What the heck are these?

[Coolster]

Found them under a big a$$ rock that somebody buried about 9" deep. Assuming they are a projectile fuze but have not found anything like them on Google. Anybody..?

 

[DFX DAVE in M.D.]

I think they are old time flashlight batteries, I am not sure though. I have detected some of them myself.

 

[Off n On]

Found them under a big a$$ rock that somebody buried about 9" deep. Assuming they are a projectile fuze but have not found anything like them on Google. Anybody..?

Thanx Dave, I have found a few similar, and couldn't id them. I just know that they blew my ears off!

 

[DFX DAVE in M.D.]

I think that is whats left of batteries after the cardboard covering erodes away. I was detecting a place a older guy I knew detected it years before me and said he hit tons of old batteries, just like I did, it was a camping area. I found this cool website of vintage batteries.Collecting Batteries

 

[Coolster]

Thanks! I will investigate further with that in mind.