some type of lead weight maybe?

[john845]

I found the lead ball today in some woods. I have recovered a lot of Indian cents at this site , most of them date in the 1880s. It appears to be poured in a mold , theres a sprue mark. If you look closely theres lines going around it. I dont think its rifling marks. Any ideas? Is it just a lead weight of some sort? The other item I found nearby it looks like some sort of gas fitting to me. I dont think its old there is some more modern stuff dumped in that area.

 

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[digger dug]

maybe a net weight?

 

[namxat]

Hello,

given that it is ornate, I´d rather say it is a curtain weight than a net or fishing weight.

I´d further rule out a spindel whorl: to small and those where largely obosolete by the time America was colonized.

Greets Namxat

 

[Gare]

Some times what it was originally made for gets modified. My guess would be a round musket ball that someone drilled a hole in for a fishing weight

 

[Red James Cash]

Musket ball with a hole drilled in it.Muzzleloader rifles wouldn't leave rifling marks on the ball,the patch grips the rifling not the ball.

 

[Possum]

Either a curtain weight due to the ornate design or part of a handmade neckless used for trading with Native American's, that would be my guess... "D"

 

[john845]

it still has me puzzled. thanks for all the suggestions