newbe Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Hi all, I have just joined the group in the hope that someone may be able to ID a bullet that I found in the garden here in East Sussex. It looks to me as if it has made a glancing hit on something. The bullet has a flattened section near the tip and also a scrapped area at the tail end made as it traveled past something i guess. It is also slightly bent out of shape accordingly. These flattened areas also look as if them may have picked up some black partials as it slide passed. I am really wondering if this could have been fired by an aircraft in WW2 and then bounced off another. Please find attached 2 photos of the said bullet. This is my first atempt at this so hopefuly the pictures will appear. Regards Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) Solid lead slug with rifling, so looking at black powder and musket/rifle, rather than ww2. Looks to be about. 50cal or 54cal Edited July 2, 2016 by Stonepark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 has it a conical indentation at the rear end..........that would possibly identify it as a type of "mini ball"...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymondley Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) Minie ball ? Beaten to it by ditchman. Edited July 2, 2016 by Wymondley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbe Posted July 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 I have just taken a photo of the end so that you can see for yourselves. I believe that if I answered yes to your question that i am probably correct. Thanks for your responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbe Posted July 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Hi again, I have been googling since posting and have come up with this as a possibility. What do you think? .577 martini henry from the 1870's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Hi again, I have been googling since posting and have come up with this as a possibility. What do you think? .577 martini henry from the 1870's That would be my bet too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1066 Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Yep - Pretty sure that a .577-450 from a Martini-Henry. .https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.577/450_Martini%E2%80%93Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Wouldnt want to be on the wrong end of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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