My name is Walter Ostrowski of revengers recovery metal detecting group along with Andrew Soto and Thomas Mario Fazzini while metal detecting in Rhode Island on a 1800s permission I found these lead naval soldiers which I had a curator of the Barnum military museum in east Greenwich Rhode Island check out and in his opinion they are definitely wearing naval uniforms. They predate World War 1, I use a EQUINOX 600 vdi was jumpy at 12-18
Walter – Rhode Island, USA