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[bountyhuntergirl86]

Found a musket ball a modern button and a lard unidentified Lead piece... any ideas

 

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[cti4sw]

Idk what that lead would be from but lead scrap is at like $0.92/lb. Start yourself a lead pile and toss in those chunks and fishing weights you're bound to come across.


EDIT: Incidentally, I happen to know that Brown Bess musket bores used 0.71" caliber balls. Get yourself some calipers and measure that musket ball's diameter.

 

[Argentium]

Yep , that would be lard all right ! (LOL -no idea actually )