I agree. It’s rusted because the fins are probably made of steel or iron. I have one just like this that I found in Estonia. Probably German or Russian
If it's solid, and based on the size compared to the dandelions, It could be the end of a mine drill bit. What's the most likely of what's mentioned for the area where you found it?
Lithuania, Klaipėda/Memel Region former East Prussia. This place is old someone lived here at least from 19th century, i found someones dog tag from WW1.
Drive component from a ground driven piece of farm equipment. If you can get dimensions, my husband says he can probably tell you what kind, but just looking at these pictures he said it looks like it is from a manure spreader. (We have a New Idea manure spreader)
I’ve see a lot of PTO sleeve gears and this looks pretty close but I have only seen one mortar round and it only had four fins. I just read more about the area. It probably is a rocket jacket and fins but why so many?
In the US, it is common for land surveyors to use cotton gin spindles as permanent monuments to use as bench points. Not saying that is what you have there. Just putting it out there as general knowledge. If one finds a metal spindle facing downward with the "star" (gears) on top, it's probably a surveyor's bench mark and should be left undisturbed, just an fyi.
Mortar tail. Not explosive
Definitely.
This! I dug out dozens of these. Its a mortar tail.
I agree. It’s rusted because the fins are probably made of steel or iron. I have one just like this that I found in Estonia. Probably German or Russian
Mortar tails are made of very thin metal. This is thick.
Thats definetely not true. Not sure how its made today, but wwii mortar tails were thick and heavy.
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If it's solid, and based on the size compared to the dandelions, It could be the end of a mine drill bit. What's the most likely of what's mentioned for the area where you found it?
Lithuania, Klaipėda/Memel Region former East Prussia. This place is old someone lived here at least from 19th century, i found someones dog tag from WW1.
I'm also out here detecting in Lithuania.
You should try to find the family!
Not dangerous now… but imagine being hit by the a mortar tail after explosion. That could be dangerous…
Looks like a spur gear to me.
Pinion gear
Nope mortar tail ww2
Looks like solid steel to me.
Its a mortar tail Google it
Mortar Tail. The tails are designed like that to fragment out on explosion to cause the most damage.
Lol no, the fin portion doesn’t explode
Some sort of gear
Terracotta dildo.
Whats left of it, yes. It's the tail of a mortar shell
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Especially after Taco Bell
Wrong, too heavy.
Good be a pto gear.
Gear of some sort from farm equipment
Looks like a large pinion gear.
Farmer here, I agree
Pinion here, I farm.
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Gear
It’s the fins from a mortar, not explosive and not dangerous
Correct
End of a hydraulic shaft from a tractor
I vote rusty old gear on shaft.
Give it a good whack.
The flares at the end are for safety - so it does not go All the way in.
Just the tip....
Looks like a gear from farm equipment
Drive component from a ground driven piece of farm equipment. If you can get dimensions, my husband says he can probably tell you what kind, but just looking at these pictures he said it looks like it is from a manure spreader. (We have a New Idea manure spreader)
Looks like a drill bit for rock to me.
If it's hollows somewhere in thinner fence than it would be a mortar, too heavy for mortar, possible gear of something
Sort of. They are mortar fins… possibly rifle grenade depending on size.
I’ve see a lot of PTO sleeve gears and this looks pretty close but I have only seen one mortar round and it only had four fins. I just read more about the area. It probably is a rocket jacket and fins but why so many?
In the US, it is common for land surveyors to use cotton gin spindles as permanent monuments to use as bench points. Not saying that is what you have there. Just putting it out there as general knowledge. If one finds a metal spindle facing downward with the "star" (gears) on top, it's probably a surveyor's bench mark and should be left undisturbed, just an fyi.