hammered lead piece - what could it be.

[alabama11]

Hello all,
Thank you for viewing this thread.
Found this a week ago. Have seen some hammered bullets, but would like for some one with more knowledge to reject or confirm it as a hammered bullet or not. Any help appreciated. Its' weight is 17 grams and a 50 cal minnie ball is over 23 grams.

 

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[smokeythecat]

It's a lead bale seal. Yours look unmarked, but they were used to seal cloth bales/bolts a long time ago. Most I see in this country are 18th-19th century.

 

[Garrett424]

Interesting find.
I recently found my 1st old lead seal and I didn't know what it was either. Mine is marked "US Customs". I have no clue what it was for though.

 

[Davers]

I missed this Post.

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Man that's a tough call there. I'd keep it JIC.

 

[Davers]

Then again I suppose it Could be a Bale Seal , I Don't find many (Strange all the cotton that was grown round here) & I can not picture one in my head right now.
Maybe most bale seals are in peoples CW Collections around here.
Man I know I got at-least 1. & Med's Time. lol

 

[fyrffytr1]

I am not good with metric measurements so I used a calculator to convert it to inches. If I am right that 3+ cm lead piece is about 1.25 inches in diameter. I am not saying it isn't a seal but I have never seen one that big. All the ones I have found are around 3/4".

 

[alabama11]

Somewhere on this site I read that there were mail bag seals similar to the lead piece.