Geologyhound
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Out of the ground that is… 
I posted this in the daily finds forum, but somebody else recommended I repost it in the Civil War forum.
Our club recently obtained permission to go back to a site we visited earlier this year with an abundance of Civil War bullets. This is near a known Union camp. So these bullets would not have been derived from a battle but probably just goofing off or target practice. This time, there was a lot more territory open to hunt. I was able to spend a day and a half. Somebody commented it was almost as if the bullets had been seeded. That is not the case, but I certainly can’t complain about the quantity. Of the bullets I found, there seem to be three general categories: the “longer” bullet with three more widely spaced rings, a “shorter” bullet with three more closely spaced rings, and a “shorter” bullet with only two rings. I am not a Civil War arms expert. I can weigh these if anybody thinks they could identify the guns. Any help on the identification would be appreciated!
There were three oddballs which I suspect are newer. These include one longer bullet with a more conical nose and two widely spaced deep rings and a flat (not dimpled) base, one shorter three ring bullet with a flat base, and one longer bullet missing the base ring but having a much thicker rim around the basal dimple. One of the pictures shows this side-by-side with one of the more common bullets.
The Gearlight actually works and is a USB-C rechargeable. I made a mistake of having it pointed in the general direction of my face when I turned it on… Suffice it to say, it is bright. It was just sitting on the ground. The ring I suspect is stainless with the size (
stamped inside. It has stars around the rim covered in plastic. The snap underneath the Lions badge is stamped Carhart. I have a pair of Carhart overalls I wear for work in the winter. The 2-hole button underneath that still has some thread attached so it can’t be too old.
I need to straighten up some of those aluminum tent stakes and sell them for pennies on the dollar…
I posted this in the daily finds forum, but somebody else recommended I repost it in the Civil War forum.
Our club recently obtained permission to go back to a site we visited earlier this year with an abundance of Civil War bullets. This is near a known Union camp. So these bullets would not have been derived from a battle but probably just goofing off or target practice. This time, there was a lot more territory open to hunt. I was able to spend a day and a half. Somebody commented it was almost as if the bullets had been seeded. That is not the case, but I certainly can’t complain about the quantity. Of the bullets I found, there seem to be three general categories: the “longer” bullet with three more widely spaced rings, a “shorter” bullet with three more closely spaced rings, and a “shorter” bullet with only two rings. I am not a Civil War arms expert. I can weigh these if anybody thinks they could identify the guns. Any help on the identification would be appreciated!
There were three oddballs which I suspect are newer. These include one longer bullet with a more conical nose and two widely spaced deep rings and a flat (not dimpled) base, one shorter three ring bullet with a flat base, and one longer bullet missing the base ring but having a much thicker rim around the basal dimple. One of the pictures shows this side-by-side with one of the more common bullets.
The Gearlight actually works and is a USB-C rechargeable. I made a mistake of having it pointed in the general direction of my face when I turned it on… Suffice it to say, it is bright. It was just sitting on the ground. The ring I suspect is stainless with the size (
stamped inside. It has stars around the rim covered in plastic. The snap underneath the Lions badge is stamped Carhart. I have a pair of Carhart overalls I wear for work in the winter. The 2-hole button underneath that still has some thread attached so it can’t be too old.I need to straighten up some of those aluminum tent stakes and sell them for pennies on the dollar…
