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Have you ever dug a nice bullet ,only to find it has chew marks on it from some varmint who thought it was a nut?? That happened to me the other day, so here is to the squirrel,at least he had good taste!

Is this a small cal. or a cut off or carved bullet ?? The cavity looks similar to a press form and is shallow(sorry for the one bad picture)

I found this bullet today,dont have any idea what it is. The bullet is 3 ring .58 cal.,the top thing sticking out seems to be lead and goes all the way through the bullet. Inside the base you can see the other end of it,It was found in Gettysburg at a field hospital site.

Posting some carved bullets I found Yesterday after work. I found 3 and maybe the knife that carved them. They were all within a few feet of each other.The bottom is cut on one,one is really worked over and the third has a cross on it. Thought someone might like to see them.

I went relic hunting again Sunday...Windy as an S.O.B....same site,still finding stuff. Mostly woods hunted in a area today,were they threw things down over a steep bank,maybe soldiers or farmer to clean up site after hospital closed. The Items are, a pair of boot heel plates I believe...

Being from Gettysburg and hunting here only, for aot of years ,I only ever came across Explosive bullets in one area North of town,nowhere else. I was wondering ..who carried the Explosives at Gettysburg. I,ve heard the story of why they were discarded ,but never found who they were carried by...

I went hunting today in the rain and found 18 bullets all in the same hole . They were along a tree line along a field under a big root. They are all drops and I believe they are .58 cal.tall 3 ring ,they have machined turned up looking grooves....anyway despite getting wet,I beefed up my...

Another bullet I can't identify...I'm such a rookie. Its very close in size and weight to a .69 cal,,but the flat nose?? I dont have the proper tools to use for weight, but I think it weights a little more than a .69 cal. It has been fired , I think...one side is bent and that might throw the...

I'm posting some of the different bullets i find here in Gettysburg...such a variety. These are some recent finds,all drops ,the tie base was found in water,(black...no patina) never know what I will dig next!

I found this one today hunting in Gettysburg,it was in a corn field with other bullets,but not sure what it is .....58 cal. 3 ringer with some kind of insert...can you ID. Thanks

I already posted this once and thought I would give it one more shot. I would love to hear your feedback on this item,and any guess is welcome .It was found here in Gettysburg at a field hospital site along with alot of other misc. Civil War items. It is made of brass ,has not been cleaned other...

What is a good way to tell a CS 3-ring bullet from a 3-ring US bullet. Some are so close its hard to tell them apart. I am fairly new to ID-ing bullets ,but not to finding them . I have been relic hunting for alot of years and just holding on to all my stuff.I have about 350 Bullets in my...

Got up this morning and went hunting at a hunted out Field hospital site,still turns up some good relics,beautiful morning here in Gettysburg ,by the way. What i found is a star base bullet ,a knapsack hook,some kind of brass piece,and a smashed Match case with the wood still inside of it!!!and...

I found this in metal detecting in Gettysburg , where I live. It came out of a field hospital site along with a ton of relics. But I cant figure this one out. My guess was it came off of a ambulance wagon (whip holder?) I dont know...you tell me,its not a scabbord ,it has some sort of mounting...