Item Number: B00138

Item Title: Trenton Arsenal bullet

Price: $85

Shipping: Not included

Provenance: US

Type: Trenton Arsenal bullet

Size: 58 caliber

Cartridge:

MM#: 513

TT#:

Location Recovered:

Description:
The story I heard is a black powder shooting club got Reid McKee drunk and convinced him they had recovered a rare, previously unknown Civil War bullet, dubbed the Trenton Arsenal bullet. In reality this group had drilled out the bottom of a modern bullet mold to add throw weight to the bullet to improve its accuracy. This is why the teat looks like a drill bit!

This type found its way into the bullet book and the rest is history. While it has been debunked as a true Civil War bullet, they are rare and an interesting part of Civil War bullet collecting history.