TL7323 BIG GA Troops Bullet - Gaines Mill, VA area Misc Relics Artillery This is a nose cast

This is a nose cast bullet & the nose cast sprue has been nipped off (pinched off) at an upward 45 degree angle ^

Stelma lists in his Some Civil War bullets as 08-001 long body

You will find both items to be in excellent dug condition

All 3 of these traits are referenced by Hugh Shull-Southern States Currency

a mold seam can be seen across the solid base & the nose is sharp

TL7323 BIG GA Troops Bullet - Gaines Mill, VA area Misc Relics Artillery This is a nose castFor your consideration one McKee & Mason 392 Thomas handbook 171A Southern manufacture a massive 0. 58 caliber bullet. A crude bullet from birth that you will find to be in excellent dug condition. This patina a real nice, light white color. Both mold seams can be seen & the cavity is a thick, eccentric, plug type with a BIG FAT teat at the base of the cavity. Measures about 0. 575 x 1. 135 inches.