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TerryEastTexas

TerryEastTexas

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Found this morning in a Confederate camp. The Sringfield on the right and Enfield on the right. With the one in the middle is unknown. It's .53 cal. and weighs 466 grains. Any help will be appriciated.
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Possibly .54 RM type. #135 in "A Handbook of Civil War Bullets & Cartridges"
2 grooves, nose cast, parabolic cavity. Can also be found with truncated cone and teat cavities.
Probably made in Marshall, Texas.
Dia: .528
Length: 1
Wt: 492
 
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PDH said:
I think the caliber is wrong for it to be an Enfield. Maybe a whitworth? Hopefully some bullet experts will chime in soon.
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I don't think it's long enough.
 
Erndog said:
Possibly .54 RM type. #135 in "A Handbook of Civil War Bullets & Cartridges"
2 grooves, nose cast, parabolic cavity. Can also be found with truncated cone and teat cavities.
Probably made in Marshall, Texas.
Dia: .528
Length: 1
Wt: 492
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It has no grooves.
 
I did find a bullet that matches in dimension. It's called the Nathan Bedford Forrest Enfield. It's .54 caliber and .975 " long. Considering that the bullet is fired and likely distorted then the measurements match. But I haven't found out how much it weighs. What ya'll think.
 
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TerryEastTexas said:
I did find a bullet that matches in dimension. It's called the Nathan Bedford Forrest Enfield. It's .54 caliber and .975 " long. Considering that the bullet is fired and likely distorted then the measurements match. But I haven't found out how much it weighs. What ya'll think.
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You told me that's not the right caliber.
 
Erndog said:
You told me that's not the right caliber.
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Sorry, I was mistaken. It seems to be .53.25 caliber. Counted as a .54 cal.
 
It is somewhat warped and hard to tell exactly what it is. It could easily be .528 cal.
 
Erndog said:
Do you know the weight?
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464 grains or 30.1 grams but looks like some of the tip may be gone so not sure about the weight. Just what the scale says.
 
Kinda looks like a whitworth but I don’t think it is. It is hard to tell by the picture.
 
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