Found in a Football Field...What Are They?

[Dimeman]

And you are correct as to if you don't know what type of game was played, then you don't really believe they are Gongi stones.

I believe the are Gonjii stones that can be played ANYWHERE on any field or flat surface. I am also willing to look for any other clue and open to the idea that they could be something else. I doubt it though, even though it is a strange yet to be unidentified playing field. Even though we have found no other Gonjii stones made of metal yet, they had to be made of something else besides plastic. Gonjii is an old game and plastic was not popular until the last half of the 20th century.

Yes these are made of metal, not plastic, and have a number 2002 on them. Best possibility of the number ------is the year 2002.If most are made of plastic since the last of the 20th century, why were these made of metal for a possible date of year 2002?? A special set for an occasion A display set only one made A set made for a museum?A set made for a athlete who won most medals in the special games?

Why haven't any other metal ones shown up yet is strange..... if indeed these are common Gonjii game pieces, that nobody else, has found any other pictures, reference, or knowledge of the actual metal ones, or even plastic ones with the same symbols on them. If a manufacturer made plastic ones with the same symbols on them, it would be very helpful.

They could be ,Gonjii game pieces, they are very similar in desigh, size and shape of the plastic ones.But why metal, and why nobody knows about these metal ones.

Piggman found them, so we know they were made.....he asked for proof, of others.

I took a small journalism class in high school,many many years ago, and they told us, that to get answers ,ask the 4 W's.
4 W's--- why, when, where and who------ make these metal pieces

 

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[dg39]

Has anyone sujusted lug nut covers?

 

[NGE]

YES!

 

[Montana Jim]

 

[BuckleBoy]

What next? The 13-counter-thingy?

 

[doublet2a]

There are back AHHHHHH!!!!!!


Tim

 

[Monty]

These go with the squirrel catching acorn. Monty

 

[TimC]

Hey Piggman,

I read this entire thread. No clue worked so far. I'll make a suggestion..... maybe someone took lugnuts with the basketball logo and filled them. After cooling pressed the other logos on them. The car? Maybe another logo to choose from.

TimC

 

[TimC]

Oops, I only read the first page.

 

[Eddie08]

Wow, I just read this entire thread and have a few thoughts, first they are game pieces with a race car, olympic logo, basket ball, soccer ball and maybe a swimmer on one side with the year 2002 or a net ball on the other side. The first zero of the 2002 looks like it has a yin/yang sign in it for two of the pieces. The second zero has five points in the same two pieces. I don't see any correlation between the race car and other symbols, you don't have car races or net ball at the olympics so I would have to agree that those symbols are random and not connected unless they are used as part of the game play. Although there is no real proof my vote is for a higher end gonji set that was made either right before or during 2002 if not then I think we have found out what happens to the batteries the energizer bunny uses up.

 

[Montana Jim]

We're sucking in a whole new breed of piggnut sleuths...

 

[TimC]

I am embarrased and humbled. My visual accuity was superseded by my preconcieved idea that they appeared to me to be lug nuts. I will endeaver to improve my "look see" before I come to a conclusion. I apologise for my mistake.

TimC

 

[TimC]

BCH

 

[Hemisteve]

I have been following this thread since the beginning and am glad it is still active now and then. I too have spent many hours searching the web looking for a solution and have recently found a few clues:
1. During the 2002 asian games, the local police were arresting many street vendors for selling non-authorized merchandise to tourists. (Busan newspaper, Nov. 02) The game pieces could have been an illegal product and therefore not sold in the mainstream shops. The amount of work involved creating the dies to cast these means that more than one set was made. Possibly 1000's but most could have been confiscated.

2. The 2002 has a ying/yang symbol in the first zero. The second zero is a soccer ball, not a chrysanthimum. See Photo of Ebuy find.

3. The asian games had close to 50 countries participating and many brought gifts to give to the host country and others. The Singapore team brought gifts manufactured by a specialized jewelry company which makes tourist products sold in airports all over the world. I was following a tourist purchase lead that ended up a dead end.

4. The Korean spelling is Gong Ki or Jong Ki for the game.

5. In 2002 Busan Korea hosted the Asian Games, Shared the World Cup with Japan and had Auto racing.

Good luck to all the piggnutz fanatics. The solution is out there somewhere and I still search from time to time.
Steve

 

[SnowQueen]

This is a long thread, so please forgive me is someone else has already noticed this. The first 0 in the 2002 logo is the symbol for Pepsi. I'm sure it's already been stated, but just not wanting to overlook anything.

 

[cpt_kirstov]

I DONT BELIEVE WE HAVE EVEN FOUND OUT WHAT KIND OF GAME IS PLAYED ON THAT STRANGE FIELD,WITH THE CONCRETE PAD, WHERE THE ORIGINAL NUTS WERE FOUND.

Dunnno about the concrete pad, but take a look at these http://fulltext.ausport.gov.au/fulltext/1998/wa/dimplay/athfield.pdf the throwing events are the ones that strike me as close... a practice field for javlin maybe... if so maybe they are weights addd to practice javlins?

 

[savant365]

maybe this?

http://www.fielderschoiceinc.com/Field-Dimensions/Hammer-Throw-Circle-Cage-Dimensions.cfm

 

[Mitch1FL]

The first zero it is the symbol from the Korean national Flag.

 

[Ralphw]

The first zero it is the symbol from the Korean national Flag.

Yes I think someone mentioned that. http://www.itatkd.com/koreanflag.html





I just e-mailed the e-Bay seller of the 2002 souvenir pins to see if he knows anything. I tried to send this TN link.

that is the same as the 2002 pignut in my oppinion,,,, the ball is the same...... the bar at the bottom same

 

[Ralphw]

I didnt even realize it has the same bar under 2002. I think this is a HUGE clue that Hemisteve discovered. I hope the eBay seller can help.

even the font for the 2s