Brislington Community Museum


.22 calibre bullets



.22 calibre bullets
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Hundreds of .22 calibre bullets and cartridge cases were found near a building that was formerly used as a firing range for target practise. The copper alloy long case cartridge (which has the headstamp of the manufacturer ICI - Imperial Chemical Industries) is typically for a rifle, and would have fired a lead like the one illustrated above it. The short case (with the headstamp U - Remington Arms Company) would have fired a smaller lead, and would be used in a pistol. The bullet pictured above this case has mushroomed on impact. The waisted pellet is from an air gun, which used compressed air rather than a chemical explosion to propel the projectile.

Material: metal

Period: Modern

Find spot: Hampstead Road, Brislington, Bristol. ST 612710

Exhibit contributed by Ken Taylor

Text written by Ken Taylor, 2012

Photographer: Ken Taylor

Acquisition number: 120302a5





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