🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Found in the Mississippi River

[bbheigle0605]

What is this?? Looks old. From a paddle wheel steamer?

 

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[The Rebel]

Very interesting!

 

[detectorcowboy]

I'm going with a native torpedo?

 

[1637]

could be ,or a waterwheel , great find

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I was thinking part of a waterwheel for a mill.

 

[Sandog]

What is this?? Looks old. From a paddle wheel steamer?

Axle?

 

[Mackaydon]

Good pics and measurements of whatever it is.
Don.....

 

[UnderMiner]

I'm going with a native torpedo?

No, those have a clay pot with a bee hive inside at the end. It's where the term "Stinger Missile" comes from.

 

[GlowingArtist]

A large rowing oar from a boat that either is pretty new and hasn't degraded the wood for very long or an older piece rarely put into the water.