Possible Civil War item??????

[Kentuckiana John]

I found about a dozen of these "lead" plugs at an old church site that dates back to 1824. Not sure if they are Civil War or not. I found them in a cluster at the base of a hill. They are about the size of a quarter. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

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[TheCannonballGuy]

Certainty about their ID is difficult, without additional photos (and info) ...but for the moment, they appear to be fired shotgun-slugs. If so, they ae a 20th-century version of shotgun-slug, definitely not civil war era.

Do they all have the same hole in the base?

In particular, a side-view photo is needed, of the one at top left in your "group" photo of them. But not too close, please, because the closeup photos you posted look very blurry on my computer-screen.

You were right to put quotation-marks around the word "lead" in your description of them. They appear to be made of a "hardened-lead alloy" ...not pure lead. By the way, that alloy is typical for 20th-century bullets. Most (but not all) ciil war bullets were made of 100% lead.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Agreed, they look to be fairly modern rifled shotgun slugs.

 

[stefen]

Never understand why an object is assumed to be CW related before its identified

 

[ivan salis]

foster and brennke type shot gun slugs are both post civil war designs * -- designed for shotgun slug hunting for deer

just got my deer permits today for this year.....

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Never understand why an object is assumed to be CW related before its identified

Wishful / hopeful thinking.

 

[Kentuckiana John]

Thanks guys for the input. I am not a hunter nor that gun savvy, but figured they were something to that effect. Thanks again!