It's either a pistol ball or a fish weight... thoughts?

[mikebourgeois]

Sorry, the picture is poor but I think it shows what i'm asking... is this rounded object a fish weight or a pistol ball/pellet? It rang in as lead and while I'm not sure that the area is one that would have had any real reason to shoot a gun off beyond drunken revellers I'm still rather curious.

The item was found in a wooded area that is now a camp ground on Hornby Island. It was buried in fairly dense soil and was down about 4 inches. It looks like there is a dimple on one point... not deep but a slight discoloration that makes it appear like it was maybe on a spru of some sort.

Anyhow, your opinion would be appreciated... it's a step away from the normal stuff I find so I'd like to see if I found something fun or just more of the same.

thanks all.

 

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[releventchair]

From my tired eyes view...It is a egg slip sinker.
It would need a hole through it lengthwise.
Check the ends for compacted dried mud/soil blocking the hole.

IF the piece is oblong , it's no bullet.

And drunks are not the only source of bullets...
Besides B.C.'s aboriginal hunters ,others followed.

 

[mikebourgeois]

No holes but there are two entry points on opposite sides of the egg. I had to give it a bit of a scrub to find them. I tried to pass a pin through the holes but it bound up and wouldn't advance so I suppose that it could be clogged with something hard or something else weird.

Still my first sinker I guess which is maybe cause for success... um hurray? Anyways, thanks for the advise... I appreciate it... maybe I'll hit one of the boat launch/ fishing areas and see if I can find others like it. Never thought about that kind of stuff... could be fun.

thanks.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Yup, it's a sinker Mike.
Dave

 

[A2coins]

A sinker will be soft you can dent it easily

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

No holes but there are two entry points on opposite sides of the egg. I had to give it a bit of a scrub to find them. I tried to pass a pin through the holes but it bound up and wouldn't advance so I suppose that it could be clogged with something hard or something else weird.

Still my first sinker I guess which is maybe cause for success... um hurray? Anyways, thanks for the advise... I appreciate it... maybe I'll hit one of the boat launch/ fishing areas and see if I can find others like it. Never thought about that kind of stuff... could be fun.

thanks.

I bought a lead melting pot for all the lead fishing weights I find and melt them down and make drop shot weights out of them.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

it's what's left of an egg sinker with a cast in swivel,