Name/Title
Collection of 71 Civil War period small arms ammunitionEntry/Object ID
94Description
Collection of 71 Civil War period small arms ammunition. Photos show images of 68 individual bullets, in various display/storage locations (exhibit case 22; SR2/FF1/D8). Photographs were taken before object numbering. Objects were numbered with an a,b,c system which corresponds to the photos such that a=1, b=2, etc. and 27=aa, 28=bb, etc. and 53=aaa, 54=bbb, etc. SEE JIM GLYMPH FOR ASSISTANCE.
a-h Eight (8) carved bullets in shape of poker chips, dice, pencil, fish weight, chess piece, nipple protecter,
i .36 caliber Remington bullet
j .36 Colt bullet
k .44 Colt bullet
l Confederate paper cartridge Gardiner
m Paper rifle or rifle musket cartridge containing a .58 caliber minie ball and powder
n .52 caliber breech-loading carbine cartridge made at the Richmond, VA arsenal
o .50 caliber Maynard breech-loading carbine/rifle cartridge
p .52 caliber Spencer Rimfire cartridge (used in Union-made seven shot repeating carbine and rifle)
q .52 caliber Burnside breech-loading carbine cartridge
r-v Five (5) fired bullets (SR2/FF1/D8)
w- tt 24 bullets (SR2/FF1/D8) description of excess bullets is below.
uu Williams Regulation .58 caliber (originally designed by James Burton at Harpers Ferry for use with Model 1855 rifle and rifle musket)
vv Rifle Musket .69 caliber
ww Two groove .69 caliber union bullet
xx .58 caliber rifle musket machine made in DC star mark in cavity
yy .58 caliber rifle musket machine made bullet from Frankford PA with lathe mark in cavity
zz .58 shaler sectional bullet designed to come apart and hit the enemy
aaa .54 caliber used in Model 1841 rifle, the Austrian
bbb-ddd Three (3) Williams cleaners .58 caliber
eee English Enfield .577
fff English Enfield .69 caliber
ggg French Triangle cavity .58 caliber
hhh French Triangle cavity .69 caliber
iii Georgia .58 caliber
jjj Charleston arsenal .58 caliber
kkk Gardiner . 54 caliber
lll Gardiner .58 caliber
mmm Gardiner .69 caliber
nnn Raleigh Pattern .69 caliber
ooo Selma Arsenal .54 caliber
ppp Selma Arsenal .58 caliber
Includes: 1 percussion cap, 1 .28 Colt Root, 1 .31 Colt, 1 .435 Tranter, 1 .36 Savage, 1 .44 Colt Army, 1 .58 round ball, 1 .69 round ball, 1 small buckshot, 1 .55 Suhl Carbine, 1 Colt Revolving Rifle, 1 pulled bullet, 1 Gallager breechloading, 1 Sharps tie ring, 1 .54, Following are Confederate: 1 Morse, 1 .54 for rifle, 1 country hunting rifle, 1 double rifle or shotgun, 1 Selma, AL Arsenal Colt Revolving Rifle, 1 11 mm pinfire, 1 .44 Henry, 1 pounded flat minie ball and 1 unknown.Acquisition
Accession
237Source or Donor
Glymph, JamesAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Date made
circa 1861 - circa 1865