Dark grey coloured objects.

[ChrisUK]

Morning, I've been planning for the first time, I'm in the UK. It's something I've wanted to do since I was around ten years old!

Anyway, I found a number of small round dark grey / dark silver reflective objects in my pan. They look like dark coloured ball bearings They sink but are quite light, this is due to them being hollow. When crushed with force the remaining pieces are heavy and appear to be a metal. The balls are approximately 0.05" diameter.

Any idea what they could be?
Thanks,

 

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[IMAUDIGGER]

Iron slag? Pan out enough of them to take a picture...

 

[Duckshot]

Post a picture.

My gut says its the flame cup from a WWll tracer round. But that's just a shot in the dark. : )

 

[ChrisUK]

Thanks, I will dig out s picture I took later.

 

[ChrisUK]

These are what I was finding:

 

[arizau]

Found this and may simply be hollow ball bearings that are pretty commonly used as bicycle components among other things. https://www.google.com/webhp?source...on=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=hollow+ball+bearings&*.

 

[ChrisUK]

It crushed pretty easily under my finger nail, so I don't think it was a bearing.
Thanks.

 

[Duckshot]

Pardon me ChrisUK, welcome to the forum.

No idea here.

Are the ones you are finding all uniform size? Also, are they magnetic?

It couldn't really be anything from a tracer round, I don't think. They are designed not to lose weight, which would affect ballistics.

 

[ChrisUK]

Hi, thanks.
They seem to be the same or very similar size.
I don't know if they are magnetic though, I didn't keep them.
Next time I go I will keep some and check.
Thanks.