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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2024
- On this Day in the Life, I describe some of the observations necessary to identify Civil War bullets. With more than 650 types of bullets used during the War between the States, even the smallest of variables can make the difference between an accurate identification and case of mistaken identity. These are just a few of the key points to consider when trying to identify bullets. Other considerations include how the grooves were cut into the bullet, the weight of the bullet, and the casting technique to name a few.
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You do great job. I have studying civil war since 73 as a kid
That's the one thing I truly loved was digging variety bullets... what a rush when you popped a new variety out of the ground!!! Great video Chris!!
Good video Chris. Another helpful ID tool is a cheap Harbor Freight electronic scale. McKee and Mason gives the weight of each bullet in grains. Rocky Face Dan
Yeah, now if I had only studied my math better I could do the conversion. I reckon I need to get one of those fancy grain scales from the gun shop.
Hey Chris, some of those inexpensive scales have grains as a measurement choice. No conversion necessary!
This is the stuff I want to learn about thanks Chris!
Very informative. Chris I never had heard about the number of bullets produced for the civil war before or gave thought to how many different types of bullets that were manufacturered.! That is really mind boggling to think of!
Nice video. Thanks so much this will help me identify bullets in the field. I have found so many different types that i can't be sure on the dates. Thanks again.
Awesome Donnie, glad to be of some assistance!
Excellent lecture.
I don't live in an area where any of the fighting took place. We do have an area where the training took place, but it is a State park and there is no detecting allowed. It is still a fascinating subject for me.
Any private land near that park would be a good starting point, easy for history to be off by a few feet.
great video and information on the bullets thx
As always very creative and informative. You have a knack for teaching.
I'm still not convinced that Enfield bullets were solely used by the southern soldiers, after all 1/2 million rifles were purchased by the Fed in 61
Enfield bullets were not solely used by Confeds. In this case however, the site was a documented camp of the 4th Kentucky (CSA) and from my research they were the only troops in the area armed with Enfield rifles so it is relatively safe to say these are Confed. Knowing the history of troops movements in the area and the provenance of the find can go a long way towards positively identifying who's bullets they might be. The two sets of Union troops that camped at this location used breech loading carbines.
I have a soldier carved French Minie with the triangular cavity!
Awesome!! Quite the find there!
Excellent presentation and your description of a soldier carrying these items to kill other Americans is very profound. Thanks for another great vlog.
More than1.2 billion bullets manufactured for just this one war. Amazing how many ways men can find to kill one another. Awesome information, Darling. Thank you for helping us understand the nuances involved in Civil War relic hunting.
Great info, Chris. I didn''t know that there were that many different bullets during the Civil War. Thanks for sharing. HH
I got a booklet that a University of Georgia history professor made, showing nearly ever common civil war relic that has been found by the university
I never realized there were so many varieties used during that time. It's no wonder the confederacy struggled with supply problems, among so many other things.
Very informative. The closest we come to civil war bullets up here is War Of 1812 :-)
Good info...Thanks BD. GH & HH
Great info, thank you. ; )
Great vid man
Greta information Chris. Good luck and hope you get out today and find some relics :)
En route
Hey buddy. A very nice overview of Civil War projectiles. Makes me want to come down to meet you and dig a few. KRH
Thanks Chris this helps me out .
very interesting
Great video. Very informative.
very informative. thanks
Omg I'm from Johnson city tennesee I'm from Washington County your right beside me also I went in my local forest and found a ball like bullet looking thing but everyone in my family said it was an old bouny ball thanks for proveing em wrong🤠🤠🔫🔫
I’m down in Chattanooga now but there are for sure relics up round there, keep after it
Very informative content, well made video
How many relics do you reckon you have. Not just bullets but everything. Must be thousands🎈
Hard to put a number on it, but if I had to guess I would say maybe 10,000 relics (just a guess, probably more than that though in reality.) Well over 1500 relics this year, and it felt like a slow year.
Thanks for this video!
Hope it helps!
@@BirdDogg I had been researching for a bit before finding your video so I knew about the base and rings but didn't think about whether the rings were raised or cut and as a novice in this area I didn't think about changing my scale to GN...embarrassing as I studied math and physics in college!
Nice video man.
Good Video!
Chris, by no means was I trying to contradict or discredit. My statement was based purely on my own assumption, no facts. Please accept my apologies if offended
Ahh, not at all, you are right, they were used by both sides, I just happen to know which side left these. Often times though, there is no way of knowing.
Found my first civil bullet today
God bless Merry Christmas
Sweet! Thanks for the info. Too bad I probably won't use it. I don't think too many Canadians find civil war bullets LOL. A great video! Be sure to check out my channel for my miniseries of the 10 Commandments of metal detecting! GL and HH!
Good video, I always assumed there were only about 10 types of bullets, and that would have been a supply nightmare in itself. How wrong was I? :)
I was under the same impression Cardigan. I cannot imagine the logistical nightmare that the Armies dealt with back then.
Will the identification of a bullet also be able to tell you what specific rifle/firearm it was used for or did one type of rifle shoot a variation of bullets, and bullet style/configuration progress as the war progressed? So maybe a bullet could be narrowed down to a specific year, region, etc.?
Great question. The number of types of ammunition used during the CW is staggering, there were well over 500 different types being used. In some cases the ammunition was specific to the firearm in question(such as the Burnside carbine.) Most ammunition that came in a paper cartridge however (such as your common 3 ring minni ball) could be used in a wide variety of arms as long as they were of the same caliber. Some bullets phased out as the war progressed (for instance you don't see many .69 caliber bullets in late war sites) and in other cases a specific round might not have been created until later in the war and so you can determine a date by that. In some circumstances, with some deep research and a little luck bullets can be narrowed down to not only a year and region but often to what specific units were carrying them. While they are a common CW find, they can speak volumes.
@@BirdDogg O.K., cool, thanks for the info. Kinda what prompted my question was from watching a few CW metal detecting videos and the guys would dig up a bullet and say it was a bullet from an Enfield rifle. I just wondered how they could tell, that's what led me to your videos.
@@wizardofahhhs759 Ahhh. Typically I would assume they are referring (knowingly or not) to the bullet type alone. I would think(and again this is an assumption as I have never had the opportunity to load and fire a CW era rifle) that either a 3 ring or an Enfield bullet could be fired through an Enfield rifle(just as an Enfield bullet could be fired through say a Springfield rifle) provided that they were the same caliber. In many cases I would say they made whatever go down the barrel that would fit. In the instance of self contained brass cartridges however there were certainly instances of one gun ammo.
@@BirdDogg I see what you're saying, it could be an Enfield bullet but not necessarily fired from an Enfield rifle.
Desperate times....
Thanks Birddog, you must also read minds, I was just pondering throwing that very question out there and you answered it. Is that book still in print?
I'm not sure if it is still in print, but if you can find any of the Civil War reference books I highly recommend buying them. They are usually a limited run and the prices can go through the roof after they go out of print. Currently on Amazon the price of this book ranges from $108 all the way up to $500.
Good Lord! I would hope that the pages were gold leaf. I tried getting Tice's Book of Buttons, and have been told it is out of print. But I'm going to buy everything I can get my hands on. Thanks for the information!
Save yer clad!
LOL...I have been but for one of the AT Pro detectors. Gotta have one and a lucky Can yo Chigg It shirts. Also, I need a carrot as well. I'm going to email you, probably tomorrow and see what I can do.
isnt it illegal to take stuff from battlegrounds where soldiers fought?
Joshua Withrow if they are federal or state protected land it is. There are many many battlefield, camp and skirmish sites located on private property which are completely legal to detect on with permission though and these are the types of sites where I detect.
I live in erwin too should get together sometime
I'm from Washington County
So we should to get along
Are there tells of fakes?
Great vid man
Good video Chris. The thrill is in the dig because you never know what kind you may unearth. My favorite is the Gardner and ringtail shsharp.Thanks for all the info...