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Mystery Artillery Shell looking item Nashville

Mike N Tn.

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Minelab E-Trac, Equinox 600,
and Fisher F75
Strange item I dug today is 37 pds. - 3.75 inches wide & 14.5 inches long, and It’s solid, no fuse.
Could this possibly be a shell? If not I’m thinking it’s for rock crushing. A vintage moil point chisel for a hydraulic breaker machine most likely. I don’t think it’s WW II, but anything’s possible. 😊
Context is a heavily contested battlefield area in Nashville, with sabot and shot mini bullets everywhere.
Please chime in and thanks for looking.

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I added one more picture that contains my finds for June 2026. The big sabot pieces, Rifle Butt plate, and some of the fired bullets came from posted site. Getting too hot 🥵 to detect for next week or so n Middle TN.
Thanks for looking.
 

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What is it made of steel or nonferrous?
 
I like your chisel point theory. That's what I was gonna suggest and then I read your second post.
 
Looks like it could be a Bit from a Breaker (for breaking rocks and concrete) that would be used on an Excavator.
 
I added one more picture that contains my finds for June 2026. The big sabot pieces, Rifle Butt plate, and some of the fired bullets came from posted site. Getting too hot 🥵 to detect for next week or so n Middle TN.
Thanks for looking.
 
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