Gettysburg private land hunt

[gforce1972]

Any help identifying the lead item under the ball?

 

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[Gunrunner61]

Lead pencil's my guess.....Neat finds.....HH

 

[aquachigger]

Lead pencil's my guess.....Neat finds.....HH

I'd tend to agree on that. The "unknown" looks like a parasol top (that holds the ribs in place) and the "fired" lead is actually melted lead probably from a soldiers camp/cooking fire. Nice finds all around.

 

[gforce1972]

Thanks.