Lead what is it?

[IronSpike]

Found a big chunk of lead along old RR tracks and that may be all I'll know about the piece Roughly 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 10 1/2" (full length).

The shape almost indicates it was used to encase something, but guess it could have been bent that way by chance. Any ideas on what it was used for?

 

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[Woodland Detectors]

Hey Iron spike! Yeah, I find that lead all over too. It was just used for so many different things ya know.. I actualy saw a website that has something posted like what you have. He claims, a number 6 from civil war. well, it could be a number 9 from the beetles song too! lol you know what I'm saying? But, Judging by what youv'e posted it looks like your close to the good stuff! Have a good day ..mike

 

[PBK]

Probably just railroad repair/scrap lead. Then again, it might be a lead sabot fragment from a Civil War projectile.

http://www.iglou.com/btreasure/sabots.jpg

 

[IronSpike]

Thanks Mike I'm afraid you're right about the only ID will be it's lead

Yep found a better spot on the trail. This morning the keepers weighted more than the trash

A nice day to you as well

 

[IronSpike]

Probably just railroad repair/scrap lead. Then again, it just might be a lead sabot fragment from a Civil War projectile.

http://www.iglou.com/btreasure/sabots.jpg

Thanks PBK Would the lead purity content determine whether it's possibly lead slug for ammunition?

I'll mark it solved as railroad repair/scrap as have no other evidence of CW from location.

Then again the axe does resembles this axe found with CW era relics

http://www.iglou.com/btreasure/groups.htm

 

[johnnyi]

Often found lead of this shape and size was used by the old plumbers to seal the joint between two iron pipes which fit within each other. Here's an example like your's I scrapped off a 19th century iron pipe.

 

[IronSpike]

Often found lead of this shape and size was used by the old plumbers to seal the joint between two iron pipes which fit within each other. Here's an example like your's I scrapped off a 19th century iron pipe.

It very well could be lead from pipe joint seal. It does have the shape for it.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I found one the same shape but smaller. I always wanted to know what it was. I am trying to find my old post or Ill take another picture. Im not a charter member at this time and it is hard to search through 10,000 of my old posts lol.Mine appeared to have some markings. I found it next to a fired Minnieball.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Here is a picture of mine (right) found next to a fired minnie (center) four feet deep. I didnt realize how large yours was. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,60755.0.html

 

[IronSpike]

Smaller but could it be the same concept as the sabot projectile. Would it be too big for a ring? Soldiers are known to have fashioned all kinds of stuff out of lead.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Smaller but could it be the same concept as the sabot projectile. Would it be too big for a ring? Soldiers are known to have fashioned all kinds of stuff out of lead.

too big for a ring. I see a line on it similar to the line on Johnnyi's.