.69 Caliber French Triangle Base Bullet

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Item: Confederate French Pattern .69 Caliber "Triangle Base" Bullet
Condition: Excellent, excavated, unfired. Semi-smooth surface with grey-white patina. The bullet's skirt is nicely rounded. There is mild base chipping and a very small surface chip in the side of the rim at the base. No repairs.
Recovered: Banks Ford area Stafford, VA.
Approximate size: .685 inch diameter; .897 inch length, 539 grains weight.
Reference: Similar examples can be found in the following Civil War relic reference books:

  • "Round Ball to Rimfire, Part Four" by Dean S. Thomas, page 237, item 575. 
  • "Civil War Projectiles II Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement" by W. Reid McKee and M. E. Mason, Jr., page 42, item 265.
  • "Some Civil War Bullets 2" by Thomas J. Stelma, page 178, item 06-180.

See scans of the above pages in the additional images. 

Comments: This bullet was acquired directly from the Virginia digger. Included in the additional images is a scanned image of the digger (on far left), with his hunting buddies and their detectors. It will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War bullet or general relic collection. 

Product Code:
PC8829

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