Round ball ,Bullet Display

[Feltwad]

Enclosed is a display of muzzle loading rifle and pistol round ball and bullets, although I must admit this is a area that I am not well up on.
It may be of interest to members .
Feltwad

Display Board

 

[coloradoclyde]

Nice collection....but, not all appear to be muzzleloading bullets....I see some early cartridge/breechloader bullets...

The display would be even more impressive if each bullet was labeled and the cartridge bullets had their respective cartridges, paper/ brass

It does illustrate the plethora of gun development during the 19th century...

I really like the gang mold with incremental sizes.... :thumbsup: :hatsoff:

 

[Feltwad]

Nice collection....but, not all appear to be muzzleloading bullets....I see some early cartridge/breechloader bullets...

The display would be even more impressive if each bullet was labeled and the cartridge bullets had their respective cartridges, paper/ brass

It does illustrate the plethora of gun development during the 19th century...

I really like the gang mold with incremental sizes.... :thumbsup: :hatsoff:

Has I said this is a grey area for me I was given them by a muzzle loader rifle shooter which he said they are what he used. :surrender:
Feltwad

 

[Billnpatti]

Nice display!! :hatsoff: I agree with the mention that some are not truly muzzleloading bullets.....but it is still a very nice display. :thumbsup:

 

[fleener]

Which ones would you think that are not a ML bullet?

thanks

Fleener

 

[Feltwad]

Which ones would you think that are not a ML bullet?

thanks

Fleener

The big one in the middle is a 4 bore conical for a rampart or swivel gun which was used on the old sailing ships and used for blasting out the rigging of the enemy ships image enclosed
Feltwad

4 bore rampart gun

 

[BrownBear]

Here's a version on display at St. Augstine FL. As I recall it was a little over 1.5" bore or around 1 gauge.

 

[coloradoclyde]

The first bullet traveling diagonally from the large rampart bullet at 7:00 o'clock the one with a flat nose looks like a Maynard carbine bullet..

Bullets # 2 and #4 traveling diagonally from the rampart bullet at 10:00 o'clock....what are they?

It's hard to tell what bullets are without measuring caliber....

I also notice that none appear to have rifling grooves in them....Which also tells us something.

Like I said, I wish they were labeled....because it is very interesting...

 

[fleener]

"I also notice that none appear to have rifling grooves in them....Which also tells us something."

It tells me that they have not been fired.

Fleener

 

[Feltwad]

"I also notice that none appear to have rifling grooves in them....Which also tells us something."

It tells me that they have not been fired.

Fleener

Yes you will find that none of these bullets and round balls have no rifle marks because they have never been fired.
These were given to me many decades ago by a good friend of mine who was a muzzle loader ,he had the biggest collection of bullet moulds that I new for which he gave me cast samples of most. Sadly he died and the collection was sold.
Feltwad

 

[meanmike8665]

Thanks for posting the picture. That is a nice display.

Michael

 

[coloradoclyde]

It's a nice collection indeed.... :hatsoff:

 

[MSW]

way cool - thanks for the post!