Home Metal Detecting

some odd 3 ring boolits

so these are the bullets i dug recently. dug the top middle one today. i was told many years ago these were indian wars era. anyone here know for sure? forgot to add a huge musket ball i dug last week. i think there was some type of shooting range here. found an old flat button today too. have it soaking, will id the age later. might be british.
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  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Makes you wonder if the target is still near by.
  • OldEastsideOldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭
    where did you find them? State?

    Steve

    Edited to add they appear to be that of a homecast reloader
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice... must have been a lot of action at that site. Any chance a research of the area history might turn up some information?? Cheers, RickO
  • Hey Brian I've found some bullets over here in my area like that before.
    Not sure of age or when they were used.

    Cool finds though.

    HH,Tom
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  • pcgs69pcgs69 Posts: 4,328 ✭✭✭✭
    well those are certainly different. Wish I could help on IDing them...certainly look old though
  • I'm in california. I've dug CW war bullets before. Probably have a few pounds of those. These look a lot different.
    Id'd the button age at 1860's to 1870 according to my Tice button bible.
  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Any new finds Brian?

    Al
  • Having some knee problems. I'm taking some time off from digging. Was digging out some stumps in my yard and hurt my back a little. Its tough cause there are severals demos going on and I can't try them out.
  • relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 7,913 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They are 45-70's. Circa 1880.
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