what do you think

[ticm]

A buddy of mine dug this up in the seventies sometime. It weighs 35 pounds or so. What do you think it was used for

 

[diggummup]

It looks like a variation of a weight throw to me, used in Scottish Highland games.

 

[Lucas]

Re: any help

Yup its a weight for tossing over a bar, like in Scottish games. Imagine a pole vault bar, and a guy tossing a weight straight up, over the bar, and down again. Somehow they never get hit by their own weights?

 

[GpSnoopy]

Re: any help

The Scottish weight used for their weight over bar throw seems to look different on most pictures I've looked at.

Thinking it may be a kettlebell, used for physical training. The kettlebell has been around for hundreds of years, and just recently has become sortof a fad in the fitness world.

Here's a site with some of the history. http://www.miamikettlebell.com/kettlebellhistory

Scottish throwing weight


1905 picture with some kettlebells

 

[mrjosh]

It could also have been used as a portable horse tether, its been a while since i have seen one, used to find them in antique shops alot.

 

[ticm]

I was thinking a prison ball

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Where was it dug and how rusty was it? Is it painted?

 

[GpSnoopy]

I was starting to doublt whether this was indeed possibly a kettlebell because I couldn't find that type of handle anywhere on the net.

However, in this old gym photo, circled in red is one with a similar handle. I believe again

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I was starting to doublt whether this was indeed possibly a kettlebell because I couldn't find that type of handle anywhere on the net.

However, in this old gym photo, circled in red is one with a similar handle. I believe again

green check

 

[ticm]

I was starting to doublt whether this was indeed possibly a kettlebell because I couldn't find that type of handle anywhere on the net.

However, in this old gym photo, circled in red is one with a similar handle. I believe again

Yep there it is thanks!!