Bullets

What Civil War enthusiast hasn't, at one time or another, held a "miniball" in their hand, and thought back to what it saw. So harmless now, these lead slugs had one official purpose in the 1860's. Now days, entire collections are based on the many types and variations of the bullets used during the Civil War. Here's a small sampling to get you going...

All Bullets are dropped (unfired) unless noted. MM-# are from Mason and McKee's Bullet book

Description	Item #	Price
Unlisted Salvaged Lead Confederate Enfield: .570 x .990, 3-2 cavity. Found at Mud Creek, Georgia. Nice example. (Note: These are among several dozen different bullets I found over the years that are unlisted by Mason & McKee.. Unless noted, all were found at Confederate sites in Georgia.)	BT260JAJJ	$20
Unlisted Sharps: .557 x .894, dimpled cavity. Found Ross's Cavalry site near Smyrna, but may be US. (Note: These are among several dozen different bullets I found over the years that are unlisted by Mason & McKee.)	BT268JAJJ	$8
"P" Marked Base .57 Enfield: Size unlisted in MM .574 x 1.158	BT265JAJJ	$35
.71 Unlisted European Musket From Infamous "Confederate Wishing Well" in Savannah, GA: The only place I know these were found is at this site, which was where the Confederates dumped thousands of rounds of ammunition during the evacuation of Savannah. Has moderate powder damage as most from that site do.	BTJ236JEJJ	$25
Unlisted Rifle/Musket?: I don't know what it is! Has wide ring in center. I don't think it's carved, but it is a large caliber (.72 or so) and must be fired. Shallow cavity. Found in South Carolina	BT230JDJJ	$8
Fieldcast Whitworth: Hard to be certain, but appears to be .45 and other Whitworths were found nearby. Looks to be fired. Found during construction at Cobb Industrial Park near Noonday Creek, Kennesaw, GA by long time relic hunter Bob Kish. Approximately 1.35" long.	BT271BKC	$85
Unlisted .58 Gardner: Very crude, base is at angle. Measures .579 x 1.013". From Middle Tennessee. JUST ADDED!	BT286JCJJ	$8
.45 Hazard (metallic cartridge style) Bullet: Only the lead remains on this scarce bullet. Bottom ring on one side is powder damaged, other side displays great. Found at Olley's Creek, GA	BT155AEJJ	$45
.60(?) Unlisted Nose-cast Minie: Crude, size is .58 x 1.076. Found in Charleston, South Carolina. Unlisted in MM book. Rough patina from powder Distinct "bulb nose." Almost certainly Confederate. JUST ADDED!	BT285JAJJ	$12
.72 Unlisted Minie: Plug base, size is .705 x 1.008. Found at Civil War site in Mid Tennessee. JUST ADDED!	BT284JDJJ	$14
.54(?) Ball With Sprue: Also shows where the soldier made a bad cut when trying to clip sprue. If it could only talk!	BT246JBJJ	$4
POST WAR Buffalo/Whitworth Bullet: I'm pretty sure it is post war, and I've heard them called "Late Whitworths" and "Buffalo Gun" bullets. Truth is I don't know, but it is a cool and old .45 bullet! Measures .457 x 1.08"	BT252JEJJ	$20
.44 field Cast Revolver/Picket Bullet: Has distinct sprue cut-off on base, not listed in Mason & McKee. .443x.610. Found at Confederate site near Allatoona Pass, GA	BT274JEJJ	$22
.54 Field Cast Ball: From Charleston, SC, sprue mark slightly visible. Slightly rough. JUST ADDED!	BT288JAJJ	$3
.52 Ball: Found in Savannah, GA JUST ADDED!	BT287JAJJ	$4
.54 Field Cast Ball: one of the more scarce sizes of musket or pistol balls, This one found in Charleston, SC. Has distinct sprue mark.	BT273JAJJ	SOLD
Bullet Display From Missionary Ridge, TN: Has nice selection of drop bullets, including a .54 Star Carbine, .54 Merrill Carbine, .52 Sharps, .58 High Base three ring Minie, .57 Enfield (“57” marked base), and .58 Gardner. Were all found years ago on private property with permission. Mounted in a felt lined 4-1/2x5-1/2” glass top Riker case. JUST ADDED!	DY127JJJJ	$45
.69 Musket Ball: Found in North Georgia.	BT25JAJJ	$2 each
Standard Confederate .32 Buckshot: Usually used in conjunction with a .69 Round ball. (See below) Found in Murfreesboro, Tennessee	BT35XJJBE	$1.00 each
Mixed Confederate Fired Bullets: Have Enfield and Confederate .54 three ring bullets, all fired at actions throughout North Georgia. A limited amount of most types, so it's first come-first serve.	BT37XJJEJ	$1.50 each
Fired Williams Cleaners: From actions in North Georgia during the Atlanta Campaign. Some have bases, some not. Again, first come... (Also have some from Chattanooga, so specify which location you want)	BT33XJJEJ	$1.25 each
Shot Yankee Bullets: These are the classic three-ring "Minnie-Ball" bullets. Found in North Georgia.	BT31JJEJ	$1 each
Fired Round Balls: .All common calibers from .32-.69cal, name your preference, first come first serve. From North Georgia and Wilderness, VA.	BT32XJJBE	.75 each
Fired Colt Pistol Bullets: Have .32 &.44 caliber. From various areas, mostly Virginia and Tennessee.	BT34XJJEJ	$1.25 each
Bullets By The Numbers (As listed by Mason and McKee) All bullets shown below are in dropped condition unless noted otherwise. Due to the multitude of size variations on many MM#, sometimes sizes may vary slightly from those in book. Many of these are ones I once had in my collection and where possible, I note where they came from IF known.	MM#	Price
.54 Sharps Carbine JUST ADDED!	MM-44	$3
.54 Starr Carbine JUST ADDED!	MM-53	$4.50
.37 Maynard (CW era)	MM-84	$37
.36 Remington Revolver JUST ADDED!	MM-99	$8
.54 Merrill Carbine JUST ADDED!	MM-136	$7
.56 Colt Revolving Rifle (bought from digger, & found at Camp Stanley in Murfreesboro, TN)	MM-141	$15
.32 Smith & Wesson (with casing remains, from Wilderness-South Mountain area, VA)	MM-146	$20
.58 Gardner JUST ADDED!	MM-170	$6
.54 Sharps Rifle carbine-1861 JUST ADDED!	MM-182	$8
.54 Sharps Rifle carbine-1861 JUST ADDED!	MM-182 (b)	$8
.54 Sharps Rifle carbine-1861 JUST ADDED	MM-182(c)	$9
.54 Sharps Rifle carbine-1861variant, has sprue button on bottom. JUST ADDED!	MM-182 variant 1	$10
.54 Sharps Rifle carbine-1861 Wide ring variant JUST ADDED!	MM-182 variant 2	$9
.44 Sharps Slanting Breech	MM-196	$38
MM-199 .69 Italian Garibaldi (base damaged, melted or carved?) JUST ADDED!	MM-199	$12
.52 Sharps Carbine Teat Base	MM-203	$4
.52 Sharps Cone Base (thin patina, old dig) JUST ADDED!	MM-205	$3
.52 Sharps Cone Base JUST ADDED!	MM-205a	$4
.52 Sharps Carbine (still has dirt on it, from Virginia)	MM-206	$4
.69 Prussian One side Damaged as shown, other side fine for display. JUST ADDED!	MM-284	$17
.577 Enfield“57” base marked JUST ADDED!	MM-226	$10
.70 Austrian rifle musket (Rough patina from powder) JUST ADDED!	MM-313	$7
.70 Austrian rifle musket (Rough patina from powder) JUST ADDED!	MM-313 (a)	$7
.70 Austrian rifle musket JUST ADDED!	MM-313 (b)	$10
.58 5-point Swage Early dig, grey patina, base out of round as shown. JUST ADDED!	MM-343	$6
.58 5-point Swage Good crisp rings but base flared one side as shown. Bullet has been "pulled,"	MM-343 (a)	SOLD
.58 Cal 5 point Swage "Chatter" Bullet. Regular MM-343 except that it "chattered and slipped on the chuck during manufacture. Pretty neat, actually. One side has slight deformation, other side perfect for display.	MM-343v	$10
.57 Cal 5 point DEEP Swage Bullet. Regular MM-343 except that it has very deep distinct swages, caused by over-tightening chuck during manufacturing.	MM-343v (b)	$8
.57 Cal. 5 Point Swage. Actual size is .566 x 1.104, so we'll call it a MM-346 variant. Found in Harper's Ferry area. Patina not as pretty as the other one, so cheaper!	MM-346v (a)	$6
.58 Cal. 5 Point Swage.	MM-347	SOLD
.58 Cal. Swage 5 pt. Uncleaned, a few period dings.	MM-347 (a)	SOLD
.58 Pistol Carbine	MM-352	$4
.69 Rifle musket (uncleaned as found, from Middle Tennessee) JUST ADDED!	MM-327	$7
.54 US rifle variation Size .518 x .941" JUST ADDED	MM-421 V	$4
.54 Richmond Lab. Sharps	MM-464	$8
.54 Richmond Lab. Sharps (some patina loss) JUST ADDED!	MM-464 (a)	$7
.54 Sharps Short Pattern	MM-467	$10
.54 Sharps Short Pattern (plow damage but ok for display)	MM-467 (a)	$8
.54 Sharps Short Pattern JUST ADDED!	MM-467 (b)	$10
.44 Army revolver by Colt JUST ADDED!	MM-480	$4
.44 Bartholow for army revolver JUST ADDED!	MM-479	$5
.44 Bartholow for army revolver JUST ADDED!	MM-479 (b)	$5
.44 Bartholow for army revolver JUST ADDED!	MM-479 (c)	$5
.44 Army revolver by Colt JUST ADDED!	MM-480	$3
.44 Colt Dragoon/ Revolving Rifle	MM-489	SOLD
.44 Colt Early Model	MM-491	$3
.44 Colt Early Model (With remains of paper cartridge)	MM-491(a)	$6
.31 Colt JUST ADDED!	MM-503	$5
.31 Colt Pattern	MM-505	SOLD
Type 1 Williams Cleaner (washer intact) JUST ADDED!	MM-537 (a)	$7
Type 1 Williams Cleaner (washer only partially intact)	MM-537	$5
Carved Bullets & Oddities
Nipple Protector Made From .69 Bullet: Has one small gash/ding from digger, still displays great. Cool relic, not often seen in this large size. From Middle Tennessee. JUST ADDED!	BT281JAJJ	$10
.58 Gardner fired from .52 carbine: On occasion, Confederates would run short on breech loading carbine ammunition and fire what ever they had. Wow, what a kick! Anyway, this .58 Gardner is a perfect example of that use and was fired in a .52 breechloader. Found in North Georgia. JUST ADDED!	BT280JAJJ	$17
Carved Bullet: Rings nearly carved off. Might be a chess piece, might not, but found with one listed below, at Yankee Camp near Pine Mountain, GA.	BT278JEJJ	SOLD
Carved Bullet Chess Piece "Bishop": Top ring carved off, neat chess piece for your collection. Found at Yankee Camp near Pine Mountain, GA. Nice white patina.	BT277JEJJ	SOLD
Flattened 3-Ring Bullet: Found near Kolb's Farm, GA. This is what bored soldiers did! Flattened to .164 thick, 1.14 wide x 1.8 long, can still see the rings clearly.	BT250JJJJ	$10
Flattened 3-Ring Bullet: Found at Summers House, Big Shanty, GA (Now Kennesaw) by me years ago.. This is what bored soldiers did! Flattened to aprox. .250 thick, .850 x 1.26 wide x 1.8 long, can still see the rings clearly.	BT254JJJJ	$10
Collided/fused .44 Colt Bullets: I think these are the first I've ever seen. Sure, the larger bullets occasionally turn up, but Colt pistol rounds? Anyway, these are two .45 Colt Revolver bullets which have fused together from impact. They were found at the site of Wheeler's Cavalry lines in Marietta, Georgia (buyer will be told exact location) by long time relic hunter Bob Kish..	BT243BKC	$400
"Short Pour" Bullet: Bullet in which not enough lead was put into mold, resulting in these "short pours" They were usually re-melted and reused, so they are fairly scarce to find. This one is from Wilderness-South Mountain area.	BT195JDJJ1	$8
"Short Pour" Bullet: Bullet in which not enough lead was put into mold, resulting in these "short pours" They were usually re-melted and reused, so they are fairly scarce to find. This one is extra odd, as it looks like maybe the soldier fired it anyway. This one is from Wilderness-South Mountain area.	BT196JCJJ1	SOLD
Melted Three Ring Minnie: This one was among many I dug from a hut site at Waugh Point, VA, several years ago.	BT240JAJJ	$4
Melted Three Ring Minnie: Yet another, among many I dug from a hut site at Waugh Point, VA, several years ago.	BT241JAJJ	$4
Severely Pulled Bullet: Soldier went crazy with his extractor on this 3-ringer, leaving a worm hole 1/2 deep, which almost broke through base. Wow! Mud Creek, GA, find.	BT207JIJJ	$18
Wormed .58 Minie: Very heavy and distinct wiper marks, found in Middle Tennessee. JUST ADDED!	BT279JAJJ	$8
Chewed Bullet: .58 three ring minie, chewed with what does look to be human teeth marks. Most are animals, and this one may be Hog, but it is suspicious. Found in Middle Tennessee. JUST ADDED!	BT283JAJJ	$14
Chewed Bullet: Likely done by critters, as most are. This .58 Minie has been chewed like bubble gum! From Middle Tennessee. JUST ADDED!	BT282JAJJ	$10
Chewed Bullet: Out of all I’ve ever seen, this one looks like it was chewed by a person. (Most are squirrel or hog chewed, but this one isn’t I don’t think). Probably not for pain, but out of boredom. Looks he held the bottom and chewed around the top. Found near Mud Creek, GA.	BT276JAJJ	$20
Cotton Seal: Lead, from Fredericksburg. No markings.	BT99JAJJ	$5
Carved pistol bullet w/ square nail hole: Don't know reason, but he may have been making a fishing sinker	BT82JAJJ	$2