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If the bullet is not ball shaped, but conical (shaped like a missile or modern bullet), and it is pure lead (not copper jacketed) then it is most likely not prior to 1862; If it's jacketed probably not prior to 1871. Location of discovery will identify the bullet further (a battlefield or hunter's bullet). Cartridges Cartridges are marked on the bottom that can give a clue as to where it was produced. I once had some 8mm Mauser bullets in a box that I thought was German origin but they were actually Belgium. One clue was the color bands around the top that indicated armor-piercing. These color bands, if present, can also be helpful in identifying them.

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Where most bullets come from. The front end of a gun.

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