Flintlock hammer...? Slug?

[GrantsTomb]

Hello all-
I've enjoyed browsing this forum for months and, now that I have the chance to do a little hunting myself, I'm happy that there's a resource like this out there to help me along in my novice fumbling. On to the good stuff:

These two items are ones that I pulled up within ten feet of each other in a rather haphazard search I did out in some rural woodlands. I'm going back very soon to do a more thorough search

The first piece is what I believe to be a hammer from a flintlock firearm. It's about 3 inches long and seems pretty plain otherwise. The obverse side is rounded, the inverse side is flat, and there's some rounding on the underside of what I'm guessing to be lower vise jaw. There's a hint of a screw hole in that same fixed jaw plate, but I haven't tried to clean it out yet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flintlock_mechanism

I also am enclosing pics of the slug that I also found. Is this something that could've been used in a flintlock firearm?

Any help confirming the identity of these pieces would be MUCH appreciated and any advice on perhaps closing in on an approximate year/model would be very interesting to hear as well! And...of course...any cleaning recommendations? Thanks in advance...!

-GrantsTomb

 

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[JakePhelps]

Definetly looks like a gun hammer, but the slug looks more modern.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

That's a flintlock hammer allright, great find. Go back and find the rest of the rifle or musket. Wish I could go. Get a Dixie Gun Works catalog, might help ID antique gun parts.

 

[tailfeathers]

I agree that you have a flint lock hammer. Missing 1/2 the flint clamp and screw. The bullet is 22. cal. and is newer. You can tell by the canelure on the base. Old muzzle loader bullets did not have this.
This is still used to clamp the brass cartridge to the bullet , this keeps the bullet from slipping back into the case from recoil in the magazine or in the case of .22 caliber while being used in an semi-automatic weapon as it feeds from the magazine.

good finds!!l

 

[Monty]

A .22 rimfire bullet is one of the few remaining inside lubricated bullets still in use. The base of the bullet is actually smaller than the nose of the bullet. JIM

 

[Kentucky Kache]

It's a petrified snail. Just kidding, it looks like a flint lock hammer to me.

 

[GrantsTomb]

Thanks to all of you for your input! I appreciate the second-opinions and am excited to (hopefully) find the barrel or other matching pieces to the firearm!

 

[JakePhelps]

Good idea, hit that area in all metal mode and find the rest!

 

[DugHoles]

Definetly looks like a gun hammer, but the slug looks more modern.

Couldn't of said it any better.

GL & HH,

DugHoles