Bullet ID help
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Donneybrook
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Looks like someone took a knife to a .58 caliber minne ball to me.
Pacivilwarluke
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It's a .58 minnié but it was pulled by a worm.
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Iv.e done this once when i was learning how to load a rifled musket. Looks like who ever ramed it down real hard, if you had a ramrod you would see it fits perfectly over the cone on the top of bullet.Some times the soldier loading his rifle was very nervous( wonder why) ad would ram the mini down the bore super hard. worm would leave a hole on the top of the minie.you had two tools for this. one was a jag , looked like a coiled spring, used for cleaning patches. 2nd was a screw that was used as a ball puller. But yes you have a real .58 minie bullet. Nice find.
Iv.e done this once when i was learning how to load a rifled musket. Looks like who ever ramed it down real hard, if you had a ramrod you would see it fits perfectly over the cone on the top of bullet.Some times the soldier loading his rifle was very nervous( wonder why) ad would ram the mini down the bore super hard. worm would leave a hole on the top of the minie.you had two tools for this. one was a jag , looked like a coiled spring, used for cleaning patches. 2nd was a screw that was used as a ball puller. But yes you have a real .58 minie bullet. Nice find.
gtoast99
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I think more likely than a hard ram it was the bottom bullet in a double load. Just my 2 cents.
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You know that could be, something was hit hard on top of it. They did load double and even triples when under stress of combat. I lean toward what you think.Because the base of the cone were the lead over laps looks to big for a ram rod but is just right for the base of another minie.I have a few minies left and sat one on top of the other, looks real close without expanding the upper bullet, My ramrod made a indentation up higher.
You know that could be, something was hit hard on top of it. They did load double and even triples when under stress of combat. I lean toward what you think.Because the base of the cone were the lead over laps looks to big for a ram rod but is just right for the base of another minie.I have a few minies left and sat one on top of the other, looks real close without expanding the upper bullet, My ramrod made a indentation up higher.
John in NC
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I agree with gtaost99, it's the result of a double load.
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