Can anyone help identify this?

[Barrycdog]

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Hand made by a CSA solider in 1863. 50z
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This was found in Cassville, Ga

 

[Frederick14Va]

Any photos of the whole object?.... better to determine what it is...

As a general rule anything stamped in such manner with a year date... "CSA"... and in this case "ARMY" as well tends to habitually be rather suspect... Besides the modern font type stamps used... and obviously applied single letter at a time...

 

[unicornforge]

Good point. I also observe looking at it that many of the letters and numbers have no pitting anywhere, but the rest of the surfaces have severe pitting. If the lettering/numbering was the same age as the object, it would have the same level of pitting..... unless the stamps were magical in nature.

 

[E_just_E]

The obviously later stamped lettering, could also be a cataloging method by one of the many "museums" around battlefields, esp. since there is what it looks like a serial number (504.) Does not make the object not-authentic per se, just decreases its value, if it is authentic.

+1 whole pictures. Have no idea what this might even be close to being.

 

[Barrycdog]

He will send me some more pictures soon

 

[Barrycdog]

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[Barrycdog]

Now that you look at it it looks to be a weight for some sort of scale. Possibly for an assayers office to weigh gold?

 

[johan_steele]

Spurious markings placed w/ intent to add value.

 

[John Winn]

I think some type of weight is right (but that's just a guess). Looks like it was attached at the top to something so I'm wondering if it was a counter-weight of some type (for instance, those used to be in windows and other things that needed assistance opening and closing).

I, too, rather doubt the stamping is authentic (well, it is real stamping ... but you know what I mean).

 

[Barrycdog]

I found some old counterweights marked 8 and 9 in an old house in Euharlee as counterweights but they were cylinder shaped and weighed at least 2 poinds. I wish I had kept them. They had 8 and 9 written on them respectively and aout the length from your had to the elbow.

 

[Mike Serpa]

A business card magnet?

 

[John Winn]

I found some old counterweights marked 8 and 9 in an old house in Euharlee as counterweights but they were cylinder shaped and weighed at least 2 poinds. I wish I had kept them. They had 8 and 9 written on them respectively and aout the length from your had to the elbow.

Yeah, probably not a window weight but maybe a counterweight for something. When my wife used to weave her loom had weights, for instance, that looked something like that. Maybe in a big clock ? I dunno ... just winging it !

 

[E_just_E]

I found some old counterweights marked 8 and 9 in an old house in Euharlee as counterweights but they were cylinder shaped and weighed at least 2 poinds. I wish I had kept them. They had 8 and 9 written on them respectively and aout the length from your had to the elbow.

if they looked like this, they were window counter-weights:

and that was their purpose:

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[JohnnyClair]

Interesting...I think the lettering was done later..the whole at the top is considerably aged and they don't match. Doesn't mean its not authentic.
Here's a bone to throw out....How about something used "medically or surgically"? That area had heavy fighting, Resaca, Allatoona, the Tunnel area, and I know there were numerous hospitals around there... I know some medical...have to look it up though.

 

[JohnnyClair]

if they looked like this, they were window counter-weights:

and that was their purpose:

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Don't they look too thin? What does that pulley piece at the top look like?

 

[Barrycdog]

if they looked like this, they were window counter-weights:

and that was their purpose:

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Thats it.

 

[Barrycdog]

A business card magnet?

He may of had it for scale

 

[Barrycdog]

Interesting...I think the lettering was done later..the whole at the top is considerably aged and they don't match. Doesn't mean its not authentic.
Here's a bone to throw out....How about something used "medically or surgically"? That area had heavy fighting, Resaca, Allatoona, the Tunnel area, and I know there were numerous hospitals around there... I know some medical...have to look it up though.

There were 4 hospitals in Cassville at the time. What would you use a 5 Oz weight for medically just out of curiosity?

 

[Frederick14Va]

Nothing medical related that Ive ever seen... commercial, assayers, and apothecary scale weights were normally like these...

 

[JohnnyClair]

There were 4 hospitals in Cassville at the time. What would you use a 5 Oz weight for medically just out of curiosity?

No idea at the moment...was mainly focusing on the area for some clues, brainstorming ideas, thinking outside of the box.
Y'all are the smart ones around here!!