On 18 Dec 2004 20:37:50 -0500, (DoN. Nichols)
wrote:

Thanks for the information, I'll have to do some research on this one. I
added another photo showing the bottom, it is hollow and about 1/2" deep:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/

O.K. with that deep a cavity, the behavior should be quite
similar to a Minnie ball, though the exterior shape is somewhat unusual
for one. But I have not seen many (either original or replicas), so it
could be common in some areas or calibers.

Enjoy,
DoN.

I finally got around to looking at the photo.

Thats a Heath/ Keith style Semiwad cutter, and is likely to have come
from a Henseley and Gibbs mould with a second choice being Ideal.

What is the diameter of the second band? If its .429-.433, its likely
for the 44 Special and if its .452-.455, its for the .45 ACP, both
rounds to be fired typically from a target revolver. Hollow base
bullets were very common in the 30s-70s for Bullseye shooters who were
shooting light to medium loads at paper targets.
The most common such today are 38 Special hollow base bullets, which
typically have a totally blunt nose with no ogive.

Gunner

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