Union or Confederate bullet?

[XL-PRO PRO]

Today started out pretty lousy when I spotted a puddle of water under my water heater.It quickly got better while purchasing a new one.A gentleman introduced himself and asked about the family and told me where he lived.I recognized the area as having some CW history and asked for permission to detect.Permission granted, I just had to check it out(with the new water heater still in the Camino) and spent about 45 minutes in the field.This bullet was my only find but I'm sure there's more.It is a 52 caliber and just want know which army it is from.Anyone?

 

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[Tnmountains]

Is it possibly a williams cleaner with the base gone. It seems I have one like that somewhere. Maybe this site will have it ?

19th Century Bullet Collection - Tom Henrique

 

[jamesbibb]

It's a US sharps carbine looks fired too.
The weapon of choice by Calvary & sharp shooters

 

[CoilyGirl]

Those are cool little bullets.

 

[XL-PRO PRO]

It's a US sharps carbine looks fired too.
The weapon of choice by Calvary & sharp shooters

This was found on the crest of a hill meaning that I'm in the right area!

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Yep... Good indications of Calvary activity when you start finding sharps...

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Definitely a civil war era fired .52-caliber Sharps Rifle/Carbine bullet. Both sides used that type of bullet, but it was "primarily" yankee-made and used.

XL-PRO PRO wrote:
> This was found on the crest of a hill meaning that I'm in the right area!

Just posting the following info for any readers here who do not already know it. Fired bullets can travel a long way past the target they were aimed at. The "trick" for us relic-hunters to accomplish is to find the location of the enemy troops whom the fired civil war bullet was aimed at, if you want to find their uniform buttons, their unfired bullets, and other military equipment. May you have good fortune in your civil war relic-hunting.

 

[two bear]

This looks like a confederate. Good find.