0.28 Caliber Round Ball For Colt’S Root Revolver Excavated Mold seams can be seen

Mold seams can be seen on both sides & notice the mold type seam around the bullet’s skirt

Heavy mold seams can be seen on both sides & notice the lead slop around the cavity wall…this causes the bullet to sit at a slight angle when on a level surface

I see nothing that makes me think this is a cut off bullet

brass front with lead filled back that has a nice white patina

0.28 Caliber Round Ball For Colt’S Root Revolver Excavated Mold seams can be seenFor your consideration one 0. 28 caliber round ball for Colts root revolver. Long uncut sprue still attached. You will find this ball to be in very good to excellent dug condition. The patina is a real nice white color & I do not see a single patina chip. Measures about 0. 28 inches. Dug from the Corinth Shiloh area. Just like the 0. 44 & 0. 36 caliber Colt bullet molds the 0. 28 caliber mold casts a conical & round ball bullet.