Lead Beach Find

[romeo-1]

Found this today in the same location I found several musket balls and a cannonball. Heavy and sustained military action in this area. No modern junk found on this particular beach. Probably a little too esoteric but anyone have a clue?

It is lead and is just over an inch and a quarter in length.

 

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[timekiller]

Looks like a small valve/spigot handle gas maybe Or a screen window swivel clip.
Take Care,
Pete,

 

[timekiller]

Sorta like these but older.

 

[romeo-1]

Sorta like these but older.

Lead probably wouldn't be the best choice for this application...too soft.

 

[CRUSADER]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8JysV78FVEY/TCzuBUWGN7I/AAAAAAAAAlw/q87S3aBzdZo/s1600/Cloth_Seal_web.gif

might be a broken unused cloth seal

 

[Digger54]

Long shot here

For some reason my first thought since it was found among civil war bullets was that it was a carved bullet made into a likeness of a jews harp.

I have a carved bullet made into a likeness of a bugle, why not a jews harp?

 

[creskol]

maybe an improvise nipple wrench/protector?