WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THIS LEAD HOURGLASS LOOKING OBJECT I FOUND???

[OUTCOME1]

I FOUND THIS ON A CIVIL WAR SITE NEAR THE BATTLE OF BEAVERDAM CREEK. I FOUND A MUSKETT BALL, A FEW BULLETS, EAGLE BUTTON..............AND THIS ODD LOOKING OBJECT..I THOUGH MAYBE IT WAS A RAMROD TIP??

 

[Bryanhashemi]

metal type? looks like a chess piece! heavy? light?

 

[Gator Trapper]

Looks like from a scale system where as you add variouos pre set weights to determine weight against another object

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I believe someone else posted one recently. Is there a threaded hole on the bottom? Is there a number on top? Can you weigh it?

 

[OUTCOME1]

NO NUMBER ON TOP TO MY KNOWLEDGE BUT IT HAS A HOLE YOU CAN SEE IN THE BOTTOM

 

[OUTCOME1]

AND IT IS MADE OF LEAD O BELIEVE. IT IS HEAVY LIKE A MINIBALL BULLET I WOULD COMPARE WEIGHT TOO.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

NO NUMBER ON TOP TO MY KNOWLEDGE BUT IT HAS A HOLE YOU CAN SEE IN THE BOTTOM

Is it threaded?

 

[OUTCOME1]

IM NOT SURE, I CAN CHECK, WHAT WOULD IT MEAN IF ITS THREADED?

 

[Bryanhashemi]

if its threaded it could possibly date it better and tell if it screwed on to something. Probably not the case but sometimes they would carve a hole out of the bottom of lead chess pieces to make them lighter. just a thought!!

 

[kkglawson]

it's a wax seal stamp , with the emblem missing

 

[OUTCOME1]

i googled wax seal stamp and i don't really see this part??

 

[yaxthri]

Looks like from a scale system where as you add variouos pre set weights to determine weight against another object

I think this is correct.

 

[OUTCOME1]

IS IT OLD?