Bullet,drill bit,plumbob

[ringking76]

I found this Oak Ridge TN,where there were camper trailers and 14'x14' huts for the workers building Oak Ridge in 1942.nothing has been there after removing them in 1945.I thought it was a bullet laying in the ground,a plumbob after uncovering it,a drill bit after getting it out.I got it home cleaned it up and I have no idea,its approximately 6" long.Any help would be appreciated,thanks

 

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[Ant]

A broken off grounding rod comes to mind.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Is the material at the pointy end cloth? like a cotton rope or wick? Maybe a torch of some sort?

 

[ringking76]

Is the material at the pointy end cloth? like a cotton rope or wick? Maybe a torch of some sort?

No its copper the inside is filled with some kind of ferrous material

 

[Ant]

And no grounding rods are not solid copoer, most are plated with copper:

https://www.google.com/search?q=vintage+grounding+rod&client=ms-android-boost-us&hl=en-US&v=210020210&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=AnNdVMzTE7GrjAKFtoAo&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=320&bih=508

 

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