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DirtTGUY

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What time period?
« on: April 25, 2015, 08:49:03 AM »
I found this bullet in a cornfield , I was wondering. If you could tell if this is post CW. If so what years where they manufactured?  Thanks
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tom buckley

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Re: What time period?
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2015, 02:32:29 PM »
Definitely a modern bullet.
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DirtTGUY

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Re: What time period?
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2015, 07:11:34 PM »
ok but what time period
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DirtTGUY

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Re: What time period?
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2015, 07:12:14 PM »
I figured that white patina should be pretty old..
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tom buckley

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Re: What time period?
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2015, 09:23:47 PM »
It looks to me like it is a copper jacketed bullet and I am guessing it is probably early 20th century or possibly later. It wouldn't take too many years for a patina to begin to develop. Measurements might help with an identification.
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Ripcon

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Re: What time period?
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2015, 08:15:38 PM »
Definitely not that old. I have found patina covered bullets at our shooting range that only date back as little as 30 years ago.
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