Lead item found in Union Civil War Camp

[Retired Fire]

It looks like a flattend ball rolled around two smaller lead pieces that we're rolled around Cotten. It might be a fishing weight but seems complex for that. Any ideas?

 

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[Retired Fire]

Also appears there are tooth marks on the up side. I just cant figure it out. Not sure if it is a war relic or post war.

 

[BosnMate]

Home made fishing sinker. Tooth marks where he bit down on the lead to clamp it to the fishing line. I've done that when I was a young kid and had teeth.

 

[Retired Fire]

Home made fishing sinker. Tooth marks where he bit down on the lead to clamp it to the fishing line. I've done that when I was a young kid and had teeth.

LOL, Me too! But what made me think it was different was the 2 smaller lead pieces inside. Maybe it was to weight from sliding on line maybe. Just seems to complex.

 

[history preserved]

Make sure there’s nothing inside! I had a piece of lead like that, and when I unfolded it, well.....

 

[Retired Fire]

Make sure there’s nothing inside! I had a piece of lead like that, and when I unfolded it, well.....View attachment 1522579

Wow that's cool, but the second photo above shows all that was inside.

 

[cgdigger]

I'd be reluctant to argue with a maritime explanation offered by someone called BosnMate!

 

[Spats]

I found five rolled up pieces of lead similar to yours one slow relic hunting day. Mine were also found in a Civil War camp. I almost tossed them in my scrap lead bucket, but decided to unroll them with pliers as I had nothing to lose but five rolled up lead tubes. They all turned out to be flattened rolled up minie balls. They are on the far right of the picture below. You might want to unroll yours. You never know what you will find.

 

[Retired Fire]

I found five rolled up pieces of lead similar to yours one slow relic hunting day. Mine were also found in a Civil War camp. I almost tossed them in my scrap lead bucket, but decided to unroll them with pliers as I had nothing to lose but five rolled up lead tubes. They all turned out to be flattened rolled up minie balls. They are on the far right of the picture below. You might want to unroll yours. You never know what you will find.

Those are awesome. I think I will unroll it carefully and take a better look. THANKS