They be King Gerhardt's Runes!....I've heard it said that in the right hands, they can tell the future. They've been missing for centuries...ever since Gerhardt was slain by the infamous Chieftan Klop the Undignified in the battle of Westphalia
^this. Don't lean over them, even if you're wearing a spacesuit They're tin pellets out of a Broquet "fuel saver". They do nothing. Chuck them out.
Gold. They were made to look like lead weights when smuggled in from the continent. You can cash them in at Asda.
Balls of lead to boost the lead content of `puff petrol` Worked for the Spitfires & Hurricanes ...... apparently ....
A possibility this ....p.o might of chucked a load of them in the tank and shook it about to clean the inside mixed with a cleaning agent . Emptied it out after ......and this is the interesting bit accidentally left a few in without knowing .