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SmirkAtTheMerc

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• Aug 22, 2019

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I don't have any idea on what this is! I think this is made of lead. It is also very small. I found it at a small house in VA.

 

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SmirkAtTheMerc

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• Aug 22, 2019

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The images are upside down

 

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• Aug 22, 2019

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Lead seal probably from an electric meter.

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• Aug 22, 2019

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Bayoutalker said:

Lead seal probably from an electric meter.

Cliff

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if its this you're talking about, its not:

 

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SmirkAtTheMerc

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• Aug 22, 2019

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It has no holes on the edges.

 

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• Aug 22, 2019

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It might have some ridges inside at the bottom, where you would screw it in somewhere.

 

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• Aug 22, 2019

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My thought is that it is a smashed pellet (177) from a pellet gun.

 

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• Aug 22, 2019

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SmirkAtTheMerc said:

It might have some ridges inside at the bottom, where you would screw it in somewhere.

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Now that I looked at it closer it is a lead head from a roofing nail.

Cliff

 

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• Aug 23, 2019

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I bet Cliff is right about the roofing nail head. Should include a size reference, like a nickel next to it or something.

 

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• Aug 23, 2019

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if its not a roofing nail head it is a old toothpast or other tube like cap. I have found several similar.

 

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• Aug 23, 2019

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Tpmetal said:

if its not a roofing nail head it is a old toothpast or other tube like cap. I have found several similar.

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I'm sure it's a nail head. You can see where the nail pulled out of the bottom.

Cliff

 

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• Aug 23, 2019

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maybe it is a lead roofing nail head

 

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• Aug 23, 2019

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I dug a number of those lead headed roofing nails at an old church down in Ga. Metal roof on the building and as usual the roofer dropped nails. I suspect your lead piece is off one of those nails.