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<blockquote data-quote="Crow Terminator" data-source="post: 568437" data-attributes="member: 220"><p>The melted lead blobs are just that....lead blobs. That's one sure sign to start slowing down when you are metal detecting and looking for a civil war camp site or picket post. You'll start hitting the lead blobs, bullets, or start hearing iron signals. </p><p></p><p>The minie balls and other similar ammo had paper crimped to the bullet that held the powder. That paper made great fire starters for the troops since bullets were so plentyful. So often times after the fire got started they would just chunk the bullet to the side, throw it in the fire (thus the lead blobs), or carve on it with their knife.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crow Terminator, post: 568437, member: 220"] The melted lead blobs are just that....lead blobs. That's one sure sign to start slowing down when you are metal detecting and looking for a civil war camp site or picket post. You'll start hitting the lead blobs, bullets, or start hearing iron signals. The minie balls and other similar ammo had paper crimped to the bullet that held the powder. That paper made great fire starters for the troops since bullets were so plentyful. So often times after the fire got started they would just chunk the bullet to the side, throw it in the fire (thus the lead blobs), or carve on it with their knife. [/QUOTE]
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