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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2014 16:17:59 GMT -5
Found myself with a few hours to spare today, managed to get out for a quick hunt in the ole' standby field. Pulled up the usual clad plus two more Minie balls, that's about 20 I pulled out of that field.  Cheers |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2014 19:47:06 GMT -5
Sweet finds Tony! Four ringers, never found ones like that before. About what diameter are they? 3/8" or 5/8"? The boys must have been doing target practice in the field. Very cool!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2014 20:22:22 GMT -5
Twenty bullets of any kind in one place is hard to imagine. Sure makes you wonder what was going on there all those years ago. That would make a nice display.
Nice to see, thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2014 10:16:39 GMT -5
Very nice. I found my fair share of those in my backyard. Most were 3 ringers though.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2014 15:54:04 GMT -5
Can't seem to find a lot of info on them. Lots of American civil war info, but not much from Canada/British. Any ideas?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2014 15:57:53 GMT -5
From what I recall, the French ones are the smaller dia (approx 3/8") while the sadistic British ones were about 5/8" or so. That's about the extent of my knowledge. Have a read about the Minne ball sometimes, very interesting history lesson.
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Post by Leslie Sarkany on Nov 24, 2014 22:07:43 GMT -5
Nice four ringers. A joy to be able to get out this time of year no matter what the finds!
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