Some detailed info on Civil War Minies

[nkbj]

This is the smooth sided 575213 using a #577611 plug.
You can see the increase in skirt thickness.

 

[Stantheman86]

This is the smooth sided 575213 using a #577611 plug.
You can see the increase in skirt thickness.
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These would be the ticket for my CS Richmond "Sharpshooter " rifle

 

[springfield art]

Thanks for the link.

i have a big bunch of battle field pickup bullets. Some were hard to load.

Sometimes the soldier would 'pound' them down with ramrod, and deform the bullet with too much 'hammering'...lots of sloppiness in the chaos of combat, like the muskets with multiple rounds in them that they catalogued after Gettysburg. (P.S.; every small-town mayor for miles around Gettysburg wishes the battle had been held in his location!)

 

[springfield art]

This is the smooth sided 575213 using a #577611 plug.
You can see the increase in skirt thickness.
View attachment 93775

Magazine-worthy photo!

 

[Gooddaytoya!]

I read a story on the internet about a guy whose hobby is metal detecting for civil war bullets on the old battlegrounds. It said he had found two bullets fused together that had apparently struck each other in mid-air in a colossal coincidence. Has anyone heard that story?

 

[springfield art]

I read a story on the internet about a guy whose hobby is metal detecting for civil war bullets on the old battlegrounds. It said he had found two bullets fused together that had apparently struck each other in mid-air in a colossal coincidence. Has anyone heard that story?

Yes. There are a number of known 'collided' bullets; I have a friend that has one, and there's one out at Gettysburg, and I'm sure other guys will write in with examples. They're not unknown; rare but real.

 

[Stantheman86]

There's 2 bullets from WWI that collided, a .303 and an 8mm. It's in a museum somewhere

 

[springfield art]

There's 2 bullets from WWI that collided, a .303 and an 8mm. It's in a museum somewhere

No doubt. The volume of fire at some battles is such that it's bound to happen.

 

[nkbj]

A friend long ago told about the Gettysburg museum, the minies fused together and another display piece, there being a CSA belt buckle with a minie hole right through the middle.

 

[springfield art]

A friend long ago told about the Gettysburg museum, the minies fused together and another display piece, there being a CSA belt buckle with a minie hole right through the middle.

Gosh, there are many CW beltplates with schrapnel or minies thru them. Fakers have often shot thru repro CW belt buckles, then "aged" them to sell to suckers. They've been doing this since the repros became available leading up to the Civil War Centennial!

 

[Stantheman86]

Ebay is full of bullet holed belt buckles

 

[springfield art]

Ebay is full of bullet holed belt buckles

Yes, and they're ALL FAKE!

 

[Stantheman86]

Yes, and they're ALL FAKE!

I'd imagine there wasn't dozens of bullet struck CSA belt buckles out there just floating around Ebay , plus probably 95% of the "dug" stuff is fake like bullets with teeth marks, bullets made into chess pieces, "trench art" bullets , etc. Like yeah I just dug up a full set of chess pieces made out of Minie balls of different calibers , low low price of $3000

 

[Stantheman86]

I read a story on the internet about a guy whose hobby is metal detecting for civil war bullets on the old battlegrounds. It said he had found two bullets fused together that had apparently struck each other in mid-air in a colossal coincidence. Has anyone heard that story?

Both soldiers would have had no idea that they blocked each others bullets with their own bullet

 

[Whitworth]

Just saw 2 collided bullets in the "Field Recoveries" section of the "The North South Trader" magazine. I've dug bullets carved into a tooth, fishing sinker, stopper, acorn, pounded out round and thin and used as a pencil. The best one is a very recognizable male appendage, boys will be boys you know

 

[Stantheman86]

Just saw 2 collided bullets in the "Field Recoveries" section of the "The North South Trader" magazine. I've dug bullets carved into a tooth, fishing sinker, stopper, acorn, pounded out round and thin and used as a pencil. The best one is a very recognizable male appendage, boys will be boys you know

I'd imagine spending weeks or months in an encampment or garrison, without modern stuff to do like play on smartphones would have guys trying to pass time any way they can.

They found a picture of a mans "unit" drawn on a part of Hadrian's wall that's over, what 3000 years old I'm like times may change but soldiers are always the same.