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bullet collectors - 1850ish Enfield rifle bullets
grizl  
Posted : Sunday, 15 September 2013 2:59:31 AM(UTC)
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Hi I found 9 bullets Stuck in side of a bank in akaroa they white with three rings they were use in nz land wars just checking if any collectors are out there
(the bullets came from SAME gun as used in land wars)

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Shilo  
Posted : Sunday, 15 September 2013 8:26:19 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: grizl Go to Quoted Post
Hi I found 9 bullets Stuck in side of a bank in akaroa they white with three rings they were use in nz land wars just checking if any collectors are out there


You might want to revise that to remove the Land Wars reference. The wars only went down as far as Blenhiem and defiantly not as far south as Akaroa.
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