150 Piece Civil War Bullet Collection
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This very nice 150 piece excavated bullet collection consists of various types and caliber of bullets, round balls, cartridges, etc... used during the American Civil War. All of the examples are unique with different characteristics such as size, shape, coloring, and condition. Almost all are marked with their respective McKee and Mason (M&M) bullet and cartridge number from their widely used bullet reference book "Civil War Projectiles II Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement". Some examples are also marked with their description, recovery location and date of recovery. Both Federal and Confederate bullets are included. The following is a list of some of the various types found in the collection.
- Picket bullets
- Sharps carbine
- Starr carbine
- Colt pistol
- Savage
- Merrill carbine
- Gardner
- Ringtail Sharps carbine
- Garibaldi or Carcano
- Tower
- Enfield
- Whitworth (fired)
- Prussian
- Macon Arsenal
- .69 caliber 3-ring
- Swaged base
- French triangular base
- Various 3-ring examples
- Various pistol examples
- Williams cleaner
- Round balls
- Burnside carbine
- Johnston & Dow waterproof cartridges
- Spencer carbine cartridges
- Fired
- Two .69 caliber round balls fused together
- Pulled
- Gardner Blow through
- Carved or whittled (some very nice examples)
- Melted
and many, many more.....
The bullets are resting upon a layer red felt over foam rubber in a very well-constructed wood case with glass top. (Note: The bullets are not affixed to the felt.) The collection and case were acquired directly from the family of the digger who recovered these bullets and other Civil War relics from multiple localities in central Virginia. While nearly every example is properly identified, please know that I cannot guarantee that the digger's identification on each item is accurate. I am aware however, that the bullet marked #342 (3rd row from the top, 7th bullet from the left) appears to be misidentified and one of the Spencer carbine cartridges (6th row from the top, 5th cartridge from the left) appears to be non-excavated. This collection (including case) will be an excellent educational tool for a history classroom in addition to a great display in a den, relic room, or office.
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- Product Code:
- PC7023
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