Hi all!
I found this bullet on one of my small permissions and it's the only one I have found so far there so was wondering what it's from and it's rough age?
It's a bit battered and the end is squashed both ways so not worth a picture for measure, it was found on pasture with my Garrett Ace 250 on relic mode and was 5 inches down.
Thanks in advance.
Bullet ID
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Koala
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Post 1850
Doesn't look like familiar UK military bullet
There were dozens of bullet manufactures. Each with dozens of different shapes you be very lucky to find an exact match
Doesn't look like familiar UK military bullet
There were dozens of bullet manufactures. Each with dozens of different shapes you be very lucky to find an exact match
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has expansion rings on the base- poss muzzle load? My guess would be as above- 1800 plus...
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I doubt it as a
Martini Henry are two grooves. With a shallow base cavity and a small dimple in the middle
30mm long first groove is about 3mm from the bottom and 9.5mm for the second
Made from a lead alloy and depending on the ground either go black or brown but never white
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The bullet shape wasn't developed until 1850 although there are a few musket balls that had a small flat in the middle.Richdebtomdom wrote: Tue Apr 24, 2018 1:35 pm has expansion rings on the base- poss muzzle load? My guess would be as above- 1800 plus...
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f8met
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I have half a dozen white Martini Henry bullets. The OPs picture looks like it has hit something and there are another couple of grooves in the folds on the left picture. I will post them up later.
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These are M/H
Fairly different to most being quite long.
When they hit the nearly always tumble and squash flat.
Fairly different to most being quite long.
When they hit the nearly always tumble and squash flat.
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Assuming the base is about the correct size it's going to be about .38 CAL loads of rifles and pistols are possible. If it's fairly flat on the base a revolver likely. However I doubt you will ever know with any certainty. Has to be post 1850 and being lead and not a lead alloy it probably pre 1900
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