found on Topsail Island NC

[griz74]

these items were found on topsail island NC. Round item seems to be iron and round 6.5 " in diameter. The other is a piece of metal with the following letters and numbers - o AV W 40. It also appears to be iron. Items were found on the shoreline 8" deep

 

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[Crispin]

One word..."CROATAN"

 

[cw0909]

One word..."CROATAN"

why "CROATAN"

 

[mcl]

The last two characters visible are "40". See the following:



The leading character, part of which has been broken off, is probably C. The next two are definitely O and P.

The rest is difficult to tell. The picture CW0909 enhanced makes it look like the first three characters following the P are A Y W. I did not see that string in the pictures I worked with though. The last character before "40" might be a stylized G.

"COPAYW?G40" doesn't really make much sense though.

Perhaps if OP takes a picture in better lighting and focuses the camera.

 

[ARC]

Any way to get some more pics...

Try closeups using "macro" function on camera if poss...

Try a few... different angles.

 

[cw0909]

i tried a few more Xs

View attachment 1188496

 

[griz74]

 

[ARC]

Much better pics... thank you.

Lets see...

 

[ARC]

COPAV. WA 40 ?

OR... C=O
I have already been through the main lists of WA cities and town... till eyes were blurred...
Also ghost towns... did not see a match but could have missed something.

IF... in fact this means WA... as in the State.

 

[mcl]

It's now clear that the leading characters, C and O, are in a larger, different font than the PAV W(A) that follows. My guess is that it was the last part of a manufacturer's name (i.e., ____ CO. PAV. WA.).

 

[ARC]

From the pics it appears to have some "curvature" to this... or is that just an optical illusion in photo ?

Picture of the back perhaps as well ? ? ?

The ball looks like "canister shot"... or large "grape shot" ball.

 

[Crispin]

The Croatan thing was a joke.

That is not an A it is a T. Is a piece of a pipe fence. Lookup Wheatland WT -40 fence framework.

40 is the pipe size.

Tube can be circular, square, or rectangular.

 

[Crispin]

PAV can stand for:

Personal Air Vehicle
Parallel Access Volumes
Parental Age Verification
Potential acquisition valuation method
Power Assist Vehicle
Air suction valve: also known as a PAV, Pulsed Air Valve
Perpetually Adding Value
Proportional approval voting

or there is a construction company named COPAV

http://trc-construction.com/mechanical.html