RE :What type of civil war bullet is this? NEVER SHOT !

[Antique lover]

This is a huge bullet. Bigger than a 357.And NO is NOT a .22. You can see how much bigger it is than my large grape shot.I would say it is nearly 1 1/4

 

[fenian13]

Hard to judge size without something in the pic to compare to. Yes, it is much bigger than a .22.

Still looks like it might have been jammed in a gun action. Then again it could be random damage.

I think you may get a hit from a civil war ammo buff. My only guess then might be a round from a Henry, but that is most likely a poor guess.

 

[GoGoGopher]

They did make a .44 rimfire cartridge with 2 ringer ammo

HH,

 

[dld]

go to www.everydaynodaysoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Handgun-Cartridge-Lineup.jpg

and ctrl + the picture to enlarge looks like a 44S&W Russian #40 in the picture

but .44 Russian,was developed back in the 1870's

 

[Bell]

but a .44 is nowhere near an inch and a qaurter.