Relic finds from the weekend-need ID help!

[Pyledriver]

I went cache hunting at a site where a local feud went down in the 1870's. A lot of people got dead and nobody knows what happened to any of the gold that was hidden by the one of the big 'players' in that conflict. Well, there is a lot of history in that particular area, so I always like to find interesting relics that may be associated with that time period. In the attached pic you'll see two bullets. The flattened one I don't have much hope of getting an ID on, and I can only speculate what it must've hit..animal, tree..PERSON, who knows. The other one should be more easily identifiable to somebody who knows what they're looking at, hopefully anyway! This site is pretty large and has MUCH more to give up both in valuables (if they're still there) and in cool relics. We're going back Saturday!! So can anybody tell me what the bullet is that I found?

On another note, the AT Pro ROCKS in the trash! I've already decided I NEED a good relic shovel too. This is because some targets the AT found were DEEP! Using my buddy's relic shovel vs. my Home Depot sharpshooter convinced me that a good tool can mean much less work!

 

[mickfin]

The bottom pic of the rusty tool is a old time cresent rench, Mickey Lewis

 

[metalhead]

Nice hunt!Cool finds!Hey did you try asking on the whatzit forum?Your guess is as good as mine. Hope ya find that gold! Happy Hunting!

 

[Old Katz]

The last picture looks like an old rusted micrometer of some kind. A crescent wrench would be crescent shaped but I could be wrong.
Katz

 

[Pyledriver]

Actually that last is a hammer! The blunt end has been flattened and has the expanding edges like a hammer gets after hard use. I figure the buckle looking thing is part of some kind of horse rigging. It's the bullets that have my curiousity going. I feel fairly certain that they're from the right time period but would like to be sure. My goal is to work up a sort of 'relic display' related to the events that took place so long ago. I may make one for myself and one for the landowners if I can find enough cool stuff! They know the history of their land and have been so gracious to me in all things that I'd like to find a unique way to pay them back besides just the agreement we've made. They get as excited about the history as I do and I'm guessing they'd really like it!

It's amazing to me how much of a learning venture this hobby really is!

 

[darrenb]

The bullet looks like an old .31 caliber. They were used mainly in cap and ball revolvers, but I have heard of long guns being that bore. Seems that they were sold as 'squirrel' rifles. ( I wouldn't think there would be much left of a squirrel after hitting him with a chunk of lead that big though!)

 

[Pyledriver]

Looks like that would fit the time period quite well! I'll research a bit more to see what I can find along those lines. Considering how many people were killed in the area during the feud (50 or more), there should be more bullets just waiting to be dug up! There are many accounts of folks escaping VOLLEYS of gunfire, not to mention many of the ones that did get killed were shot at by multiple people. Not that I'm going to change from cache hunting to bullet hunting, but all this stuff is treasure to me! Thanks!