Lead? Pewter? or other??

[(COINSTRUCK)]

Found this today while out at the relic park. Really heavy for its size. 31.8g!
Cut into the edge and its very shiny, I know pewter will be shiny if you cut into it,but what about lead? anyway to tell the difference? or what do you think?

[sirwalle]

looks like a soft metal. but still no clue

[Jo ann]

a very interesting shape, could it be a modern curtain weight?

[007tallguy]

"Cut into the edge and its very shiny, I know pewter will be shiny if you cut into it,but what about lead?"

lead will also be very shiny looking if you cut it like that. i think the item you have there is indeed lead. pewter has a very high tin content but sometimes has a small percentage of lead mixed in with it.
for some interesting reading on pewter and the different alloys used in making it go to <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pewter>.

i'm not sure what your item is (or was), but i'm leaning towards it being lead.

[blev]

looks like lead to me. did it cut very easy? blev

[HarveyH48]

Lead is pretty soft, and will polish up nice and shiny, with just a paper towel. Oxidizes pretty quick too. Should leave a mark on paper. Pewter is harder, a little brittle sometimes, doesn't bend or deform as easy as lead. I cast with about a 50/50 mix of lead and tin, depends on what I'm casting. If it's large and not much fine detail, I use mostly lead (tin is expensive), small and fine detail, I use more tin in the mix. Flows in the mold better, details aren't polished away so easily.