🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Lead pipe?

[Older The Better]

It looks like a lead pipe but in a spot with no water lines no sewer, possibly a well nearby. It’s just an odd find compared to all the other items, except the lead flower I found years ago same spot… any ideas? Explanations?

 

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[DCMatt]

Are you sure it's lead? Maybe the remains of a failed Babbitt bearing.

 

[Older The Better]

It’s got the same patina the round balls I find do, it was soft enough to open a bit trying to get it back into round (it broke) and also extra hefty like a hunk of lead, it was also much deeper than most items, I don’t know if there’s much info to get out of it but it feels like it could be a significant clue… the little prievew I accidentally added was a different lead/pewter deal, much less patina

 

[CRUSADER]

I agree it's Lead but no idea on it's function! (Looks 100 ish years old)

 

[invent4hir]

The interior and thickness of the walls reminds me of a Warp machine shaft bearing made of babbitt I found a few years ago (see pic below). I'm no babbitt expert, but apparently there are all kinds of alloys including high-lead content. Came across this...How to tell if it's babbitt or just lead? https://www.smokstak.com/forum/threads/how-to-tell-if-its-babbitt-or-just-lead.99417/

 

[Older The Better]

Dc I think again I was a little lazy in my reasoning I read Babbitt bearing and just assumed Babbitt was a style and didn’t really grasp why you were asking if it was lead after invent4hir posted the link I see what you guys are getting at. Maybe the lead flower is unrelated I duno.

 

[Nathan6309]

Could this potentially be a lead spout to a canteen that has been mashed/broken?