Bullet found in Bone

[Tom Hughes]

Now here's something you don't find every day!
I was digging at a dump site where an early hotel (1830s) used to be. I found a lot of the usual animal bones. However, I found this musket ball lodged in a deer bone. When I found it with my metal detector (like a dummy) I tore away the bone that it was lodged in. I did save the bone, however.

Here's a side view.

And here was the impact side (the side that made contact with the bone).

I thought this was interesting to share. Not just because it came from the remains of a felled animal used for food 180 years ago, but because this gives a good perspective on the destructive power of these lead balls. Although not as deadly as the minie ball, this bullet would certainly have killed a man at close range. Hey, it killed a deer!
Thanks for looking!

 

[UCVRelics]

Nice but your killing me as the farmer bottom plowed and rowed the fields in the CS camp here but deer season is not up till tomorrow at dark. I will be going thru the gate Monday morning.

 

[redbob]

Nice but your killing me as the farmer bottom plowed and rowed the fields in the CS camp here but deer season is not up till tomorrow at dark. I will be going thru the gate Monday morning.

The old lion with be back in his element prowling the wide Savannah...or in this case an Alabama cotton field.

 

[Tom Hughes]

Nice but your killing me as the farmer bottom plowed and rowed the fields in the CS camp here but deer season is not up till tomorrow at dark. I will be going thru the gate Monday morning.

I'm jealous that your farmer bottom plowed.
Our farmers over here are still loving the no-till farming method.
We need our fields bottom plowed bad.
Keep us updated on your finds.

 

[UCVRelics]

I'm jealous that your farmer bottom plowed.
Our farmers over here are still loving the no-till farming method.
We need our fields bottom plowed bad.
Keep us updated on your finds.

When we found the camps in Grenada it was the same. I ask the farmer one day about it and he told me that the state of Miss has a rule that you can't plow but every 5 years.

 

[Carol]

When we found the camps in Grenada it was the same. I ask the farmer one day about it and he told me that the state of Miss has a rule that you can't plow but every 5 years.

I'm going to look further into that and see how states vary with plowing restrictions. Thanks for sharing this !!