Another ID Please...

[morelic55]

Found this one yesterday in the same spot that I found the .69 last weekend. It is a .52 cal. I think that it might be a Sharps of some kind.....

[tom buckley]

M&M 185 Sharps.

[morelic55]

I found it after you ID'ed it. The M&M book is hard for me to see the pics sometimes....

[CarlS]

I think these lead heads have the MM book memorized.  Pretty amazing actually.     There is a lot less to remember with iron projectiles, I think, which is good for me since I can't remember my way home at times.

[tom buckley]

I am a long way from having all of M&M memorized, but I do remember quite a few. Problem is that I can't  remember what I did 20 minutes ago.   

[acwbullets]

That type is often associated with linen cartridges

[Pete George]

Unless I am mis-reading the info at the link given below...
  According to recent research by Dean Thomas, that specific Sharps variant (with the "stepped" middle band) is a Confederate bullet -- a Selma Arsenal Sharps.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Confederate-Selma-Sharps-bullet-/261070390609?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cc9020551

Regards,
Pete

[acwbullets]

Here is a photo of the two bullets discussed. The one on the left is a federal sharps bullet. These are found by the hanful in the cavalry camps around Fredericksburg and the Orange County Va. Area. They are dug around here too but they come from the upper to middle shenandoah valley or post 1862 federal cavalry camps. The one on the right is a true Selma Arsenal sharps.

[ETEX]

Pete, I consider the MM-180 Sharps to be the Selma produced Sharps. If you compare the sizes and physical characteristics it will match up pretty dang close.

[ETEX]

Pete, I meant to mention in the post if you look at the raised middle band on the bullet on the left you will see a slightly raised band just below it. This is a tell tell sign it is a Linen Sharps and that is what I have always referred to the MM-185 as being. The MM-185 is also a bullet that normally has very faint grooves.

Ian thanks for posting pics of the two bullets. It will make it easier for everyone to see the sight band I am refering to.

[emike123]

Thanks for the education gentlemen 

Here is a link off of the site, to Dean's article on the bullets of Selma:

http://www.civilwarprojectiles.com/articles/bullets_selma.htm