Battle of Cedar Mountain..What is with this Lead???

[tymcmurray]

I had the pleasure of hunting with Civilman, Hutch911 and Adam (VAdigger)
in the HEART of The Battle of Brandy Station in Culpepper Virginia. What a great
time!!! Hutch and Adam took us to 4 different sites.
If you haven't seen Civilmans' post, check it out at
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,206419.0.html
You will NOT be disappointed!!!!
My find were a little slim, but I got an interesting Gardner that I wanted your
input about.
It looks like it was carved, melted, AND imprinted with cloth cross hatching.
I am no expert.
And PLEASE, nobody mention the possible Teeth marking. I sure don't want'
to open up that Pandora's box!!!

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

Ty,
I have no idea on the lead, but that is one very cool find.
As far as:
"And PLEASE, nobody mention the possible Teeth marking. I sure don't want'
to open up that Pandora's box!!! "
I was thinking maybe Elvis's teeth marks, but am swaying more towards Bigfoot. If it were a water find, I would definitely go with the Loch Ness monster.
Congrats on the relics.
-Doug-
P.S. That Joe is one lucky dog!

 

[duggap]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

Man what I would give to hunt the site where Jeb Stuart was mortally wounded. As to your lead, I will give you my theory, but remember it has no basis in scientific fact. I have found bullets like yours over the years and I thing they were close enough to the fire to partly melt, but not close enough to melt all parts of the bullet. This allows the lead to "run" and make unusual designs. I have found them with cloth marks on them where they were handled while still hot. Nice going guys.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

Very interesting find Tym. That is a historic site most of us only dream about hunting. WTG!!

 

[johnreb1980]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

Nice finds Ty. That Gardner is pretty neat. I believe it just melted slow by a fire. As far as the cross hatching, who knows.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

Wierd looking bullet you found there TC. No clue but original

 

[bigtim1973]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

Looks like teeth marks to me. Neat find!!

 

[sneaky6]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

Just a thought, I know this sounds crazy, but some of my diggin buddies have found similar shaped bullets which they believe were used as a sinker or fishing weight. I actually held one last night from a friend's collection...looks almost identical. Just thought I would chime in with that.

HH,
Sneaky

 

[tymcmurray]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

Just a thought, I know this sounds crazy, but some of my diggin buddies have found similar shaped bullets which they believe were used as a sinker or fishing weight. I actually held one last night from a friend's collection...looks almost identical. Just thought I would chime in with that.

HH,
Sneaky

That's what I originally thought.
I guess we will never know for sure, but, "I dug it, I call it.".
Fishing sinker it is.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

I think duggap is correct. I guess it could also perhaps have been melted that way to replace a finial on a cartridge box. Looks pretty small in the photos.


Regards,



Buckles

 

[tymcmurray]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

Fishing sinker it is.

A fishing sinker made out of a Bullet during the Civil war... I guess it's like the song says,
"A country boy can survive!"

LOL!!!

 

[tymcmurray]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

I think duggap is correct. I guess it could also perhaps have been melted that way to replace a finial on a cartridge box. Looks pretty small in the photos.


Regards,



Buckles

I never thought of that, but it is the regular size of the gardner.

 

[Hutch911]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

Thats a hard call Ty I would say fishing weight but there is no water near by and not a camp area. I would lean more on the melted end of a Gardner.

But like you say you dug it you call it sounds good to me

Hutch

 

[tymcmurray]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

Thats a hard call Ty I would say fishing weight but there is no water near by and not a camp area. I would lean more on the melted end of a Gardner.

But like you say you dug it you call it sounds good to me

Hutch

That's just a joke Monkey told me one time.

 

[Hutch911]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

No matter what it is that is a really cool bullet for anyone to find for sure.

 

[Digginman]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

Who knows what those soldiers were doing to kill time with during down time. Great to find it, anyway.

DM

 

[dcooper1]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

TY,
Nice find, congratulations on the great site, not too far from my house.

The 2nd and 3rd pictures dont look like the same lower end of the bullet.
In the 2nd one I would also say it was melted, in the 3rd it looks like it was carved. And I wouldn't have a problem saying it "LOOKS" like teeth marks.
"Shaped" bullets were also used as game pieces and "pointers/markers" on maps, just another possibility.

Good luck, get back to those sites if you can.

 

[B|lker]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

I agree with dcooper 1 maybe a carved chess piece with chew marks.
Just my 2 cents.

 

[tymcmurray]

Re: Battle of Brandy Station..What is with this Lead

I have to apologize for a misinformation.
I thought we were hunting at brandy station,
when I was told tonight that we were actually
hunting at Cedar Mountain Battle.

 

[Dman]

It looks like it was carve to make a finial. That's my guess.
Dman