unknown metal object??

[rockpassion]

this unknown metal object was found in the forrest in the netherlands and i wondered if someone knows what it is? it measures 5 cm long

 

[AU Seeker]

it turnes out to be nothing but a simple piece of melted lead. i can bend it easely. sorry for bothering you with this

Now that we sorta know what metal it is....my best guess is that it's babbitt, which is a lead/tin and other type metals mixed together that used in engine bearings and other bearing applications, a long time ago bearings were poured in and around the rotating shaft and pillar blocks/bearing caps, they did this buy melting the babbitt and pouring it into the bearing caps to form a new bearing, many times this was done in the field by mechanics to get the machinery back up and running and what you found I believe was the extra metal that spilled out as they were pouring the molten babbitt.

Babbitt it still used as bearings but now it bonded in a thin layer to a "shell" that fits around the shafts and inside the bearing caps
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Some info on babbitt...

Babbitt (alloy) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[rockpassion]

That's the coolest piece melted lead I have seen in a long while. That would be certain to become a conversation piece on my coffee table.

do you want to buy it?

 

[rockpassion]

i am now doubting if it is lead or silver?? how can i test that?

 

[russau]

That was my next question . How did you determine it was lead ? It looks kind of like silver to me .

 

[AU Seeker]

Silver is not easy bendable.

 

[rockpassion]

That was my next question . How did you determine it was lead ? It looks kind of like silver to me .

i asumed it was lead but i realy don't know. it smells of insence?? and leaves a gray streak on paper and weighs 23 grams and meisures 4,5 x 2 x 1 cm

 

[searcher]

Looks like cast pewter. It was something recognizable at one time.
I can almost see a reclining lady.

 

[tahomatom]

it turnes out to be nothing but a simple piece of melted lead. i can bend it easely. sorry for bothering you with this

With that info more than likely used to make bullets from a chunk of bigger lead.