Re-post to PC George

[burta]

George, I'm re-posting this small bullet with the measurements you ask for. It is 15.50mm long and 9.62mm wide.
The bullet was found on a known CW site here in Arizona. Thanks George for offering to ID this bullet for me. AL.C

[PCGeorge]

I should have asked you to post the measurements in inches.

Well, doing the math, your measurement indicates your bullet is about .38 in diameter ...which presumably means it was made for use in a .36-caliber revolver. (Bullets for muzzleloading firearms are slightly smaller than the gun's bore-diameter, and for breechloading guns the bullet was a bit larger than the bore. Revolving pistols tended to be breechloaders.)

So, your specimen's diameter precludes it from being a .31-caliber Eley bullet. It looks a lot like a .36-caliber LeMat variant, but for 100%-certainty about its ID, I want to check with a friend who knows more about civil war (and Indian Wars) revolver bullets than I do. Your photo shows the bullet has a small groove just above the "main" groove on its body ...and I haven't seen that small "extra" groove on a LeMat. It resembles the mark made by the lip of a metallic cartridge -- but LeMat bullets did not have a metallic cartridge. When I get his opinion, I'll post it for you. (Or, he might post it here himself.)

Regards,
Pete [P.C. George]

[burta]

Thanks Pete, My bad on the measurements and your name. Here they are in Inches. 37.05" wide and 0.60" long. Thank you so much for your effort and you have a great Christmas.
Happy hunting. AL.C

[PCGeorge]

Burta wrote:
> Thanks Pete, My bad on the measurements and your name.

You're welcome, Al. No problem about your mis-guessing my name. It's an easy error to make when somebody has a name that seems to consist of two "first" names.

And about the measurements -- a lot of "modern" folks do measurements in millimeters. I'm an oldtimer who grew up using inch-measurements. Also, all of the civil war bullet books list the bullets with measurements in inches (exept for some imported European ammo). So, my brain recognizes stuff in inch-measurements, not in millimeters.

> Thank you so much for your effort and you have a great Christmas.

Again, you're welcome. As I've mentioned to another poster, I'm an oldtimer who wishes to assist other diggers & collectors, as I was freely given Eductional info back when I was a newer/younger digger & collector. May you and your family also have a great Christmas (and New Year).

Regards,
Pete [P.C. George]

[burta]

Thanks Pete, for your well wishes. I'll be waiting for your friend's opinions on the bullet. You guys are a great source of knowledge and it is much appreciated. I can't Wait to get back out on this site because I got a feeling there are more goodies to be found there.
Happy hunting. AL.C