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Look like 1853 pattern Enfield bullets but exact measurements are everything with ammunition IDs.epmg wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 10:34 am Two large old lead bullets,hollow, 14mm diameter, dug up at a Cornwall beach. The one on the right is more knocked about, but they could be the same ID. I'd guess 19th century? Thanks.
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The specifications for the bullet was changed a few times anyway.epmg wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 10:34 pm Thanks Fred, that sounds spot on. The 1853 Enfield rifle musket bullet diameter is given as 0.550 inches which equals 13.97 mm, so is pretty well 14 mm as I measured here, while the calibre is given as 0.557 mm= 14.7mm. Obviously the calibre has to be slightly more than bullet diameter, but not sure if there is any generalisation for the difference?