Brass Whatzit...

[civilman1]

Found this today at a farm at Antietam in the same field's I usually hunt for CW relic's...Not sure if it's related to the War or not...That's what I need to know!! Any info would be appreciated....Thank's for lookin'...It's about the size of a nickle,the back has a squre peg with a notch grooved all the way around.The front has a small indentation dead center...Pretty heavy for being so small,Any idea's would be appreciated...Thank's.....

 

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[Ben_banned]

Kind of looks like a bolt head, but its probaly not.
I hope it's something cool.

 

[River Rat]

Civil,

I have one just like it that I found in the blacksmith shop. I'm anxious to know what it is too.

RR

 

[blurr]

carriage bolt head?

John

 

[mojjax]

How about a freeze plug for an early engine ??

 

[TreasureTales]

How about a freeze plug for an early engine ??

That's my guess, or an early drain plug. But I'm just having some fun by guessing.

 

[Michelle]

Me guess also...Old Oil Pan plug And A perty one too !!!

 

[stoney56]

Just a guess like the others. Maybe a drain/fill plug for an old cast iron radiator heater.

 

[Michelle]

May be at that....good idea... too Big and shape differently though.....

 

[AnOldPro]

I think I can help with this one... I am pretty sure that this is the top end bolt head off the long vertical bolt that held together the 3 different layers of a 9 quantity grape shot shell (see page 145 of McKee/Masons Civil War Projectiles II). The head was designed to break off when the cannon fired the shell and thus disperse the 9 large iron balls.

DC

 

[Michelle]

I think I can help with this one... I am pretty sure that this is the top end bolt head off the long vertical bolt that held together the 3 different layers of a 9 quantity grape shot shell (see page 145 of McKee/Masons Civil War Projectiles II). The head was designed to break off when the cannon fired the shell and thus disperse the 9 large iron balls.

DC

Maybe one of these.....http://www.cwreplicas.com/index4.html

 

[PBK]

Not too sure about that, DC. Here's a link to a pic of a nine-ball stand of shot, showing the bolt on top:

http://www.fototime.com/295BE07BC49E60B/standard.jpg

 

[blurr]

Not too sure about that, DC. Here's a link to a pic of a nine-ball stand of shot, showing the bolt on top:

http://www.fototime.com/295BE07BC49E60B/standard.jpg

Only the size of a nickel? I'm not too sure either.


John

 

[DCMatt]

Still, it could be an anvil cap for an artillery shell fuse.

DCMatt