Bullets?
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ChrisnAmanda1
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Alright! Thank you! The area is a school ground now and they we're buried about 4" deep at the shallowest. The area was used as a montana infantry post in 1860's and abandoned in the 1880s. Indian fighters. I have a few old buttons from the area and cartridges that look like Henry cartridge casings but I can't confirm. Hopefully these are a litttle older....
NOT that modern. They are 45/70 bullets from the 1880's to the early 1900's. I find tons of them.
The casings SHOULD have numbers and letters on the bottom but very faint. Have they all been stepped on?
The casings SHOULD have numbers and letters on the bottom but very faint. Have they all been stepped on?
ChrisnAmanda1
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NOT that modern. They are 45/70 bullets from the 1880's to the early 1900's. I find tons of them.
The casings SHOULD have numbers and letters on the bottom but very faint. Have they all been stepped on?
That's them!! The casings don't have any letters or numbers that I Can see but I must have over 30 of these. I was guessing the casings were about the size of 45/70 but without any indicators I couldn't tell. These were found at a site where the army was still fighting the "indian wars" out here in Montana. Thank you for the ID! As far as them all being stepped on, I have a few that look like they might still look like bullets and avoided stepping on LOL
I meant were the casings stepped on. The Secretary of War issued a statement saying the casing should be destroyed so the indians could not reload them.
Also you possibly have two different sizes as I do the 405 grain and the 500 grain. The 500 grain was found to be a more accurate and effective bullet.
ChrisnAmanda1
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I meant were the casings stepped on. The Secretary of War issued a statement saying the casing should be destroyed so the indians could not reload them.
Also you possibly have two different sizes as I do the 405 grain and the 500 grain. The 500 grain was found to be a more accurate and effective bullet.
That's awesome! Most of them were flattened. I wish I could get even faint letters from the csings, but there's not much in the way od identifying them. I've tried cleaning them around where the primer would be but can't get anything from them. Now that I know what they are tho I can try again.
worm12ga
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They very well could be internally primed if you can't find a primer.
Dirty Nails
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Great finds and great help from the others. Bullets and casings are fun to find.
