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Confirming with the experts - fired bullet

KenG

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Maybe dumb question but wanted to confirm with the knowledgeable folks here what I found. Looks like a fired bullet to me but I'm wanting to find something at this site so bad I may be letting my mind play tricks on me

The drop in the picture is only there for a size comparison.

Thanks in advance,
Ken

1st Found in Field.jpg
 
Have tons of similar. Fired for sure! Looks like a few dimples from an animal chew too.
 
Went back this afternoon with high expectations. Spent a couple of hours digging nails, wire and can slaw. Did find 1/2 horseshoe. I think I need to find where it was fired from, not where it ended up.

Thanks,
Ken
 
Definitely looks like a fired 3 ringer IMO. It almost looks like there is another bullet fragment or something else made of lead stuck to it from looking at the picture.

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Cow bites

EmuDetector said:
Have tons of similar. Fired for sure! Looks like a few dimples from an animal chew too.
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That's what it looks like to me, animal chews. We use to find them and think they were used to bite down on when being operated on in a field hospitol. :lol:
 
hunter1 said:
That's what it looks like to me, animal chews. We use to find them and think they were used to bite down on when being operated on in a field hospitol. :lol:
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Ok....I like the idea that thee teeth marks were made by a wounded soldier being told to “bite the bullet” while having surgery without anesthesia. But, being “friendly” and skirting a argument, can we agree the marks were made by a animal “biting the bullet” while having surgery without anesthesia?

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Since it was found in a cow pasture, the animal chew is more plausible but I like the soldier story better. No anesthesia adds some good color to either story.

Cheers,
Ken
 
I read later on, after the excitement of thinking it was a bite the bullet, You know how your mind works when your young. What they really used in the field or main hospitols was a thick leater strap to bite down on. Now , sometimes in a field hospitol a round stick would work in a pinch. The soldier was sedated a little ,but could still see what was going on.
 
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