Item Number: B00766
Item Title: Late War Burnside carbine bullet from the Weldon RR area
Price: $15
Shipping: Not included
Provenance: US
Type: Modified Ball Burnside
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TT#: 90a
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Description:
1864 "modified ball" Burnside carbine bullet from a critical battlefield:
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/fight-weldon-railroad
At this point Burnside carbines were not the best option for cavalrymen but they were still out there in use. As a result this late war bullet type is fairly scarce. It is quite distinctive from other Burnside carbine bullets. Has some old dings but a tough one.