shaler bullet?

[pringmaster]

would this be the bottom part of a Shaler Bullet?

 

[tbuckley]

Not part of a Shaler. The Shaler was .58 caliber and this appears too small. It looks to be a picket bullet. Measurements would be helpful. Interesting little bullet.

 

[mofederal]

https://civilwartalk.com/threads/shaler-bullet.73265/#post-475828

The Shaler has more of a distinct shape.

 

[pringmaster]

It was like .38 but if it was shot it would of dulled it out. it also has the same rim as the end of a shaler bullet. it came in three pieces. we could not find the others.

 

[tbuckley]

A fired Shaler would still be about .58. I believe it is a picket bullet for a .38 rifle and not a section of a Shaler bullet.

 

[pringmaster]

Hmmmmm. I have look everywhere for the answer on a picket bullet and I haven't found it yet because it is hollow in the inside.

 

[tbuckley]

Hmmmmm. I have look everywhere for the answer on a picket bullet and I haven't found it yet because it is hollow in the inside.

Dean Thomas' Round Ball to Rimfire Volume III has a chapter on picket bullets beginning on page 278. Most have solid bases but there are some with cone cavities. Volume I has a chapter on Shaler's Patent Sectional Bullets beginning on page 193.

 

[UCVRelics]

Nope not a Shaler.

 

[pringmaster]

Oh ok thank you guys this helps a lot.