Martini Henry bullets?

[Angela (Australia)]

Hello, here's a photo of some of the bullets I've been finding where I also got those bullets casings in an earlier post. I'm assuming that the bullets fit the casings. The bullets measure 3.2cm in length by 1cm width.

 

[FrontierWest]

Should have a double round rimfire firing pin mark on the base. However, Winchester had designs like these too but were a centerfire weapon.

John

 

[Angela (Australia)]

There used to be two rifle ranges here. One of them still has the original target plate on site, leaning up against an old tree. There's a photo of it in one of the history books here. Not easy to find though, and a good walk through the bush. I never gone alone in those parts, it's just too easy to loose your sense of direction.
Ang

 

[Dean (Whitby Canada)]

Yes those are Martini Henry bullets..I have had a few packs of 10 of them and I used to shoot the Martinis...those are later made rounds as the early Martini's had foil cartridges..yours is solid brass..probably late 1880s.

Dean
Whitby Ontario Canada

 

[Angela (Australia)]

Hi Dean, yes they're made of brass, and are dated to the late 1800's. The sites here are just too old, for the relics I find onthem, to be a later date. Think of this, 11 people live in my town including me, but around me, all within walking distance, I've got about 6 ghost suburbs in which to detect in. Some are on top of hills, others, are in deep gullies, near an old running creek.