🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Aging relics?

[ODELLRORRER]

I've been trying to find information as to the age of these two items and I'm starting to wonder if I'm going about it in the right way. I found both of these in the yard of a house built in 1903. However, there is quite a bit of documented Colonial and Civil War activity through the same area. I found an 1888 Indian Head penny just a few feet from where I found these. The 2011 penny (not a dime, thanks for noticing #creskol) with the bullet is just for size comparison. I would really appreciate some input and advice! Cheers!

 

[creskol]

The coin beside the bullet is a 2011 penny.

 

[ODELLRORRER]

The coin beside the bullet is a 2011 penny.View attachment 2082559

Very keen eye! Anything about the two items I actually asked about?

 

[creskol]

Very keen eye! Anything about the two items I actually asked about?

Which ones are you asking about? Bullet and key?

 

[nagant]

So the key and bullet, right? Look up Eagle lock company and see if their logo or font changed over the years. Should be lock collector sites that can help. I reload and cast my own bullets but don't know much about the oldies. Sure way to get responses on T-net is to post over your head (knowledge), I'll start, that bullet has a canalure and wide grease groove so i'll say hand cast for schuetzen rifle.

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[ODELLRORRER]

Which ones are you asking about? Bullet and key?

Yeah; Mainly the bullet, but it'd be nice to put a date to the key as well. Thanks for all your help!

 

[ODELLRORRER]

So the key and bullet, right? Look up Eagle lock company and see if their logo or font changed over the years. Should be lock collector sites that can help. I reload and cast my own bullets but don't know much about the oldies. Sure way to get responses on T-net is to post over your head (knowledge), I'll start, that bullet has a canalure and wide grease groove so i'll say hand cast for schuetzen rifle.

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Thanks for the input and advice! I hadn't even thought of lock collector sites!

 

[ColtsPop]

Key is early 20th century. Pretty cool

 

[ODELLRORRER]

Key is early 20th century. Pretty cool

Thank you!! Do you know of a way to narrow it down to a decade or so?

 

[ColtsPop]

Thank you!! Do you know of a way to narrow it down to a decade or so?

unfortunately no