Examples of Bullets




Case 7






Identified by Linda Wiggs as .54 cal Gardner Bullet, Item 169 on page 32 of McKee, W.R. & Mason, M.E. Jr. (). Civil War Projectiles II: Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement. Not certain about edition - check ISBN-10: 0942365089





Identified by Linda Wiggs as a .577 cal Enfield bullet, Item 241, see page 39 of McKee, W.R. & Mason, M.E. Jr. (). Civil War Projectiles II: Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement. Not certain about edition - check ISBN-10: 0942365089





Identified by Linda Wiggs as a Swage Base Mini, 6 pt., see page 48 of McKee, W.R. & Mason, M.E. Jr. (). Civil War Projectiles II: Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement. Not certain about edition - check ISBN-10: 0942365089



Case 8






Identified by Linda Wiggs as a .54 cal Burnside Carbine, Item 119, see page 28 of McKee, W.R. & Mason, M.E. Jr. (). Civil War Projectiles II: Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement. Not certain about edition - check ISBN-10: 0942365089

Base Variants:





Case 9




Identified by Linda Wiggs as a Williams Cleaner Bullet, Item 540, p. 64 of McKee, W.R. & Mason, M.E. Jr. (). Civil War Projectiles II: Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement. Not certain about edition - check ISBN-10: 0942365089





Identified by Linda Wiggs as a Williams Cleaner Bullet, Item 541, p. 64 of McKee, W.R. & Mason, M.E. Jr. (). Civil War Projectiles II: Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement. Not certain about edition - check ISBN-10: 0942365089





Identified by Linda Wiggs as a Williams Cleaner Bullet, Item 325, a Rifle Musket (.69 caliber). According to Linda, it's large because it's an older type, indicating that it's from an older supply and likely Confederate. See p. 47 of McKee, W.R. & Mason, M.E. Jr. (). Civil War Projectiles II: Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement. Not certain about edition - check ISBN-10: 0942365089





Identified by Linda Wiggs as a .52 caliber Sharps.





Identified by Linda Wiggs as Sharps Carbine, .577 cal, Item 42 or 43, see page 25 of McKee, W.R. & Mason, M.E. Jr. (). Civil War Projectiles II: Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement. Not certain about edition - check ISBN-10: 0942365089



Identified by Linda Wiggs as Merrill Carbine, .54 cal, Item 136 on page 31 of McKee, W.R. & Mason, M.E. Jr. (). Civil War Projectiles II: Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement. Not certain about edition - check ISBN-10: 0942365089





Identified by Linda Wiggs as Item 366 or 367 (Hi Base Ring for Rifle), .577 cal, see page 51 of McKee, W.R. & Mason, M.E. Jr. (). Civil War Projectiles II: Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement. Not certain about edition - check ISBN-10: 0942365089





Identified by Linda Wiggs as a .52 cal Merrill Carbine, Item 137, page 30 of McKee, W.R. & Mason, M.E. Jr. (). Civil War Projectiles II: Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement. Not certain about edition - check ISBN-10: 09423





Pulled bullet





Carved bullets



For examples of McKee & Mason classifications, see:

Workman's Civil War Bullet Reference Page

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