Bullet and Shell Civil War Projectiles Forum
Relic Discussion => Bullets => Topic started by: WVGRAYBACK on April 22, 2020, 03:01:08 PM
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I found this yesterday in Jefferson County, West Virginia in the lower (north) Shenandoah Valley. It was in a camp used by South Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania troops. It is .633 caliber, .882 in length and weighs 512 grains. As you can see it has a cavity that is sort of between plug and truncated cone. It is very similar to T&T 181b and Red Book page 242 #607. It seems to be for the Brunswick rifle, but I do not believe they were issued to the ANV.
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In Dean Thomas Round Ball to Rimfire Volume 4 on page 242 there is a .63 Brunswick Rifle bullet with a truncated cone cavity. However, the diameter is .626 and the length is .98. I think that there is a possibility that this is a carved .69.
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That was my first thought when I found it but thought it was too smooth and concentric. And now, smooth or not, you are right. I just looked at a T&T 206c .71 caliber from that camp, the cavity is the same and the rim is thick enough to carve down. Thanks, Jim
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Tom, I always thought this was a carved Enfield. I found it 9 or 10 years ago, maybe 200 yards from the ".63." It has the same cavity as the ".63" and is very smooth; another 206c and maybe same carver. Thanks again from an old digger. Jim
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You're welcome, Jim.