Lathe cut three ringer

[whitesblueandgray]

Has anyone ever found a lathe cut bullet that has a picture. I found 2 in my field that looks like one but would like to see a picture to make sure its the same thing. Mine has 5 grooves cut in the back (That resembles a star) and a mark on the front which looks like lathe marks. Thanks

 

[LaRelic]

I'm guessing what your referring to is called a swaged base bullet. Inside the base of the bullet there are lines that kind of look like a star or wagon wheel. There are variations in the number of lines. I don't believe they were made with a lathe tho. I think it was some type of press used after the bullet was made. The marks on the nose could be from the press or a ramrod mark. We're the bullets fired or dropped? I might be wrong, I only have one swaged bullet. Does the bullet have three grooves around the bottom?

 

[whitesblueandgray]

They are droped and they are three ringers. There was a guy on the enternet that was talking about the civil war.He said the union had a company make there bullets and they put them on a lathe to cut the rings in them. He also said that people refer to them as swaged bullets but they're not. I dont know though im just a dumb relic hunter.lol. Thank you very much for the info. What does swaged mean anyway.

 

[LaRelic]

I just thought swaged was the process of putting the lines in the base of the bullet. I'm no expert either as I've researched it very little and going buy what other relic hunters have told me. It is very possible they used a lathe ,I do know for sure they were union bullets. Maybe someone else will no more.....HH

 

[Cajuncoinhunter]

Picture please.