🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Any thoughts on what this could be !

[blossom]

Found this little ball… made of Lead, weight 15 grams… approx 1 cm pics show on cm scale mat. Found in the Uk in a field, Roman pottery site near by, also near English civil war action, there was also a priory in the next field over. So a historically active area!! TIA x

 

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[pepperj]

Kind of looks like a final off something.
Cool recovery-hope someone recognizes the item.
Here's the link back to the finds

Assorted finds tonight

So in a new field tonight.. we found a musket ball, tiny button (1cm) a bell clapper (maybe???) and a little latch? Any different ids, always welcome x

www.treasurenet.com

 

[blossom]

Kind of looks like a final off something.
Cool recovery-hope someone recognizes the item.
Here's the link back to the finds

Assorted finds tonight

So in a new field tonight.. we found a musket ball, tiny button (1cm) a bell clapper (maybe???) and a little latch? Any different ids, always welcome x

www.treasurenet.com

Thanks for tech help Pepperj!

 

[releventchair]

Molds /Moulds can be made from multiple materials. With repeatability desired a big influence.

Your piece seems to show a casting sprue like most conventional cast bullets.
How the mold was cut in such a case would be interesting to know.
Steel cutting tools vary between shapes of course when making a mold.
But even in softer materials , good dimensions take serious effort.

Anyways , my usually vivid imagination begs a researching into odd roundball designs in the history of your region , or of regions involved in the one the recovery was made in. Makes no sense to me as the force of loading and science of sealing the rear of a projectile against barrel walls in small arms doesn't want gaps pressure can blow past.

I can imagine someone repurposing a worn out or damaged or of no other use bullet mold to make buttons. Or just making a similar type mold to do so.
The design hints of being visible in use. Compared to hem or cloak weights ect.

 

[DCMatt]

Possibly a type of ball from a Brunswick musket. Called a "belted bullet", I believe. It was an attempt at making British infantry weapons "rifled" for better accuracy. Circa 1840.

However, it was difficult to load and had a short lived military career.

 

[GoldieLocks]

You can see the spot where it broke off a post

 

[ironhorse]

Possibly a type of ball from a Brunswick musket. Called a "belted bullet", I believe. It was an attempt at making British infantry weapons "rifled" for better accuracy. Circa 1840.

However, it was difficult to load and had a short lived military career.

I thought the same thing initially but the 15g weight is only about half of what a belted ball should be so I abandoned the idea....now unless there were smaller versions I cant say it's a bullet for sure.

 

[CRUSADER]

You can see the spot where it broke off a post

Thats the casting Spurl that was cut.

 

[Gare]

Nice find !! You sure find some strange items keep them coming !!