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[Dfxcobb]

found this several years ago along with some CW bullets in a creek. Not sure if it is a bullet and if so what type..Its is .69 W x .71 L and 416 grain..ive looked found a Rev era button in same area..i have it displayed with my bullets. there is no indication of a sinker and believe me i have found many.

 

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[smokeythecat]

It's not Rev War as the conical bullet had not been invented. It could be a larger caliber Civil War picket bullet. Lots of them were short and conical.

 

[Dfxcobb]

thank you..much

 

[smokeythecat]

I did look through Mason and McKee's book on bullets, and all the picket styles were much smaller. Could be a carved bullet well water worn. It superficially looks like a sinker but there would have either been a hole through it or remnants of the wire at the top.

 

[Dfxcobb]

My first thought was a sinker when i found it but there is no indication of any holes or iron

 

[releventchair]

Could it be a generous sprue from a bullet molds gate that was trimmed off ?

 

[Tpmetal]

Could it be a generous sprue from a bullet molds gate that was trimmed off ?

with the cooling indentation mark on it, i would say this is very likely

 

[trdking]

That was my first thought as well. These are big enough that most of them would have been remelted Maybe someone was using it as a make shift weight in a small pouch with several? No one will know.

 

[Dfxcobb]

never would have thought that..thanks i would most likely agree with that..again thanks

 

[smokeythecat]

Relevantchair, that's a great idea. Wish I had thought of it.

 

[releventchair]

Relevantchair, that's a great idea. Wish I had thought of it.

Only a guess.

There were many things molded from lead...

 

[trdking]

Only a guess.

There were many things molded from lead...

Easy to work with, tastes delicious...

 

[Davers]

I just now saw your piece / bullet & my first impression is that its the top of a 3 ringer that was cut off then rounded off in the while in the water for 140-150 years .

I could be wrong , I still need a Kayak. FWIW

 

[Davers]

Easy to work with, tastes delicious...

LOL!!!

 

[releventchair]

Easy to work with, tastes delicious...

No!No!No!!

As kids we used to melt it in a coffee can on the kitchen range and cast sinkers on the counter top.
Hot lead burn stains on the wooden cutting board the mold was on too. Or sometimes bottle caps to pour lead into with cotterpins through their sides.

Naughty stuff by today's health standards.

 

[trdking]

No!No!No!!

As kids we used to melt it in a coffee can on the kitchen range and cast sinkers on the counter top.
Hot lead burn stains on the wooden cutting board the mold was on too. Or sometimes bottle caps to pour lead into with cotterpins through their sides.

Naughty stuff by today's health standards.

Indeed also guilty of playing with lead

 

[Dfxcobb]

I have busted car batteries open to melt lead for fishing sinkers...didnt think to much about the health issues that could happen.. smashed lead up put in coffee can and uses torch to melt and poured into molds