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Cast Bullet needs identifying
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 9:54 am
by ovenpaa
Someone has emailed me these pictures and and asked if I can identify the bullet. He tells me:
It’s about 8.7mm in diameter but as its corroded that probably a bit bigger than its un-corroded state I guess. It seems to have some sort of a thickening towards the back end – looks like a lead sheath of some sort maybe. But the tail is only about 5-6mm in dia – it’s a bit bend up down that end
Thoughts anyone?
Re: Cast Bullet needs identifying
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:42 am
by Mattnall
Could the little 6mm part be from a mould? The sprue part not being removed.
I've seen a .34" calibre mould but the bullet is a different shape. Not sure about the lead driving band (or whatever it is), is the rest of the bullet lead as well?
Re: Cast Bullet needs identifying
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:33 am
by saddler
Is it a tail or a plug?
Some form of Minie bullet maybe.?
Bullet needs identifying
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:42 am
by DL.
It's a LAW spotter round.
Re: Cast Bullet needs identifying
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 2:39 pm
by TattooedGun
It looks like one of these:
Appears to be identical crimping.
.577/450 Martini–Henry Round. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.577/450_Martini–Henry
Re: Cast Bullet needs identifying
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 2:56 pm
by TattooedGun
Re: Cast Bullet needs identifying
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 4:01 pm
by dromia
How can you be so insensitive as to use metric to measure an Imperial bullet?!!
Re: Cast Bullet needs identifying
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 4:45 pm
by TattooedGun
dromia wrote:How can you be so insensitive as to use metric to measure an Imperial bullet?!!
Was just following the trend Guv' :(
Re: Cast Bullet needs identifying
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 4:52 pm
by dromia
Aye nobody stands up for anything nowadays, no wonder the world is going to hell with attitudes like that around.
Re: Cast Bullet needs identifying
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 5:39 pm
by Sim G
