Civil War Projectiles II Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement by W. Reid McKee & M. E. Mason, Jr.1995 reprint, page 26 #63 is quite near in appearance to the item in the photo. It's listed as a CSA .65 cal Hanovarian or Saxon weapon. On that same page, #98 is also conical for a "foreign mold for revolver".

One has apparently to take McKee and Mason as a starting point as some folks question the identification of some of the artifacts. Nothing new there.

Lyle Browning, RPA


On Mar 7, 2013, at 9:58 AM, Branstner, Mark C wrote:

> Folks,
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> Please find attached a photo of an unknown lead object, found in southern Illinois.  About 3/4 inch in diameter x 7/8 inch long. Certainly looks like munitions, and may have some rifling traces around base, but seems pretty unstable in terms of overall shape:
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> http://s896.beta.photobucket.com/user/markbranst/library/UNKNOWN%20LEAD%20OBJECT
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> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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> Mark
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