Musket ball question

[Scotdixon]

Just curious, been finding musket balls that resemble cast net weights. 35 miles from the ocean!
More where found locally known as whistlers. Has anyone knowledge on these? Sorry no pics.. thought to be dress weights but are the size of colonial ammo.Basically a musket ball with a hole thru it.All found in a colonial settlement.

 

[BosnMate]

Never heard of them. Been studying muzzle loading firearms since before 1976, when I really got interested. Not saying I know everything, but never heard of "whistlers." Post pictures and accurate measurements please.

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Yah hate too get on yah with the picture thing but as you know if you got pictures and measurements you will get it answered! Keep up the good work!

 

[Bryanhashemi]

if they have holes through them they are most likely fishing weights or net weights

 

[DoranHashemi]

Fishing weights for sure

 

[Scotdixon]

My friends I respect your answers but I dont believe these are fishing weights, this is rice country.
Here are some pics of some recent finds "whistlers" the name supposed to come from chasing birds off of my ancestors rice fields. "whistling the fowl". I feel these are colonial, but were found along with ringers and such in family fields Hope the pics help

 

[HutSiteDigger]

May be a pulled bullet, were the bullet got jammed or something and they had too get down in there with a tool and pull it out, but they could have used it like the others are saying for fishing stuff.

 

[Scotdixon]

Yessir you could be rite. I wondered if anyone in the coastal rice belt had found these. Brunswick Ga. to below Wilmington N.C. I guess thats why you ask... I only know of the local finds.

 

[Bryanhashemi]

i have found those here in savannah ga. Sometimes soldiers would make holes through mucketballs to make fishing weights especially if theres a water source nearby. exact size would help the bullet experts in iding the bullets.