Hello,
some weeks ago I found this deformed bullet in southern Germany. The measurements are given in the picture.
Is it possible to put a date to it? I guess it could be from the 1860-1880 period.
The bullet was once part of a cartridge. On the left picture the many small vertical lines indicate where the bullet stuck in the cartridge mouth. So it comes from a breech loaded weapon. On the other hand the form, the base cavity and the absence of a copper jacket indicates a 19. century origin. So much my 2 cents worth of thoughts, can the experts in this forum confirm or correct this?
Greetings,
Thorsten
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some weeks ago I found this deformed bullet in southern Germany. The measurements are given in the picture.
Is it possible to put a date to it? I guess it could be from the 1860-1880 period.
The bullet was once part of a cartridge. On the left picture the many small vertical lines indicate where the bullet stuck in the cartridge mouth. So it comes from a breech loaded weapon. On the other hand the form, the base cavity and the absence of a copper jacket indicates a 19. century origin. So much my 2 cents worth of thoughts, can the experts in this forum confirm or correct this?
Greetings,
Thorsten
www.adventurehistory.com