Lead "Plate" thingy in U.S. CW site

[VOL1266-X]

I dug these 2 pieces in the same hole this am. They are lead and .112" thick. They rang up like bullets on the F75. The back side is smooth without the circular impression or outer ridge. A breatplate, several eagle buttons, and about 30 bullets came from that site.
Help Cannonball guy, Breezie, & tenn digger. Thanks, Quindy.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

looks like flashing for a roof vent.

 

[Breezie]

Q, this item is not ringing a bell for me. Does it have any white patina that is not showing in the photo? Of course as you know, not all CW period lead has the white patina(depending on the elements), but the majority of it does. Since I'm not seeing the white patina, I'm thinking it is not as old as your bullets. I look forward to hearing other comments.


Breezie

 

[CoilyGirl]

It almost looks like a picture frame but a handcrafted one.

 

[BosnMate]

The picture is so cotton picking large that it's hard to figure, but it's only about 2 1/2 inches, so can't be roof flashing for anything I've ever seen,
and I don't think picture frame, my only swag would be a hem weight, and the ones I've found if I remember correctly were only about 1" square.

 

[BosnMate]

Q, this item is not ringing a bell for me. Does it have any white patina that is not showing in the photo? Of course as you know, not all CW period lead has the white patina(depending on the elements), but the majority of it does. Since I'm not seeing the white patina, I'm thinking it is not as old as your bullets. I look forward to hearing other comments.


Breezie

Might not be pure lead, perhaps it's pewter? The muzzle loader bullets were made of soft (pure) lead, hence a different patina. The bullet needed to expand into the rifling.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Q, this item is not ringing a bell for me. Does it have any white patina that is not showing in the photo? Of course as you know, not all CW period lead has the white patina(depending on the elements), but the majority of it does. Since I'm not seeing the white patina, I'm thinking it is not as old as your bullets. I look forward to hearing other comments.


Breezie

Breezie, it is pretty close to the same white patina as the bullets found on that hill. There are foundation rocks to an old late 1700s home about half a mile away but no modern finds in that field. It was cropped using horses/mules as indicated by the many broken horseshoe pieces & ag. parts there. Beats me. it is almost the size of a belt plate back buy why the hole? Q.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

oh..duh...sorry.

 

[VOL1266-X]

BM, wouldn't pewter be very brittle? It was bent in areas that I could carefully bend back into shape without cracking. The material seemed soft just like lead & read like it on my F75. Thanks, Quindy.

 

[nhbenz]

Looks like a chunk of sheet lead that was used as a bushing, perhaps on a tractor? ...just a thought.

 

[Breezie]

Q, Since you said it's about the size of a belt plate and the patina is the same, I'm wondering if it was some type of plate, then was re-vamped as a bushing(as benz said.) Folks during that time didn't throw anything away, and if they needed "A" and didn't have it, they would make it out of "B."

Just a thought,
Breezie

Breezie, it is pretty close to the same white patina as the bullets found on that hill. There are foundation rocks to an old late 1700s home about half a mile away but no modern finds in that field. It was cropped using horses/mules as indicated by the many broken horseshoe pieces & ag. parts there. Beats me. it is almost the size of a belt plate back buy why the hole? Q.