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v3ikid
03-13-2011, 09:31 PM
Hey I found this minnie ball with the V3i. Must have been a left over from the war, never expected to find one in central illinois but i was thrilled to find it. Only thing is i have no idea what caliber it is. Anyone know the answer?
Toadman
03-14-2011, 04:00 AM
Nice one ! happydance02
tanacat
03-14-2011, 08:15 AM
Great find! :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

I'm sure Hillbilly Dave, Effie Mae, Civil War Nut or Evan/TN would know the answer to that thumbsup01
Dirt Fisher
03-15-2011, 04:57 PM
it looks to be a .54 caliber three ringer. There were several calibers of these but seems the most common in my parts is a .54 or .58. you will just have to mic it or a set of calipers will do but I would say one or the other. Could possibly even be a .69 caliber and if so then that is a great find.
Evan/tn
03-15-2011, 08:22 PM
Nice bullet,I'm gonna go with .58 cal. as they are the most common in my area,you could always measure it.
v3ikid
03-15-2011, 09:14 PM
What does each Cal. measure? This one is just shy of an inch long and 1/2 an inch wide. I know that is not very accurate but it's all i got for now.
jkress
03-15-2011, 10:02 PM
:shocked04: :clapping:

Very, very nice! I imagine that was quite a nice surprise. That's an awesome find.

Congrats. <:
zrickkid
03-16-2011, 09:43 PM
Nice bullet. Where did you come across that baby here in Illinois? Sees real odd and out of place. :omg: