Little lead wheel

[Gene Mean]

This was on an old farm site. Any idea what it is? Weighs 27 grams.
Thank you

Gene

 

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[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

I've heard of a tool that is used to remove jammed musket balls. It screws in so they can be pulled out. It looks like one of those jammed balls was repurposed, maybe into a fishing weight. That's juat a guess, though.
I checked, worming is the name of the tool/process.

 

[Fossils]

It's definitely the right size for a fishing weight. The jammed musket ball theory sounds pretty cool.

 

[DCMatt]

Looks like a spindle whorl. For making yarn.