.45 cal Bullet

Name/Title

.45 cal Bullet

Entry/Object ID

WTB09.007

Description

.45 caliber bullet, slightly disfigured from impact.

Use

The .45 cal round is a pistol round, although the M1921 Thompson submachine gun was also chambered for this round.

Context

This artifact is part of the WTB09 archaeological survey at Whites Trace Branch in the Blair Gap Area. Exact dig site, date, and personnel are unrecorded, but is assumed to be an independent survey done by B. Nida in 2009.

Collection

Blair Mountain Archaeology

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Field Designator

Other Number

106.1

Dimensions

Height

9/16 in

Diameter

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

12.1 mm

Material

Lead

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Blair Mountain Archaeology Group

Related Places

Place

Location

Blair Area: Whites Trace Branch

Region

Blair Mountain Battlefield, Southeast, Blair Area

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Battle of Blair Mountain (1921)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Archaeological Find

Notes

2009