Is this modern?

[Erndog]

Dug this one up recently.
It appears to be .36 caliber and 5/8" long.
Is it CW era, or modern? The only thing that has me wondering is the recessed base. Dug up near Sailors Creek Battlefield. There was a Naval contingent involved, and I know some Naval pistols were .36 caliber.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Modern copper jacketed bullet in my humble opinion.

 

[Erndog]

Kinda what I'm thinking. Just don't remember seeing those recesses on modern slugs.

 

[DWerk]

Hollow Base bullets are common, often used for muzzleloaders, handgun and rifle.

 

[JCR TX]

Can you state actual diameter & weight? Those are the keys.

 

[Odanscoils]

Rifling looks to wide for modern.

 

[casull454]

Look too long for .36 percussion revolvers (would lower powder capacity). Until modern times, I think they all used round balls in the percussion revolvers.

 

[JCR TX]

Percussion revolvers commonly used conical bullets as well as round balls. Factory furnished bullet moulds often were 2 cavity; one RB, one Conical. The found bullet above does look later era to me as there is no grease groove. Looks like a .355" for .380/9mm Corto. Hard to know for sure without verifying weight & diameter.

 

[casull454]

Percussion revolvers commonly used conical bullets as well as round balls. Factory furnished bullet moulds often were 2 cavity; one RB, one Conical. The found bullet above does look later era to me as there is no grease groove. Looks like a .355" for .380/9mm Corto. Hard to know for sure without verifying weight & diameter.

They used conicals, but they were very short conicals, not a long bullet like this one.

 

[Erndog]

Diameter is a little difficult. I am pretty sure it is a 36 caliber. It is slightly out of round and varies from .339" to .365".
It is 5/8" long, actual is .603"
Weight is 7 grams, or 108 grains. I can only measure to within a gram.
I hope this helps.