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Button and bullet ID help

Kapok

Kapok

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I found these two items here in Michigan and can't tell if either is old. The bullet is small. I'm not a gun guy, but it's larger than a .22, but definitely not the size of a Civil War bullet people find down south. The button is about the size of a nickel and is hollow on the back.

Any ID help would be appreciated.
 
My guess is a Union 2 ringer, but just a guess.
 
MSG Hoff said:
What is the diameter and length? Can you measure it with a set of digital calipers?
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Sorry, I"m not that sophisticated. I can put a ruler to it tonight and let you know.
 
As near as I can tell, it's about 11/16 x 5/16
 
Those dimensions would place it around a .31 to .32 caliber. I don't see anything in the McKee & Mason or the Thomas & Thomas books that would be a match. It looks close to the Savage but they are flat base and .36 caliber.
 
MSG Hoff said:
Those dimensions would place it around a .31 to .32 caliber. I don't see anything in the McKee & Mason or the Thomas & Thomas books that would be a match. It looks close to the Savage but they are flat base and .36 caliber.
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Interesting. Do you think it's old, or no way to tell?
 
Definitely old just based on the style and patina. I also checked the online Bullet and Cartridge Gallery but no luck.
 
brianc577 said:
While not an expert, but a long time CW hunter, that bullet is late. The button is civilian and nice!
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So the bullet is not old then? Someone told me it might be from the 1920s or 30s.

Anything you can tell me about the button, or how I might find out? I googled a picture of it and found a few dead links, that was all.
 
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