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Bullets shouldn't be magnetic since they are made of brass, copper and lead, but I guess these ones had enough rusty ferrous material stuck to them that I pulled them out with a magnet anyway.

The little rod below the horseshoe is also entirely made of copper and not all magnetic, but it was held on to the magnet by some rusty scrap.

I also got a fair amount of loose change, and what I think is a door knob that I was a little worried could be a grenade when I pulled it out amongst the bullets.

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[โ€“] peto@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

You do get steel cased rounds, and I'm pretty sure a lot were made as part of war measures (brass being comparatively expensive.)

I'm wondering if that rod under the horseshoe might be the remains of a plug from a telephone switchboard.

[โ€“] ScreamingFirehawk 3 points 8 months ago

The plug from a telephone switchboard is a really good suggestion. One end of it moves in and out and it has what looks like a terminal for a wire in.

The outside of at least some of the casings is definitely brass judging from the colour, but some are so corroded I wouldn't be surprised if they were steel cased.

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