3 CW relics need ID help

[Ronin9868]

Hi, I found 3 CW items that I'm not really sure about. The first appears to be a lead mini flattened into a quarter sized coin shape. Would there be a reason they would want to do this? Second is a clip. It is brass or copper turned green and has cloth or wick still attached on the center. Last of all is a broken cylinder. Looks like a end of a barrel from a gun?? Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Roy

 

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[bakergeol]

The 4th photo looks like a part off a mans suspenders.



George

 

[Ronin9868]

George, It actually does look like that may be. Ppretty cool that some material is still on it.

 

[TreasureTales]

Inside the tube thingy, is there any rifling? Or is it smooth?

 

[relic lover]

bullets were made into dice & other game pieces checkers perhaps in the case of item 1. A real great look into the daily lives of the soldiers, nice piece

 

[Montana Jim]

bullets were made into dice & other game pieces checkers perhaps in the case of item 1. A real great look into the daily lives of the soldiers, nice piece

I agree! Poker chip or checker piece... other game piece. Nice.

 

[Rave]

hi, I quite found objects like your first one that are musket balls that have hit something solid, I've often mistaken them for coins at first.

 

[Shortstack]

bullets were made into dice & other game pieces checkers perhaps in the case of item 1. A real great look into the daily lives of the soldiers, nice piece

I agree! Poker chip or checker piece... other game piece. Nice.

Yep. Troops used miniballs flattened out for checkers and homemade buttons. It would take way too many to make poker chips. That suspenders clip is a good find, too. Back then, suspenders were also called galoshes. ( I KNOW I misspelled that word )
I did the "spell check" thing and used one of the words it listed.