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3b2ginva

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Bullet Identification??
« on: October 02, 2020, 09:27:50 PM »
Hello.  I dug this bullet today from a Civil War site in Virginia.  It was about a foot deep and has a nice white patina. Looks like some type of shotgun slug.   It is about a .69 caliber  Can anyone help identify?   Is it Civil War?  Thank you.
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mgmradio

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Re: Bullet Identification??
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2020, 09:17:11 AM »
It’s a modern shotgun slug. Not CW.
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3b2ginva

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Re: Bullet Identification??
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2020, 08:57:53 PM »
Thank you for the input.  Base and patina seem different than modern day shotgun slugs.  Maybe a much older one? Other than the nessler slugs, what type were used in Civil War/mid-late 1800s shotguns?
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Jim T

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Re: Bullet Identification??
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2020, 01:04:25 PM »
Pumpkin ball
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