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I just purchased this bullet; a .71 cal. Tower. It measures .703+ dia. and length is .951. It is fired but still has the clay? plug; is a Woolrich Arsenal bullet with 4 arrows visible on the rim; and has a number '7' stamped in the base. Location recovered is uncertain but was purchased in...

I know some folks on this forum have relics from the Minho. I ran across this short account of the ship's career as a blockade runner. I thought it might be of interest. The Minho was built in Paisley, Scotland in 1854. Propeller driven with an Iron hull. She reflected the nautical and...

I just purchased an enfield with the number 3 in the base and was curious if all the 1-8 marked enfields were made at the Woolrich arsenal? Did all of the enfields from there have the arrows on the skirt around the base? This bullet has a very plain 3 in the base but no arrows on the skirt. So...

Hi Ya'll, I know we all probably have some bullets (or other relics) that aren't suitable for display or have any monetary value due to their condition. You know the ones that are corroded or damaged. Well I've never had the heart to throw them away because after all they are as much a part of...

(The original text of this article appeared as "The Lasting Legacy Of The Blockade Runner 'Modern Greece'" in 'Crossfire' the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) No. 48 2001) "Last night the English steamer 'Modern Greece', in attempting to enter New Inlet, off Fort Fisher, got aground. She is laden...

Hoping someone can ID this bullet. It is a .54 cal 3 ring. Bullet is fired with some rim damage so I took the measurements from the top ring and again just above it. They are dia. .498 (and .524 on the bullet just above the top ring), length is 1.024, it has conical cavity with a stepped ring...

This is an Enfield type bullet; it is a .577 with a dia. of .568, length is .959, it is nose cast. My question is about the cavity. I've included a scan but its really not much help . There is a small hole in the tip of the conical base. When I first saw it I assumed that it was an air bubble...

Does any body know to which academy this button belongs? I've spent a couple of hours researching on the web and found one possibility but not confirmed as yet. Thought I'd run it by you guys just in case. It has a wartime Scovill back mark. Thanks Ernie

Does any body know to which academy this button belongs? I've spent a couple of hours researching on the web and found one possibility but not confirmed as yet. Thought I'd run it by you guys just in case. It has a wartime Scovill back mark. Thanks Ernie

I'm new to collecting and not into artillery shells etc., at least not yet. But hope ya'll won't mind sharing some basic info on grape shot and canister. There is a past post that has some very good info in it. If I understand correctly grape was much larger than canister and usually made of...

This is another bullet that came from an area that was supposedly a Union training camp during the 'War of Northern Aggression'. I don't know if this site saw use after the war. I'm new to collecting and still building my library. Any help on identification is appreciated. It is a pretty non...

This is another bullet that came from an area that was supposedly a Union training camp during the 'War of Northern Aggression'. I don't know if this site saw use after the war, so I'm not sure if it is post war. I'm new to collecting and still building my library. Any help on identification is...

This bullet came from an area that was supposedly a Union training camp during the 'War of Northern Aggression'. I don't know if this site saw use after the war. I'm new to collecting and still building my library. Any help on identification is appreciated. It is fired and has a solid base...

I recently purchased this .69 Gardner. It has a few dings, a little ground action on one side and has been fired. It came from the Shiloh/Corinth area. I've been trying to research how common it was for .69's to be re-tooled and get some idea as to use of foreign rifled muskets in this caliber...

This is a .599D., 1.09L bullet; with cartridge the length is 1.97. The dia. may be a little heavy due to some build up on the bullet. It appears to be a standard 3 ringer. The cartridge is made of some kind of skin. I'm wondering if it can be attributed to a certain maker, maybe Sage? I can't...

Any help on ID would be appreciated. The bullet is .487 dia. and .815 lgth. It has a star in the base. It is smooth sided with no rings. I assume its a Northern, machine made as are other star bases. Is it a .50 cal muzzle loader or a .44 breech, or something else altogether? It was dug in New...