Odd Finds To Identify

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I found these items two days ago and I need identification on them. If anyone have an idea on what they are please let me know.

First item to identify is this lead/pewter item, weighs 9.13 grams and is 6.5 cm long:

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The second item to identify is something made of iron, it looks like that in one of the ends there has been like a wooden pole sticking out of it. It weighs 335 grams and has a length of 9.5 cm:

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And again, if you recognize any of these items please let me know. I would love to know what any of these things could be.
 

The second item looks a little like the ratchet part of an old bumper jack.
 

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The second item looks a little like the ratchet part of an old bumper jack.

I actually thought so too but the iron looks too old and it wouldn't technically work on a bumper jack if you would put it on one.
 

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Item 1 is a wheel balance weight from an automobile. Zinc or lead.
 

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Item 1 is a wheel balance weight from an automobile. Zinc or lead.

It does look like it but if it is it would go on a very tiny wheel, and where I found it is in the woods where almost no cars drives so how long did they make 'wheel balance weights'?
 

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First use of lead wheel balance weights was 1930's.

Then I don't think it is that, it does really look like it but it wouldn't work like a wheel balance weight cause it isn't the right size. And it has also been broken on both ends so the item may have been more rounder and bigger too...
 

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Still part of a pocket knife handle.:laughing7::occasion14:

Thank you for the thought, but I unfortunately don't think it actually is the top part of a pocket knife cause my piece is made out of lead and it is too thin to be able to fit on a pocket knife. I know that it really looks like one but if you'd see it in person it dosen't really look like it :)
 

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