i need all kinds of help today...i dug this bullet today

[mdholedigger]

this is a new bullet for me.........if any one has any info i would greatly appreciate it..........many many thanks in advance

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unknown bullet
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still unknown
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under side of unknown
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a really really flat bullet
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[grdavis]

I would be willing to place money on the thought that it is a standard 3 ringer that was fired from the rifle in the heat of confusion, and the firer neglected to remove the ramrod prior to firing resulting in an overpressure situation and causing the bullet to basically fuse to the ramrod in flight. The flying ramrod impacted first, the bullet wrapped around the rammer head, and still had enough energy to continue on for a distance resulting in your deformed bullet. You might find the rammer in the area. (provided it was not already found long ago.

Glenn

 

[Anonymous]

That is a possible scenario. Also possible is the bullet became lodged in the barrel and the soldier used something to pound the ramrod to seat the bullet. Barrel fouling was a big problem, and it was extremely dangerous to fire a rifle without the bullet being seated over the powder. Those in the know would either hit the end of the ramrod with anything available or stab the ramrod into a fence post, tree or what ever hard surface they could find. The nose of the bullet is deeply compressed from force. Nice finds mdholedigger. Good hunting, David@Dixie

 

[Bob Szabo]

...the musket didnt fire becuase the cap fell off. Might be hard to notice in the heat of battle so they would just load again and if the musket went off the next time the bullet in the back would be jammed into the base of the one in the front.

The ramrod idea sounds like a good explantion too.