mojoman58
Cadet
- Joined
- May 23, 2019
- Location
- Northeastern Massachusetts
I posted in the welcome forum and asked about a recent find I had metal detecting in southern New Hampshire. A couple of folks in the welcome area confirmed my feeling that this is a 2 ring minie ball. What it was doing buried in some woods in New Hampshire is beyond me. One person said that some soldiers kept their Civil War rifle after the war and it could have been used for hunting. Another talked about enrollment camps and the possibility maybe that could explain it. The ball looks to be cut in half right down the middle and he said they would be doing that in one of those camps. Why would a soldier be cutting a piece of ammo in half? I've been digging around on the web searching for answers but I'm not having any luck. This was found in woods in Pelham, NH if that helps. I'll repost the photos and my rough measuring of the ball is 20 mm across the widest point, 34 mm in length and 24 grams in weight. I'll be hitting the area again this weekend and hopefully I can find more clues in the area. Thanks for any help.