I rescued this Hanovarian (Rifled Musket Ball) but have only seen larger cal of this example found with two rings. This is a 50cal, one ring and a 1/2 ounce weight. Is this a pre-war bullet from the 1730's from (Saxony, pre Germany) and used only for hunting deer because of ti's accuracy? I found it up the creek from military camp with a Eagle I button and clay Pipe near, you can see it's maybe 8 groupings of 6 rifles around the bullet and it's ram rod mark. It seems to be a rare bullet so I would like more info before I donated it to a local military war museum. Thanks fellow Civil War Enthusiast.
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hanoverian rifled musket?
- Thread starter Steve1825
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Keith @ Port Hudson
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Spinning the bullet in the micrometer to get a reading around the rifling marks which probably squeezed it a little and the white patina due to age in the ground I get a reading of 0.4890 making this one the .46 version. Was there any info with this listing in your book? Thanks.
Cajuncoinhunter
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Neat bullet and awesome rescue. 
A couple ( one groove) of them are listed in the Mckee & Mason book (#63 -- .65 cal) & (#102 -- .40 cal) ... Great post. cch.
A couple ( one groove) of them are listed in the Mckee & Mason book (#63 -- .65 cal) & (#102 -- .40 cal) ... Great post. cch.