Battle of Blanco Canyon , Texas 1871

[smith693]

Smith: Weight and diameter of the bullets? What fun!

Don't have a way to weigh them here but the diameter is 11.5mm.

Looks like to me they may be the .44 Bartholow:

http://www.greybirdrelics.com/17mm479.jpg

[smith693]

Smith: Weight and diameter of the bullets? What fun!

Weight was 255 gr

[PvtGreg]

Interesting - looks like a healed bullet.

[smith693]

Interesting - looks like a healed bullet.

Healed?

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

Healed?

I was wondering.  Was it sick

[PvtGreg]

{Sigh}

[yeti76620]

Interesting - looks like a healed bullet.

Healed?

Learned this the other day myself.........."Heeled bullets" are made so the base of the bullet is recessed to allow a flush fit of the outside diameters of the case and bullet......  Most cases are proud or larger to the bullet.....  

Discussion came up over 41 colt if I remember correctly that these bullets are "heeled" too...  oh! 22 rimfire too

[smith693]

Update:

The research and metal detecting is going well- found these over the last two weeks.

[matt45]

Is the pistol a 36 or a 44?  My question- do you think it was from the battle, and if so, Cavalry or Indians?

[smith693]

Is the pistol a 36 or a 44?  My question- do you think it was from the battle, and if so, Cavalry or Indians?

It's a .44 and the balls look to be definitely Indian. V=Got the serial number identified today and may can get a production date but that's about it.