✅ SOLVED Melted metal chunk?

[JohnDee1]

Hello, I found this piece of metal about 1ft down while metal detecting. I don’t know what metal it’s from, but I was thinking brass or lead. I thought the site dated from 1930’s due to some maps but now I am not sure. Any thoughts would be appreciated thanks!

 

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[vhs07]

Bullet jacket maybe? It'd help to know the size.

 

[creskol]

It has two attachment points on it where a handle might have gone .. My guess is that it's a smashed cup.

 

[firemanphob]

not a wadded up spoon bowl is it?

 

[creskol]

not a wadded up spoon bowl is it?

It's really hard to know without knowing the size .. A ladle crossed my mind, too.

 

[JohnDee1]

Sorry for not posting size, here are some photos with a ruler. What metal do you guys think it is. Thanks for the responses.

 

[creskol]

Scratch it a little in an inconspicuous place and see what color it is.

 

[ARC]

"Melted Metal Chunk" sounds like an ice cream.

 

[JohnDee1]

That’s funny, it does sound like a flavor. I scratched my metal and it left behind dark scratches beneath the patina. I think it could be an alloy, because my detector read it as a coin, and rarely iron. Is it brass?

 

[creskol]

That’s funny, it does sound like a flavor. I scratched my metal and it left behind dark scratches beneath the patina. I think it could be an alloy, because my detector read it as a coin, and rarely iron. Is it brass?

Brass should be brass color. It doesn't look like lead. Does a magnet stick to it?

 

[JohnDee1]

It’s not magnetic, but I know it’s metal. Maybe the dark spot is green patina, and the yellowish is dirt.

 

[creskol]

I don't know .. maybe a pewter cup.. whatever metal it is, it looks like it was once a handled vessel of some sort.

 

[JohnDee1]

Well I am not sure what metal it could be probably some strange alloy. I have one final question, what homestead era do melted chunks like this date from? Thanks for all the help!

 

[creskol]

Well I am not sure what metal it could be probably some strange alloy. I have one final question, what homestead era do melted chunks like this date from? Thanks for all the help!

It doesn't look melted to me .. just mangled.