What is it?

[DJR]

Hi all

Here are 2 more photos of an "object" that I have been trying to ID. It was found on our first outing. My wife and I were detecting an old swimming hole in a river. This muscket ball looking thing came out of the water as you see it. Clean and fresh. No oxidation. At first I thought it was a fishing weight and almost put it in the trash bag. However I noticed the straitions on the sides and that there was no area to crimp onto a fishing line with as well as no holes of any kind. As soon as I saw the striations I thought a musket ball or some sort of shot! Yee Haw...but I do know they have modern muzzle loaders and a season for hunting with them down here so is it some sort of modern shot or is it something other? Again I have looked for info and have not found anything similar. One of the treasure hunting sites I did have a view showing pic of a group of items and a few of them were "balls" and were very similar looking. So any ideas?

Don

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Some type of ridge lines on the surface would almost make some sort of fired projectile
They look like the bores of the inside of of a gun barrel.
Looks like the lead shot hit something sideways.
Just a my opinion.

 

[John 'n' W.Va]

Musket balls don't oxidize in the water.

 

[Oakman404]

Looks like a modern .50 cal muzzel loader shot.

Oakman

 

[Uncle Willy]

Looks like a ball from a rifled muzzle loader. Those appear to be rifling marks on the ball. Lead doesn't oxidize.

Bill

 

[DJR]

Thanks guys

I was thinking it would be a more modern shot jbut ust could not find anything on line that would show a pic.

Here I thought I was onto a good hunting site!

Uncle Willy lead does oxide usually a red or yellow color...but I have had pieces of sheet lead and of course old fishing weights that get a whitish powder to them when they have been sitting too long in the air.

Don

 

[R-n-R Magnolia SpringsAla]

n/t

 

[ron_c]

This is a modern (newly fired) round ball for a cap and ball pistol. The round groove on one end is when the plunger pushed the round ball down into the chamber shearing off a slight ring of lead. Have shot and recovered many of these to remelt and recast again.

 

[DJR]

Thanks Ron