Topic: 100 year old T. E. Lawrence bullet

[Nelson Welch]

I was wondering who did the work for Archaeology Magazine ?.////////////////////////////////While surveying the site of an attack on a Turkish military train in the Arabian Desert in Jordan, which was described by T.E. Lawrence in his autobiography, archaeologists discovered a spent bullet that was likely fired from Lawrence's own Colt 1911 automatic pistol. The weapon  would have been extremely rare in the Middle East during the Arab Revolt of 1916-1918.With Cole's information..(Thanks), it may be that the Archaeologists doing the work are scientists,  and therefore don't really need a firearms examiner.
 

[Axel Manthei]

The bullet in the picture looks a bit long for a .45 ACP 230 grs FMJ (typical for these days) bullet to me....
GreetingsAxel

[Cole]

This one has an image with a scale:


https://phys.org/news/2016-04-bullet-lawrence-arabia-liar.html

[Bob Shem]

I’d hazard a guess that in a century’s time that maybe a random person or two may have done some pistol shooting in the desert.


It’s a bit of a stretch to claim that this is one of his bullets.  The longer a “crime scene” is left uncontrolled the greater the chance that any pertinent evidence would be lost, or other items contaminate the scene.


I’d say it a good guess that maybe another war or three may have swept over the region since 1918.

[Greg Laskowski]

Weren't British Colt Pistols .455?

[Greg Laskowski]

I believe they fired .455 Eley aka .455 Colt.

[Nelson Welch]

Keeping in the 100 to maybe 130 years ago time period.  I think I see at least 6 different manufacturers in the 9 rifles that are shown in the photo.

[Bob Kennington]

At the far right is a Springfield "Trapdoor" Carbine—there's only one place he could have got that one!   

[Scott Doyle]

Rifling is in pretty bad shape.  I don't see anything to indicate a left or right hand twist.  A 45 AUTO for reference.