Confederate Nesler Pattern Bullet for .69 Caliber Smoothbore Musket

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Item: Confederate Nesler Pattern Bullet for .69 Caliber Smoothbore Musket 
Condition: Excellent, excavated, un-fired. Partial soil coated surface with white patina. Small period dent in base rim. Visible mold seam. No repairs.
Recovered: Seven Days Battles area.
Approximate size: .677 inch diameter, .592 inch length, 451 grains weight.
Reference: Similar examples can be found in the following Civil War bullet reference books:

  • "Civil War Projectiles II Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement" by W. Reid McKee and M. E. Mason, Jr. on page 26, item #66.
  • "Round Ball to Rimfire, Part Four" by Dean S. Thomas, on page 238, #588. 
  • "Some Civil War Bullets 2" by Thomas J. Stelma, page 169, #06-160.

See above pages in the additional images. 

Comments:  According to the above-mentioned reference book, "Round Ball to Rimfire, Part Four", by Dean Thomas, "Nesler moulds were ordered locally in Raleigh from the firm of Voss & Smethurst, and bullets and cartridges were fabricated by the North Carolina Institute for the Deaf & Dumb and the Blind." This bullet will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War bullet or general relic collection.

Product Code:
PC10999

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