What C.W. Bullet was this?

[Breezie]

Hey Good Folks, I found this carved bullet and am not sure what is was. Could it have been a .44 Colt Dragoon? Thanks, Breezie

 

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[relichunters]

Hmm the closest match I can find is a .44 Cal Pistol

There is also a very close match to a .54 Cal High Base Sharps and .57 Cal US & CS Enfield

 

[d2]

To much of it has been whittled on to make a positive ID, I think. But Relichunter probably has it close...d2

 

[timekiller]

Breezie Good morning, It would help some if you were to mic it up higher on the bullet where it's not carved on (widest point).And a length is always good also,weight not really gonna help much here I don't think.Just some thought's to through out there.
Take Care,
Pete,

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Breezie... Timekiller is right, a "significant" amount of your carved-bullet's original diameter got carved away. It was originally at least a 50-something caliber bullet.

The wide conical cavity in your bullet's base shows it was one of the many varieties of Minie-ball. Civil War era Colt revolver bullets and Sharps bullets almost always had a flat "solid" base, and none of them had a wide cavity in the base.

Because the lower half of your bullet's sides have been carved away, we bullet-collectors cannot tell with any certainty what specific variety of civil war era Minie-ball it is. As Relichunters mentioned, it may have been an Confederate-made Enfield, but equally could have been a yankee-made 3-groove Minie whose grooved lower sides got carved away.

 

[Breezie]

Hey Gang, thank you all for your replies; I appreciate your time. I am much to your opinions that we will not know for sure what it was. It's amazing what boredom can do. It's a shame the soldier didn't carve a CSA or US on it.
I'm going to green check this post, but I've added a few more pics per Pete's ideas.

Thanks again,
Breezie

 

[timekiller]

Thanks Breezie,I wish I had a book on these sometimes. But I'll give you a link to a odd bullet that I can't find no info on the length of But it's a 52 cal. & would go well for your diameter but being so much missing it could be a 54cal. Maybe Cannonballguy could tell you better about it(52cal)length? But the 54 cal.in the link below is also close.I don't think your so far off on your measurements with what's left of the bullet that it be any bigger than 54cal. myself.
52cal. Item# OTV01
http://www.atlantaarsenal.com/page6.html
54cal. Item # BU73
http://www.civilwaroutpost.com/17.html?i877199:page=16
Take Care,
Pete,

 

[Breezie]

Thanks Pete; good info on those pages.

Okie Dokie . . .we'll go with a green check with a 50-something caliber bullet . . .that's close enough for government job! Breezie