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« on: October 20, 2009, 09:19:10 AM »
Any ideas? its just under an inch long in all direction? Any ideas?
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« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2009, 10:17:57 AM »
I think it may be whats left over from making musket balls ?
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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2009, 11:06:13 AM »
I have one just like it at home !! Smiley
I was thinking along the same lines as Mel, but I can't see anything on the web - I will have a look in some books at home tonight.
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« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2009, 12:42:52 PM »
Could be a mould branch from making musket balls,
but also it reminds of a piece from an old childs game Dip dap doe i think its called.
you have you throw the x thing into the air and before it falls you have to pick up other items then chatch the x thing in the same hand.

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« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2009, 01:31:26 PM »
Hope ur kids dont throw that in the air Cheesy
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2009, 04:30:27 PM »
I think you may be right there Phil, although I know the game as Jacks, it does look like a game piece does'nt it.... Huh

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« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2009, 05:00:32 PM »
no its defo the waste stems from making musket balls mr cadzy found a few my self  Wink
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« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2009, 08:38:13 PM »
I have been looking through the Detecting Finds books but can't see anything this shape.
Peter (doc) - what do you think?
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« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2009, 08:53:33 PM »
I found one of these several years ago, and posted it on UK Detectornet. I was informed that it could be from a game (a bit like bowls or boules I guess) that used wooden balls with a weighted centre made of lead in this shape. There was a link to a site that illustrated it, but I've lost the link and can't remember what the game was called Embarrassed

Of course, it could have been a wind-up and it may be casting waste after all.
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« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2009, 08:58:32 PM »
Heres a Musket ball mould guys.... Wrong shape unless there were different designed moulds.
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« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2009, 09:04:38 PM »
wow -- that is a brillaint artefact. well done on finding it.

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« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2009, 09:06:47 PM »
Alan I never found that fella ....I wish I had though... That was a pic taken offline  sorry fella.
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« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2009, 09:09:41 PM »
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« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2009, 09:12:57 PM »
that is a later one taff if you lot want to disagree with the welsh museum thats up to you lot but i think they know more than you lot  Undecided
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« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2009, 09:14:29 PM »
i found this musket ball with the waste still attached...it looks as if it could have come from that mould.....and not the criss-cross thing....byron
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