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[nyshooter]

pick this up today any ideas

[007tallguy]

lol, looks like a petrified Contact C.

[duggap]

Does it come apart and if so, what does it look like on the inside. Maybe a key case.

[nyshooter]

solid same on both sides found in a ball field 2 inches down

[emfederin]

Originally Posted by nyshooter

solid same on both sides found in a ball field 2 inches down

It definitely has a seam, and that paint wouldn't last very long in the ground, so it's a recent drop and isn't likely to be internally rusted. Can you twist the 2 halves out of alignment in any way?

The construction reeks of having a mechanical function, and now I'm as curious as you are!

[digger_mark]

condom box.

[Onaug]

Originally Posted by 007tallguy

lol, looks like a petrified Contact C.

[Onaug]

Are there any pin mounts on the bottom? My guess is part of a decorative pin or a cover cap for something. Fairly unusual.

[matmit]

Could it possibly be a fishing lure?

[nyshooter]

it,s solid no clips-holes-clasp's both sides are identical here is some more pictures I'm stumped I think it's a actual doo-hickey

[CountyWorker]

Is it lead?

[nyshooter]

don't think so it's only 1.5 oz but Not magnetic I put high heat on it NO melting

[emfederin]

Originally Posted by nyshooter

...but Not magnetic...

Great...there goes my next question out the window...

I got to thinking at one point that the "dark end-red end" coloring made it look like a compass needle on steroids...

It's interesting that it tapers to an edge all around. Makes me think of a shim or wedge of some kind...but why would a wedge or a shim need such coloring?

This is a real brainbuster!

ADD:

Hmmm...I was just looking carefully at one of your pics, and what I earlier called a "seam" looks like it may be the edge of the red paint. A sharply delineated, very THICK coat of red paint. Maybe akin to the type of paint they use to mark highways (which is almost invariably white or yellow).

[emfederin]

Regardless of what it turns out to be, I'd love to have a handful of them when I go to a lake. I'll bet I could easily skip those suckers 50' or more across the surface!

[nyshooter]

that must be it a professional skipping stone

[Mozhoven]

Pill case? Does it open? looks like the white side fits into the red side. At any rate, I would bet it used to open and hold something. Since it looks like a pill capsule, that may be a clue to what it used to hold.