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Bullett ID?

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chuckciao

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Can anyone help me identify this very large bullet? Found in a park that goes back to 1900. Would like to know if this is old (CW era)? or new.
Here are some dimensions:
Diameter: 12mm
Length: 22mm
Weight: 27.8 Grams

Thanks
Chuck
 
Based on the diameter of 12mm - roughly .47 inches - it's too small to have been used in any Civil War era rifle. They generally ranged in size from .54 to .58. Some of the pre 1861 rifles were simply smoothbore muskets with rifling cut into them with a bore of .69. Sorry I don't have any other info to add. :-/
 
Looks very much like a .52 sharps round to me.. but I'm not sure.
Looks like an old one though to me.
Here is a .52 caliber sharps round.. mine has the small cavity on the base also.. just like yours.
It measures about 14 MM in diameter and is about an inch long.
 
fwcrawford said:
Looks very much like a .52 sharps round to me.. but I'm not sure.
Looks like an old one though to me.
Here is a .52 caliber sharps round.. mine has the small cavity on the base also.. just like yours.
It measures about 14 MM in diameter and is about an inch long.
Click to expand...

Thanks,
This is great information
HH
Chuck
 
At only 27 grams, wouldn't you think it would be a .36 cal? The 36 cal was used in the civil war by civilians too. Although I think it was mostly used as a squirl gun or a small varmit gun. I may be wrong, but I seem to remember reading that about some early bullets. FYI, The 36 cal is still common among black powder shooter today as target rifles, and hand guns.
 
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