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Bullet ID please

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Aprroximately 7mm diameter lead bullet, may have a letter 'P' or 'R' on the base, dug up yesterday. Any ideas on origin , type or date much appreciated. Thanks.
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Post by LuckyB »

It will be from a pistol or rook rifle, diameter is everything for an ID .32" was a popular small bore calibre and I think it looks nearer 8mm than 7mm but you will need to check with some digital calipers. Probably from early 20th late 19th century.
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Post by epmg »

Thanks, yes it is closer to 8mm diameter. Just wondering if that letter 'P' or 'R' on the base might make the ID more specific.
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Post by LuckyB »

It could be the manufacturer (Parker were a big gun maker I don't know if they did ammunition as well) or just a code to identify a line or batch for product quality reasons, difficult to tell I'm afraid. Simon our resident expert might be able to add something.
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Post by MilitaryMetalMagnut »

As others have stated, it'll be a .32 calibre, and will very likely have been fired from a pistol (although there are some some rifles that fire pistol ammunition).
The 'P' will be a factory code, which I would be reasonably sure is for the Peters Cartridge Co, in Kings Mills, Ohio, USA. Projectiles made at the Peters Cartridge Co. factory often had a 'P' on the base, but not always. The Peters Cartridge Co. was in operation from the late 1880s and was bought by Remington in 1934 (which was re-named 'Remington-Peters'). I would think this bullet would date to the latter end of the scale, around WW1/1920s.

That's just my guess, but I might be wrong. lol. ::g

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Post by epmg »

Thanks Simon, that's really useful to know.
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