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
11mm Pinfire Short: Dug, dinged (see picture), pin broken off. With small riker case for display included.	BT232JIJJ	SOLD
.44 Frank Wesson Rifle Cartridge: Good solid example, slight crack beside lead on one side. Still perfect for display, appears to be a solid early dug example. With small riker case for display included.	BT235JIJJ	$37
Maynard Blunt Nose (put together) Cartridge: One side looks great, a bit of torn brass on other. A great display piece. With small riker case for display included.	BT234JIJJ	$27
Unlisted Pickett Bullet: .33 x .60 Found at Wilderness, VA	BT244JBJJ	$20
Unlisted Nosecast Confederate Enfield: ..562 x 1.015 Found near Summers House in Big Shanty, GA, Shows "cold" lead pour.. (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 Georgia Confederate sites.) JUST ADDED!	BT264JAJJ	$12
Unlisted Fieldcast Confederate Enfield: .550 x .998, Found near Pine Mountain in Cobb County, GA, Mold slightly off centered. (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 Georgia Confederate sites.) JUST ADDED!	BT263JAJJ	$12
Unlisted Tapered Confederate Enfield: .531 x .955, Found at Wheeler's camp, near Brush Mountain, GA, Very odd tapered style (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.) JUST ADDED!	BT262JAJJ	$18
Unlisted Thick Skirt Confederate Enfield: .565 x 1.007, 2-3 cavity. Found at Lost Mountain, Georgia. Also seen a few found at another Cavalry site, I suspect these are connected to Ross's Cavalry. (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.) JUST ADDED!	BT261JAJJ	$18
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.) JUST ADDED!	BT260JAJJ	$20
Unlisted Side Cast Confederate Enfield: .568 x 1.076, 5-3 cavity, sidecast, plug base (no markings) Found by me at Mud Creek, Georgia. (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.) JUST ADDED!	BT259JAJJ	$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.) JUST ADDED!	BT260JAJJ	$8
"P" Marked Base .57 Enfield: Size unlisted in MM .574 x 1.158 JUST ADDED!	BT265JAJJ	$35
.57 base Marked Enfield: A creek find, so the patina is weak.	BT245JBJJ	$4
.54 Georgia Austrian: OK, I'm coining a new term until someone corrects me! These .54 unlisted three ringers (always found at Confederate Sites) have been found for years in sites in North Georgia. It has recently come to light that they were used in ,54 Austrian muskets, thus the term Georgia Austrian. They are definite Confederate, fairly scarce, have a thick base (although soldier carved this base out some), and this one measures .514 x 1.011. This one was found near Gilgal Church, GA.	BT242JAJJ	SOLD
.54 Georgia Austrian: OK, I'm coining a new term until someone corrects me! These .54 unlisted three ringers (always found at Confederate Sites) have been found for years in sites in North Georgia. It has recently come to light that they were used in ,54 Austrian muskets, thus the term Georgia Austrian. They are definite Confederate, fairly scarce, have a thick base. This one measures .541 x .975 Base on this one is deformed, so priced accordingly. This one was found near Gilgal Church, GA, where quite a few were found. JUST ADDED!	BT242JAJJ	$12
.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
.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
.52 Ball Unfired: Another hard size to get, and another Savannah, Georgia find.	BT248JBJJ	$5
.44 Ball: Field cast, crude, grayish patina, from Wilderness, VA area.	BT257JAJJ	$2
.50 Ball w/sprue: Nice example of field cast ball. Good white patina.	BT255JAJJ	$4
.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
.85 Musket Ball: Found in Charleston, SC. These are rarely seen and likely packed a BIG kick! Used in a French Flintlock musket, from all research I can tell. JUST ADDED!	BT267JAJJ	$20
.54 Ball Unfired: These are a hard size to find. This one is perfect and found near Savannah, GA	BT239JAJJ	$5
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
.69 Musket Ball: Found in North Georgia.	BT25JAJJ	$2 each
.44 Fired Henry From Battle of Alatoona, GA: A great piece of history! An Indiana Regiment was armed with these 17 shot rifles, and used them with telling effect at Alatoona Pass (The battle where the hymn, "Hold The Fort, For I Am Coming" was written). This one was found on private property (the Fort itself is now off limits). Great rifling is visible, too.	BT258JAJJ	$12
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 (Still has dirt on it, from VA) JUST ADDED!	MM-44	$4
.50 Smith Carbine Found near Alatoona Church, GA, has slight cut from shovel on one side. I dug it, I dinged it. Ouch! still a nice example from a known location. Other side looks fine.	MM-49	$5
.54 Star Carbine (Found in Arkansas)	MM-53	$6
Maynard Carbine Variant (.522x .799) Cone Base (Found at Red River Campaign site in LA) JUST ADDED!	MM-76v	$18
Maynard Carbine Variant (.522x .799) Cone Base (Found at Red River Campaign site in LA) JUST ADDED!	MM-76v (a)	$18
.37 Maynard (CW era)	MM-84	$37
.38 Remington (from Kolb Farm)	MM-99	$8
.38 Remington (collection was from KY, bullet maybe from that area?)	MM-99 (a)	$7
.54 Merrill Carbine (dug in Tennessee) JUST ADDED!	MM-138	$8
.56 Colt Revolving Rifle (bought from digger, & found at Camp Stanley in Murfreesboro, TN) JUST ADDED!	MM-141	$15
.32 Smith & Wesson (with casing remains, from Wilderness-South Mountain area, VA)	MM-146	$20
.58 Gardner (North Georgia) JUST ADDED!	MM-170	$7
.54 Sharps Carbine "Ringtail" Found at Morgan's CS Camp, Liberty, TN and so marked) One side great, other has slight ding as shown. JUST ADDED!	MM-186	$8
.54 Sharps 1861 Carbine "Ringtail JUST ADDED!	MM-188	$10
.56 Sharps 1858 Carbine "Ringtail JUST ADDED!	MM-189	$9
.56 Sharps 1861 Carbine "Ringtail " Looks to be field- cast, mold mark on bottom. JUST ADDED!	MM-190	$9
.44 Sharps Slanting Breech JUST ADDED!	MM-196	$38
.54 Sharps Carbine (still has dirt on it, from Virginia) JUST ADDED!	MM-206	$4
.54 Confederate Enfield Variant (size=.530 x .950) (Dug by me near Gilgal Church, GA, still has dirt on it) JUST ADDED!	MM-240v	$15
Burnside Carbine Dish Base (Vicksburg)	MM-309 (b)	$7
Burnside Carbine Dish Base (Virginia. One side whittled by soldier, displays good)	MM-309 (c)	$6
.58 Washington Arsenal "Star" base JUST ADDED!	MM-341	$8
.58 Washington Arsenal "Star" base JUST ADDED!	MM-341 (a)	$7
.58 Cal 5 point Swage	MM-343	$8
.58 5-point Swage. Good crisp rings but base flared one side as shown. Bullet has been "pulled,"	MM-343 (a)	$6
.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. JUST ADDED!	MM-343v (b)	$8
.58 Swage: Slight patina loss on base.	MM-344	$6
.57 Cal. 5 Point Swage. Actual size is .569 x 1.075. Found in Harper's Ferry area. JUST ADDED!	MM-346v (b)	$7
.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	$7
.58 Pistol Carbine JUST ADDED!	MM-352	$4
.58 US Rifled Musket JUST ADDED!	MM-388	$3
.54 Machined For Rifle (Shallow grooves) (.532 x 1.094)	MM-410	$7
.54 US Rifle (Wilderness/or/Harpers Ferry find) JUST ADDED!	MM421	$3
.69 Rifled Musket (Red River Campaign, LA) JUST ADDED!	MM-447	$8
.54 Richmond Lab. Sharps (Cedar Mountain, VA) JUST ADDED!	MM-464	$9
.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 (Needs cleaning but nice)	MM-467 (b)	$15
.44 Bartholow Revolver JUST ADDED!	MM-479	$7
.44 Colt Revolver JUST ADDED!	MM-480	$3
.44 Colt Dragoon/ Revolving Rifle JUST ADDED!	MM-489	$4
.44 Colt Early Model JUST ADDED!	MM-491	$3
.44 Colt Early Model (With remains of paper cartridge)	MM-491(a)	$6
.31 Colt Pattern JUST ADDED!	MM-505	$3
Type III Williams Cleaner (Washer half missing)	MM-540	$4
Type 1 Williams Cleaner (washer only partially intact)	MM-537	$5
.54 Georgia Troops Foreign Mold (dishbase) JUST ADDED!	MM-594	$15
Carved Bullets & Oddities
Homemade Lead Pencil: Not sure where it was found, but still a cool example of the lengths a soldier would go to to write a letter! JUST ADDED!	BT269JAJJ	$9
Carved Ringtail Sharps "Chess Piece": Nose cut off so that it sits as shown. A scarce bullet, even more scarce carved...especially into a recognizable item! From South Mountain/Wilderness area.	BT256JAJJ	$14
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
DEEP Cavity Three-ring Bullet: Not sure what happened here, but looks to be a spent .58 three-ring. However, the cavity measures a full 3/4" deep. Very odd! Dug near Kennesaw Mountain years ago.	BT251JAJJ	$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 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	$6
"Short Pour" Bullet: Bullet in which not enough lead was put into mold, resulting in a "short pour." They were usually re-melted and reused, so they are fairly scarce to find. This one is from Wilderness-South Mountain area.	BT253JAJJ	$3
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
Collided/fused .45 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. They were found at the site of Wheeler's Cavalry lines in Marietta, Georgia (buyer will be told exact location).	BT243BKC	$700
Chewed Bullet As chewed as you'll see, can't tell what kind of bullet it was. As with most, probably done by hogs but still it is what it is. From South Mountain/Wilderness area.	BT213JAJJ	$8
Carved Lead: From Lovejoy, GA. Don't know what soldier was trying to make.	BT163JAJJ	$3
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