What is it #2

[gon2hunt]

This was found near a known civil war skirmish.
Do you think it is related?
measures appox 1 3/16"
Weighes just over 1 pound 2 ounces.
Thanks
gon2hunt

 

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[bigfoot1]

boy is that ever heavy for its size.a guess would be elemental iron(meteorite).cant think of anything else that dense....18oz...amazing

 

[treasure search]

possibly grape shot ...civil war artillary canisters contains several these , most are rusted away...cause terrible causlity when fired upon the enemy bursting overhead.

 

[Bryanhashemi]

i agree with bigfoot. for that size!! over a pound?? jeeez!

 

[mical66]

could you post some more pictures , like a side view and a back view .

 

[GpSnoopy]

That appears to be way too heavy for any type of iron canister shot. According to the Ordinance manuals, for example, a 2.02" diameter grape shot should average approx. 1.14 1bs in weight. A 1.17" diameter heavy canister shot (which is closest to your item's size) should average approx. 0.21 lbs, which is quite a difference from your weight. I checked weights for modern steel ball bearings and they are pretty close to the grape/canister shot weights (1 3/16" chrome steel ball bearing is 3.970 oz.)

Can you double check your diameter and weight again. For weighing, you'd need an accurate kitchen diet scale, small digital scale, or postal scale. Regular spring type scales or body digital scales are extremely inaccurate when you at the bottom end of their range.

 

[treasure search]

I have to agree with GpSnoopy..however the rusty crust may play a factor in diameter. the grape shot we find are usually half dollar in size but have not weighed one to afirm what you need. good luck ...

 

[bigfoot1]

I think it may be the remnants of a dwarf star......

 

[Bryanhashemi]

I was thinking the same thing Bigfoot! Ha!

 

[woodstock]

Prehistoric Nibbler Poo from the old Nibbler clan , that stuff's called dark matter ... you know Lela's pet in Futurama .... Woodstock