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Is this a round ball for a Civil War era, .44 caliber percussion revolver?

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Carolina Phil

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I've not seen one with grooves like this. It measures .447 to .463 inches.
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M&M says .46 dia/145 gr wt is for various .44 cal pistols- I think the grooves are from pouring the lead into the mold - your second picture looks like the sprue was cut off when it was cast.

BD
 
I agree with BD on this. There also appears to be a round indentation caused by the concave ram that was usually under the barrel of pistols. Its purpose was to drive the ball into the chamber hard against the powder. It was concave against the ball so as not to deform it and thereby lose accuracy. .44 caliber weapons were usually given the name "Army" while .36 caliber weapons were given the name "Navy". This had very little to do with the service branch but was an index of the caliber.

Dave Poche
 
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