old bullet identification

gecko18 · Apr 27, 2018

Hi
Found this bullet in far north qld and i was wonder how old the bullet is and from what gun it would have been fired from...hope someone can help
Cheers

AngerManagement · Apr 27, 2018

need actual sizes

gecko18 · Apr 27, 2018

1inch long by 1/2 inch wide

tailormarc · Apr 27, 2018

Martini Henry bu the looks 1880-1910

gecko18 · Apr 27, 2018

many thanks that makes sense as there were a lot of those guns up here around that time

Goldpick · Apr 27, 2018

Sounds about right, I'd hate to be on the wrong end of one of those Martini Henry projectiles, they are pretty damned large.

shakergt · Apr 27, 2018

could be a .45 Martini Henry

Sacredsite · Apr 27, 2018

https://svartkrutt.net/articles/vis.php?id=12
Looks like the 3rd from the left fourth pic down

StoneTheCrows · Apr 28, 2018

The rifle that guy is holding in the link is crazy bad

Get hit with one of those and its lights out

Manpa · Apr 28, 2018

StoneTheCrows said:
The rifle that guy is holding in the link is crazy bad

Get hit with one of those and its lights out

Getting hit with the rifle you'd probably survive, it's the bloody bullet I'm worried about.

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