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These are strange bullets any ideas?

Digger70pa

Digger70pa

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I dug these a couple of years ago. Just what the seasond relic hunters have to say. HH TIM
 
Type of base and diameter are always helpful when asking for ID's. From what I see they appear to be "New Austrian" CSA bullets.
The Mc Kee and Mason book on Civil War Projectiles shows them as # 108 and #109, if the bases are flat and if they are,577 or .55 cal. If they are a pistol size (.36 cal.) with a flat base, then they might be for a Hayes revolver used by both sides. From the looks of your pics, I'd say they are rifle bullets.

Hope that helps. Nice finds, regardless.

keep on diggin'

jimmyk in Missouri
 
jimmyk has the answer.
 
Yes Jimmy K, he's got it spot on. Education is a great thing. HH TIM
 
yes i agree on the hayes bullet but do the grooves look too deep? i still think they were carved deeper perhaps for a game piece. does anyone have a hayes bullet pic to post for a comparison?
 
Yes they're new Austrian bullets. You find them in North Carolina positions.
 
Sounds like he wanted confirmation with seasoned and educated civil war relic hunters to me. I happened to learn from his post. I don't find these in my area so I had no clue what they were. I would have to hit the books to figure out the bullet. I generally don't study every bullet made in the civil war unless it's one I've dug or those that are known to be in an area I'm hunting. I personally have no problem with this post it's educational to me. If I ever hunted in North Carolina and was lucky enough to find one I would no what I had.:biggrin:
 
I didn't go "hunting" for the post. How would I know he even posted one before? I found it by accident when I was passing time viewing all posts in an interesting forum topic labeled "eye popping finds" In the post he didn't ask for identification of the bullet he just simply and with seeming authority labeled his find "an Austrian bullet" ..he didn't ask for any ones opinions so it seems he was well aware and confident in his labeling of the artifact. with all his great finds and his experience it also seems like he is himself already a seasoned hunter in respect to his ability to research and identify. It remains my belief that he was well aware of the identification and just asking a rhetorical question for sheer amusement. I can take it as well as dish it so say what you want to me but I call um as I see um.
 
Sheer amusement....interesting answer ,but that's your opinion and opinions are like you no what, everyone has one! I'm glad he posted to the Civil War Forum because I'm more interested in the history of the item, and I don't really care where else he posted this. This is beginning to be unprofessional and I apologize....HH
 
Is it really worth the time or trouble? I think not...HH
 
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