Minie Ball ... but what type ?

[sdesic]

Detected one Minie Ball
25.93 mm 1.02 inch in length
14.54 mm 0.57 inch caliber
4 grooves





What type of Minie is it ?
Year is 1850-1860 ?

Ottoman Empire is in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Austria is attacking soon... in 1878

What guns - rifles can fire this bullet from that era in Europe ?

[lithgow]

Enfield P1853 and various short rifles/carbines of related patterns used .577 cal projectiles, .58 cal was used in a wide variety of US and European rifles of the period including Austrian, French and Saxon weapons.