✅ SOLVED Help identifying lead ball with metal plug

[codon]

Help identifying solid lead ball with metal plug

Found this in a river. Made of lead. 11lbs in weight, first thing that comes to mind is cannon ball because of metal plug, but I have no idea, didn't think they were ever made of lead.

It was found in a river that has always a dam since 1638, but was recently removed and the water drawn down. Also hopefully it's safe. Any help would be appreciated.

 

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[jude061]

It could be an old cannon-ball weight for a fishing downrigger. The iron plug seems large though.

 

[codon]

I was wondering about a downrigger weight because it was lead, but that metal plug being the size of a quarter got me thinking and questioning it

 

[Itsmine]

I was thinking a ballast weight of some kind?

 

[A2coins]

Sometimes not knowing keeps the possibilities alive Thanks for sharing that is cool though cant wait to see what it is!!!!!!!!

 

[codon]

Thanks for the replies. After a bit of cleaning it looks to just be a lead wight of some kind. the metal goes through to the other side. 11 lbs is a bit heavy for the northeast to be a down rigger but who knows!!

 

[tamrock]

1638, that's pretty dam old.

 

[codon]

Yup Exeter NH, it's on the seacoast. There was a dam on the river for centuries, when they removed it this summer I literally found hundreds of old bottles. So much to discover