What is it?

[Duane Pringle]

Dug this on our battle field site were we always dig didnt see the print can make some of a date 18 something posting 3 diffrent views its lead.

 

[Mike Serpa]

That's a tough one for me. NY? 188?

 

[CivilWarCollector]

I'm totally spitballing here, but soldiers were known to hammer out their own poker chips out of buttons/bullets and anything else they could get their hands on when supplies ran low. Perhaps this is an example of that?

 

[Duane Pringle]

Dug this on our battle field site were we always dig didnt see the print can make some of a date 18 something posting 3 diffrent views its lead.View attachment 291890View attachment 291891View attachment 291892

Yea we found a smaller piece once before with the round indentions.

 

[zburkett]

Can you tell what material this is made of?

 

[UCVRelics]

It looks like a lead anti-pilfering seal used to boxes crates and railroad box car doors much as the seals used today on truck trailers.

 

[Package4]

Looks like a dish rack for drying dishes

 

[Duane Pringle]

Its made of lead and is about 31/2 " in diameter

 

[Waterloo50]

Looks like a dish rack for drying dishes

I was going with toast rack but then I read your post, I think you could be right. Have to wait and see what the experts think.

 

[UCVRelics]

I still believe its a lead seal of some sort.

 

[hawknknife]

Coulette? front end of cannister load, I've seen the whole cannister round encased in lead? Pardon my French spelling.

 

[Patrick H]

I'm stumped, but I like the theory that it might be a front cap over a cannister round. I don't know if they were made of lead, but that might account for round indentations. On the other hand, they might have been made with a ball peen hammer.

 

[Duane Pringle]

True!

 

[Duane Pringle]

Found it! it's a base to hotchkis canister round this would explain the 3/4" round lead balls we have dug.

 

[Gandycreek]

Just saw this thread. Here's a pic of my reconstructed Hotchkiss canister round.