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goodman1966

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Have had this for I while. At first I tried to get it out because it hour it was an old cork. But it's a lead bullet. I'm leaving it as is. Any theories as to how it got in there. Bottle reads
Austen's
Forest Flower
Cologne
W J Austin
& Co
Oswego N Y[attachment=image(KO).jpg]
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I would say someone is as good a shot as I am but then I noticed that it's in backwards. Then I realized that bullets, unbeknownst to many, tumble in their trajectory. So, my input is: Someone just stuffed it in there. Looks like a .22 caliber to me. BTW, I have one of those bottles in my "Littles" collection thanks to conchtimes whom we have not heard of for awhile and whom I miss a lot, along with several others. If you are lurking, PLEASE come back. My input: Leave it as is, it adds character way beyond the value if the bottle.
 

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Cool find, I think I found the same bullet, trying Plumb's Storm Sewer technique.
 

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I like your bullet bottle better than mine (if a B-B is considered a bullet, as it should be since it is fired from a gun.) They ruined two straight-side Coca-Cola bottles that would have actually had value. [>:] If you look at yours, it looks a bit big to put in there, doesn't it? Swelling, perhaps? Firstly, why is a bullet in a bottle? What's the year on it?
 

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It was very simple for them to do even if it is larger than a 22 cal. I learned how to do this when I worked a Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. All you do is freeze the bullet and boil the bottle, simple expansion and contraction.
 

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Yes really simple to do. You can also do things like cut an E shaped block of wood, stick the top part of the E in boiling water for a couple hours, pull it out and place the boiled end in a vice tighten slowly. Now the fun part put a nail through the middle arm of the E release the vice let dry it will return to normal shape now you have an E shaped block of wood with a nail magically in the middle.
 

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I'll vote for 38 special lead bullet...I have no idea...on what bullet doing in there...crude guess someone toying with bullet probably kid & put it in there...as cork...
 

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I don't think they went through all that trouble there Bret :) To bad your bottle is not of the alcohol Variety then you might have know where the phrase "Have a shot" originated . :)
 

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