Bullet ID help

[Anonymous]

Here is a better photo & a little more info on the bullets the 2 ring bullet on the right measures 1/2" in diameter and is 7/8" long the pic on the far right is a pic of the bottom of this bullet it is solid but there is a very small, shallow hole in the center of the bottom.. the round one on the left measures 3/4" in diameter but it is slightly flatened on one side so this measurement may not be accurate.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi Rick, thought lots of folks would jump all over this one. <img src="/metal/html/shrug.gif" border=0 width=37 height=15 alt=":shrug">
I got a couple 2 and 3 ringed minies around somewhere and a couple boxes of old .577 Enfield, but never really looked into them much...
Caliber is measured in 100ths of an inch in decimal, so a best guess going by your measurements might be a flat base, two ring Sharps Carbine (.52 caliber) and a .69 or .75 caliber musket ball...
A link below that might help. Come on boys, feel at home to jump in.

 

[Anonymous]

MUSKET CARTRIDGES
The King

 

[Anonymous]

The most important requirement for a British "War of 1812" soldier is he had to be breathing, then, he had to have 2 opposing front teeth ( to tare the cartridge)
Dean Owen
Whitby Ontario
( and Proud of my British not English Heritage)
Sometimes its hard to believe they had the largest Empire in the World