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Title: transition.? Post by: dingdong on March 06, 2015, 06:20:09 PM Can anyone please help me with the question which I was recently asked.
When was the transition from the musket ball to the type of bullet as picture shows,many thanks for looking. Title: Re: transition.? Post by: Mike on March 06, 2015, 06:25:03 PM ah chef will know exactly when as apparently he used both ::) ::) :D :D :D
Title: Re: transition.? Post by: Chef Geoff on March 06, 2015, 06:47:55 PM Lol thanks Mike but I had left the army before those newfangled bullet things came in ;D
I'm not totally convinced it is a bullet to be honest so couldn't tell you what age it is but it does seem to have a flat base which could mean it's a Sharps and if so then a sporting rifle 1870's though if you mean when did the British army change from round ball to conical bullet the first being the Minié ball it was 1855 ;) Title: Re: transition.? Post by: nobby on March 06, 2015, 06:51:59 PM That looks more like a percussion cap to me
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