[This is the second of a series of three posts with several bullets I am trying to ID.]
I am an archaeologist working at a WWI training camp located in the California Bay Area. This camp was used during WWI and saw limited use during WWII and by sport/civilian shooters. So, most of these bullets should be U.S.-made rounds, either military or commercial, dating as early as the late 1800s to the present day.
I would like to know the caliber and approximate date range for each bullet. I realize that ID-ing/dating fragments of bullets is very difficult, but I'm just trying to get as close as possible to an estimated caliber and date. Let me know if you need additional specs or pics.
Photos of each bullet are at the end of this thread listed in sequential order (left to right, top to bottom). Go here for additional photos:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B90rGWsqo4rFMkhTdEZqM2g0Wkk?usp=sharing
4. Bullets (3) that seem to be same caliber: lead, flat-nose, recessed base, two knurled groves around base
-Diameter = .436-.453” (~11.3mm); length = .725”; weight = 239 grs.
-Guess: .45 Colt / .45 Colt Government / .45 Colt Model 1909 / .45 S&W (Schofield)?
5. Bullets (2) of the same caliber: lead, round-nose, flat base, one wide and one narrow smooth grooves with three bands around base
-Diameter = .350-.356” (~8.95mm); length = .718”; weight = 149 grs.
-Guess: .38 S&W / .38 Long or Short Colt / .38 Special?
6. Bullet jacket fragment: non-magnetic (probably cupro-nickel or gilding metal), recessed and enclosed base (two-stepped circular depression), one knurled cannelure located .692" from base, band just below cannelure groove .125" wide
-Diameter = .300-.313” (~7.75mm); length = 1.018+”; weight = 57+grs.
-Guess: .303 British Mark VI or VII
I am an archaeologist working at a WWI training camp located in the California Bay Area. This camp was used during WWI and saw limited use during WWII and by sport/civilian shooters. So, most of these bullets should be U.S.-made rounds, either military or commercial, dating as early as the late 1800s to the present day.
I would like to know the caliber and approximate date range for each bullet. I realize that ID-ing/dating fragments of bullets is very difficult, but I'm just trying to get as close as possible to an estimated caliber and date. Let me know if you need additional specs or pics.
Photos of each bullet are at the end of this thread listed in sequential order (left to right, top to bottom). Go here for additional photos:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B90rGWsqo4rFMkhTdEZqM2g0Wkk?usp=sharing
4. Bullets (3) that seem to be same caliber: lead, flat-nose, recessed base, two knurled groves around base
-Diameter = .436-.453” (~11.3mm); length = .725”; weight = 239 grs.
-Guess: .45 Colt / .45 Colt Government / .45 Colt Model 1909 / .45 S&W (Schofield)?
5. Bullets (2) of the same caliber: lead, round-nose, flat base, one wide and one narrow smooth grooves with three bands around base
-Diameter = .350-.356” (~8.95mm); length = .718”; weight = 149 grs.
-Guess: .38 S&W / .38 Long or Short Colt / .38 Special?
6. Bullet jacket fragment: non-magnetic (probably cupro-nickel or gilding metal), recessed and enclosed base (two-stepped circular depression), one knurled cannelure located .692" from base, band just below cannelure groove .125" wide
-Diameter = .300-.313” (~7.75mm); length = 1.018+”; weight = 57+grs.
-Guess: .303 British Mark VI or VII