Gomez & Mills Multi-Ring Bullet for 60 Bore Sharps Rifle
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Item: Gomez & Mills Multi-Ring Bullet for 60 Bore Sharps Rifle
Condition: Excellent, excavated, unfired. The bullet has an overall white surface patina and a visible mold seam. One portion of the multiple rings has a dent and what could possibly be a casting flaw, otherwise it is a perfect drop with no repairs.
Recovered: Glendale, VA. in 2013 by Virginia relic hunter, retired Army Brigadier General Jack Mountcastle.
Approximate size: .472 inch. diameter, .809 inch. length, 243 grains weight.
Reference: Similar examples can be found in the following Civil War bullet reference books:
- "Round Ball to Rimfire, Part Four" by Dean S. Thomas, on page 225, item 552.
- "Civil War Projectiles II Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement" by W. Reid McKee and M. E. Mason, Jr. on page 34, item 193.
See above pages in additional images.
Comments: This is a rare bullet to recover, and it will be an excellent example to add to any Civil War bullet or general relic collection.
- Product Code:
- PC7977
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