Civil War era Minié (or Minni) ball bullet, used in muzzle-loaded rifled muskets. The bullet is made of lead and was once conical in shape, but has taken extreme damage in several areas, causing serious deformation; the typical tri-ring pattern at the base is present, although damage has removed them in some areas. There are three points of major damage present on the object, the tip has a large, pit-like indent, there is an approx. 2 cm long by 1 cm wide gouge on one side, and a 1 1/2 cm by 1 cm triangular groove at the base which curves inward and blocks the previously hollow bottom; there is also several smaller scratches, scuffs, and pits across the surface of the bullet; the lead is very discolored and corroded, almost no gray is still visible underneath, this corrosion exists in two colors, tan and white.