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#388 CS .54 caliber Mississippi Rifle. Very nice example of this smooth bullet for Tennessee, Mississippi, and Austrian rifles. Round nose with slight raised ring, smooth sides, truncated cone cavity. 0.525 x 0.920 Reference: RB4, #294 $18.00
#387 .50 caliber Maynard. Very nice example of the early, pointy Maynard carbine bullet. One groove, solid base. 0.523 x 0.874 Reference: TT# 78 $15.00
#386 "Cold Cast" .577 Caliber Enfield. Confederate cast bullet with no grooves, and cone cavity. Cast in cold mold or done with two separate pours leaving the "crease" around the bullet. Lazy arsenal worker or field cast? 0.557 x 1.007 $10.00 --HOLD--
#385 U.S. .54 caliber "Pistol Carbine" Minie. Minie ball for rifled muskets. Three grooves, pointy nose, clyndrical plug cavity. One of the 1855 designs from the Harpers Ferry experiments. 0.538 x 1.008 Reference RB1, page 12. $9.00
#384 U.S. .58 caliber Pressed & Turned Minie. Minie ball for rifled muskets. Machine pressed and turned on J.D. Custer machine. Three grooves, pointy ringed nose, cone cavity. Chuck marks in cavity from lathe, and these show major slipping. 0.573 x 1.104 Reference TT# 153 $5.00
#383 C.S. .58 caliber Minie. Bullet with three sharp grooves, pointy nose, cone cavity, and thick skirt. Old collection number written inside the cavity. 0.582 x 0.972 Reference: M&M# 432 $15.00 (1/3 of KP's price)
#382 .577 caliber Enfield "57". English bullet with no grooves, plug cavity, and "57" stamped in cavity. Machine pressed by Eley Brothers, London. 0.572 x 1.036 Reference: TT# 145C $7.00
#381 .58 caliber "Georgia Teat". Bullet with three grooves, cavity with pin hole and slight teat. Dropped. 0.578 x 1.095 Reference: TT# 171A $8.00
#380 .54 & .58 cal. C.S. Minie. Set od late-war, three-groove bullets to replace Gardners. Machine pressed bullets made in Richmond on a Lehner & White bullet press. Plug cavity, light gray patinas. Incorrectly called "salvaged lead" bullets. 0.523 x0.927 0.565 x 1.027 TT# 132A & 173B. $18 for pair.
#379 .41 Caliber Volcanic. A small self-contained cartridge for the Volcanic pistol. Hollow ball with powder inside and sealed with brass disk. Multi-grooved bullet displays nice white patina. Small chips around base. Brass cap is in place. A very nice "dug" Volcanic bullet. TT#15B. 0.443 x 0.700 -SOLD-
#378 .69 Caliber Hazard Cartridge. A truely rare "dug" cartridge. Being a .69 cal. 3-groove rifled musket bullet made into cartridge form by Hazard. The cartridge was made using a pressed powder cake glued to the bullet and then covered with collodion. Rarely ever encountered (dug or non-dug) in this large caliber; their .44 cal. little brothers were made in the same manner, and are relatively common. This example is in "dug" condition, but generally complete. One side of the cartridge case has opened showing some of the powder cake within, and the whole has been coated with varnish. The piece is strong and stable. This is the round bottom style of cartridge case. TT#187 [flat bottom case.] 0.698 x 1.702 -SOLD-
#377 .52 Caliber Richmond Sharps. A true Southern bullet. Made in Richmond, this is the 2nd pattern of this bullet with the swelled nose portion. White and tan patina. TT#112. 0.550 x 0.972 $5.00
#376 .56 Caliber Colt Revolving Rifle. A very fine example of this interesting bullet. Known to be used by Berdan's sharpshooters. Perfect white patina. TT#96A. 0.577 x 0.968 $10.00
#375 .52 Caliber Sharps Gomez & Mills Patent. An early Sharps bullet of the "Old Model" a.k.a. Ringtail style. Most often recovered out west. Multiple thing grooves per Gomez & Mills patent. Brown patina with a few small dings. TT#106. 0.575 x 1.001 -SOLD-
#373 .52 Caliber Sharps. An unusual variation of the Sharps bullet. Many layers of raised bands. Good mold seam visible. Very nice patina. TT#115A. 0.544 x 0.995 $8.00
#372 .577 Cal. C.S. Base-Cast Enfield. A Southern cast Enfield bullet with cone cavity. This was base case with nipped sprue seen on side of the skirt. Cold cast lines on body. Light gray patina. TT#146B. 0.560 x 0.982 $15.00 -HOLD-
#371 .44 Cal. Old Model Colt with Serrations. An Old Model Colt bullet with rebated base. Bottom edge features the mysterious serrations. White/tan patina. TT#10B. 0.451 x 0.789 $6.00
#370 .42 Cal. Ballard [?]. A very nice bullet. Two-groove profile with rebated base best matches Ballard rifle bullet although this measures slightly large. Could be a Kerr I suppose, but the extended rebated base seems more likely for cartridge cases. Fine patina. TT#61. 0.450 x 0.682 $20.00
#369 .36 Cal. Hayes. Bullet for Robert Hayes' patented skin cartridge. Usually made by Eley Bros. of London. Kind of a mushroom head over two grooves. Mixed patina. TT#36B. 0.386 x 0.601 $12.00 -HOLD-
#368 .58 Cal. Hi-Base Charleston Arsenal. A fine Confederate-made 3-groove minie. This has a more even skirt than most from Charleston. Light patina, good bullet. TT#169. 0.567 x 1.078 $5.00
#367 .36 Cal. C.S. or Eley Revolver. A very nice "Navy" revolver bullet in the St. Louis "tear drop" profile. Although likely from Eley Bros. in London or of C.S. manufacture. Even brown patina. TT#38B. 0.388 x 0.619 $15.00 -HOLD-
#366 .52 Cal. Old Model (ringtail) Sharps. A fine Old Model Sharps bullet for carbines and rifles. Nice sharp details. Fine patina. TT#120. 0.556 x 1.017 $8.00
#365 .42 caliber Wesson. Scarce bullet for Wesson carbine. Bullet with one groove and cartridge crimp mark. Deep brown patina overall; light green where cartridge was attached. 0.426 x 0.719 Reference: TT# 62. $15.00 -HOLD-
#363 C.S. .577 caliber Marshall, TX Enfield. Nose cast minie ball for rifles. Bullet with no grooves and cone cavity. Dropped. Nice condition with "cold cast" ripples and just one chip on back side as shown. Dug by Terry Waxham at Marshall. 0.573 x 1.06 Reference: TT# 148. $10.00
#361 .52 cal. Sharps, Point Lookout. This is a typical New Model Sharps bullet for carbines and rifles. Slightly extended sprue on base, white/tan patina. Recovered from the large Confederate prison at Point Lookout, MD. 0.534 x 0.995 TT# 113 $8
#360 .54 cal. Starr. A fine example of the the bullet for the Starr carbine. Pointy nose, single raised band around base. White patina. 0.560 x 0.903 $6 -SOLD-
#359 .71 cal. Rifled Musket. This is a fired three-groove bullet for large caliber imported muskets such as the Austrian muskets. Thick skirt and very deep plug cavity. Cavity is 0.647 deep. White patina, light rifling grooves on sides. 0.710 x 1.082 $15
#352 U.S. .69 caliber Pressed & Turned Minie. Minie ball for alteredrifled muskets. Machine pressed and turned. Two grooves, pointy ringed nose, cavity. A couple of dings, otherwise a nice big bullet with white patina. 0.669 x 1.194 Reference TT# 188C $8.00
#351 .56 caliber Colt Revolving Rifle. Ball for Colt's Revolving Rifle. Two grooves, pointy nose, solid base with dimple. Dimple caused by bullet machine mold-die punch. Slightly rough surface with patina. 0.580 x 0.932 Reference TT# 96B $5.00 -- SOLD --
#350 Field-made Snap Cap. "Snap cap" (as the English called them) or "nipple protector" made by a soldier in the field. Made by placing a bullet on the cone and then "dry firing" the gun until it takes shape. Smaller than normally encountered, but very nice condition with good patina. $5.00
#346 C.S. .58 caliber Selma Minie. Minie ball from Selma Arsenal. Three grooves, round nose, thick skirt, plug cavity. Nice condition with white patina, cut on back side. 0.578 x 1.019 Reference TT# 175B $8.00 -SOLD-
#345 C.S. .54 caliber Minie. Minie ball from Southern Arsenal. Three grooves, pointy nose, thick skirt, cone cavity with air bubble. Nice condition with white patina. 0.535 x 0.915 $5.00
#344 .50 caliber Fired with Deep Rifling. Undetermined type of fired rifle bullet. Displays deep rifling grooves around the bullet. Nose mushed on one side. Cone cavity. Nice condition for what it is. 0.499 x 0.978 $6.00
#343 .44 caliber Machine-Pressed Colt. Old Model bullet for "Army" (.44) caliber revolvers. Rebated base. Small hole in base from machine bullet press at Watervliet Arsenal. Nice condition with white patina. 0.450 x 0.798 Reference TT#10A $4.00
#340 C.S. .54 caliber "Slick" Minie. English style minie for .54 cal. Mississippi rifles and .55 cal. Austrian Lorenz rifles. Bullet with no grooves and cone cavity. Dropped. Nice condition with while patina. Please don't call this a Greene rifle bullet! 0.515 x 1.153 Reference: TT#143A. $10.00
#335 .58 caliber "Star Base" Minie. Regulation Federal arsenal made rifle musket bullet, aka "Minie ball". Bullet with three grooves, cavity with raised star. Dropped. Perfect dirty patina. While these were definately made at a Federal arsenal, contrary to popular belief, there is zero documentation stating these were made at Washington arsenal. 0.574 x 1.012 Reference: TT# 151 $3.00
#332 .54 caliber Cosmopolitan Carbine. Bullet for Cosmopolitan carbine. Dropped. Good white patina. Marked "2" on base. 0.530 x 0.833 Reference: TT#88 $5.00 -SOLD-
#329 .69 caliber Buck & Ball. For .69 caliber smoothbore muskets. Reconstructed "Buck & Ball". A .69 caliber round ball with three .31 caliber buckshot glued on top. Good patina. Reference: TT#183 $5.00
#328 .52 caliber Spencer Cartridge. For M1860 Spencer carbine and rifle. Non-dug. Number 56-56 cartridge with pointy nose bullet and two grooves. Copper case with no headstamp. Perfect specimen. Reference: TT#87 $35.00
#326 .36 caliber St. Louis "Tie Ring". This is a nice dropped bullet. This is another cast bullet from St. Louis Arsenal. White patina overall. Reference: TT#38A $8.00 -SOLD-
#324 C.S. .58 caliber Minie. This is a nice dropped bullet. Confederate nose cast bullet with flat tip cavity. Light gray patina. Number "26" from Dean Thomas collection. $10.00
#323 .54 caliber "Hall" Carbine bullet. This is a good example of this unknown carbine bullet known as a "Hall" to some collectors. Number "142" from Dean Thomas collection. Reference: TT#95B $25.00 (50% less than K.P.)
#317 .54 Cal. C.S. Minie (for Enfield style cartridge). Rifle musket bullet with round nose, three very faint grooves, dished cavity, faint vertical cut. Excellent specimen. TT#140. 0.520" x 0.843". $25
#315 .36 Cal. 2nd Pattern Richmond Colt. Revolver bullet with pointy nose. Excellent specimen. TT#19. 0.367" x 0.597". $15 -SOLD-
#305 .32 Cal. Smith & Wesson Cartridge. A fine example of this popular style of rimfire copper cartridge. Dished case head, typical of S&W manufacture. Non-dug. TT#13. $30
#303 .58 Cal. Hi-Base Charleston Arsenal. A fine Confederate-made 3-groove minie. This has a more even skirt than most from Charleston. Light patina, good bullet. TT#169. $8 --SOLD-
#300 Something Different. For item #300 I am listing an early and unusual General Service "eagle" button with a blank shield...no stripes, no letters...blank. 16mm. H Bros & Alien backmark dates to 1850s. Dug out in Texas and shows some wear; slight push under left wing. Rare and unusual button! $30
#289 32-Bore (.52 Cal.) Sharps. For Sharps military rifles and carbines. Three raised bands and ringtail. White patina. TT#120. $12
#286 90-Bore (.36 Cal.) Sharps. For Sharps Sporting Rifles. Two raised bands and ringtail. Tan patina. "Sharps" written on bullet twice. TT#101. $30
#284 .56 Cal. Sharps. Made for the M1859 Sharps rifle and originally sold to the Navy. Later on they show up in the Army of the Potomac. Light patina and great shape. TT#122. $18
#263 .36 Cal. Revolver bullet. Revolver bullet with raised band and knife cut, rare bullet. TT#26. $20
#233 .44 caliber Henry Rifle Cartridge. Complete "dug" cartridge. Round nosed bullet with no grooves. Copper rimfire case with nice patina. No head stamp. Solid! .451 x 1.34 Reference: TT60 $20
#231 .54 caliber Merrill Carbine Bullet. Pointy bullet with three grooves. Solid base with pencil ID. Nice example. .551 x .879 Reference: TT91a $5 -SOLD-
#146 Maryland Cuff Button. Non-dug cuff button. Three-piece button with Maryland seal on front. Perfect stand up shank. Backmark reads, "Scovill Mfg. Co. Waterbury". $75.00
#117 .44 caliber Wesson Cartridge. Non-excavated, .44 caliber Wesson cartridge from Crittenden & Tibballs. Very nice and clean Wesson rimfire cartridges. Pointy nose, one groove, copper case. No head stamp, but "line" on head from cartridge case "drawing" process. Examples of these cartridges are uncommon in either dug or non-dug condition. Several specimens available. .440 x 1.502 Reference: TT62; MM162; RB2-708 $40