. Some states allow slug gun hunting, some don't.

 

[allen]

still a cool find...

 

[zaweiss]

YEP, looks like a shotgun slug to me! It's still "groovy" though!

 

[Southcacalaky]

Interesting find, HH Art...

 

[DEMON]

odd most shotguns are not rifled up here in igloo i have never heard of one

 

[stoney56]

Looks like a slug to me.

 

[DEMON]

cool ty

 

[hasbeen]

For a synopsis of rifled slugs and slug guns http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slug_barrel

hasbeen

 

[bbqbull]

Yep, Looks like a shotgun slug to me. The ones I shoot weigh 1 oz. each. I believe the Winchester brand had a star on them.

Bull