Old Bullet Maybe??

[dg7080]

This afternoon I found this old looking bullet in the dirt where I recently plowed up a small spot looking for arrowheads. I am hoping someone can help me identify what is might be.

It appears to be pretty old, but it has what appears to maybe be a remnant of what may have been a tarnished copper jacket near the base??? That makes me wonder if it's not something made in the last 50 to 100 years. It does not appear to have been fired and is not deformed except where the plow appears to have whacked it over the years.

In the photo I compared it to a .50 caliber TC maxi ball that is 370 grains. As you can see, it about the same diameter but longer, and it measures exactly 1 inch long.

Any ideas???

 

[bigtex]

Looks like an old bullet to me. Is it lead?
Interesting find for sure!!

 

[dg7080]

Looks like an old bullet to me. Is it lead?
Interesting find for sure!!

Yep its lead and definitely a bullet. But I just cant figure out if it is from the old days like the mid to late 1800's or is it a more modern round from the past century.

 

[Wobblyshot1]

Looks to me to be a heavily oxidize 45-70 (maybe 50-70) bullet with part of the old copper case still clinging to it. the case has obviously deteriorated almost completely. 1880s or thereabout is a good guess on it's age. The military rifle cartridge was loaded with a 500 grain bullet while the carbine used a 405 grain bullet.

 

[dg7080]

Looks to me to be a heavily oxidize 45-70 (maybe 50-70) bullet with part of the old copper case still clinging to it. the case has obviously deteriorated almost completely. 1880s or thereabout is a good guess on it's age. The military rifle cartridge was loaded with a 500 grain bullet while the carbine used a 405 grain bullet.

Thanks for the input Wobblyshot1. I had no idea and knew it had some age on it, but the copper jacket through me off.. I need to find a way to weight it to see how many grain it is....