A hunk of lead....with a hole in it.

[Ace 350]

I found this next to some Civil War bullets. I know it's a piece of lead but what were they using this for? The hole almost goes completely through it.

 

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[MuckyBottles]

I found this next to some Civil War bullets. I know it's a piece of lead but what were they using this for? The hole almost goes completely through it. View attachment 1045746 View attachment 1045745

Net weight?

 

[Ace 350]

I don't have any way of weighing it.

 

[mirage83]

I don't have any way of weighing it.

I think Mucky might have been suggesting it was a weight for a net. Sometimes handmade ones are found near old casting-net locations.

 

[antique man]

Carved bullet?

 

[MuckyBottles]

I think Mucky might have been suggesting it was a weight for a net. Sometimes handmade ones are found near old casting-net locations.

Thanks for the clarification for me...What I meant to say was a casting net weight..

 

[Ace 350]

Oh ok

 

[Pointman]

It has the oxidation of being old. Looks like a soldier was carving the time away.

 

[Ace 350]

The hole doesn't go all the way through it. So they couldn't have put rope or string through it.

 

[DigIron2]

maybe wormed then carved?I see signs of carving as far as i can tell from pics

 

[Ace 350]

It weighs 81.8 grams ...

 

[Pointman]

maybe wormed then carved?I see signs of carving as far as i can tell from pics

I bet your right. If you look below the hole it looks like it is concave like a bullet. I would check and see if there are threads in the hole.

 

[texjim]

Maybe it was the first hollow point bullet.

 

[Ace 350]

There are treads in the hole.

 

[RobRieman]

Pulled bullet.