R RustyRelic Private Joined Dec 24, 2022 Feb 17, 2026 #1 Found this projectile. No rings I take it's very old though. It's longer than some if found before.
Joe Whitworth Sergeant Joined Jan 2, 2021 Location On Elk Ridge in the shadow of Maryland Heights Feb 17, 2026 #2 First guess is Enfield but the rings shouldn't be there. Size and weight would help. YMMV
UCVRelics Brevet Brigadier General Forum Host Gold Patron Regtl. Quartermaster Shiloh 2020 Asst. Regtl. Quartermaster Antietam 2021 Regtl. Quartermaster Stones River / Franklin 2022 Joined May 7, 2016 Location Alabama Feb 17, 2026 #3 I agree with @Joe Whitworth. Need to get a mic on it to see what size it is.
mwalker6043 Corporal Joined Jul 27, 2022 Location Pennsylvania Feb 23, 2026 #5 looks like there could be remains of 2 rings at the base of the bullet.
G gc45 Sergeant Joined Jun 23, 2022 Feb 23, 2026 #6 mwalker6043 said: looks like there could be remains of 2 rings at the base of the bullet. Click to expand... I agree. As someone who casts lots of these old bullets, it appears to my eye this is a grooved hollow base bullet.
mwalker6043 said: looks like there could be remains of 2 rings at the base of the bullet. Click to expand... I agree. As someone who casts lots of these old bullets, it appears to my eye this is a grooved hollow base bullet.