Lead Bullets
File — Box: 0371, Box: 1, Item: 094
Scope and Contents
Lead bullets: one measures 26 mm Minie ball with three grooves at base used in muzzle-loading rifled barrels to provide spin-stabilization for rifled muskets - these are Tamisier ball grooves for aerodynamic stability, possibly .69 caliber, the grooved bullet of this type was used in the Crimean and Civil Wars; round lead ball measures 16 mm was used in smooth bore muskets. Mr. Stuckey said in his letter that the bullets come from near Hagerstown, Maryland.
Dates
- Creation: 1861 - 1973
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864
Creator
- From the Collection: Stuckey, John Henry (Compiler, Person)
- From the Collection: Richardson, Joseph D. (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Rupert, Francis (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Bickham, William T. (Author, Person)
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions: Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet ([1] box ; [94] items)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Lehigh University
Linderman Library
30 Library Drive
Bethlehem PA 18045 USA
610-758-4506
610-758-6091 (Fax)
inspc@lehigh.edu
Lehigh University
Linderman Library
30 Library Drive
Bethlehem PA 18045 USA
610-758-4506
610-758-6091 (Fax)
inspc@lehigh.edu