jeffoffroad
Tenderfoot
I was told by some cannon guys at a cw relic show that it's a navel cannon fuse igniter, also called a "slap fuse igniter". I found it in a cotton field that had a plantation home dating back to the pre-war era. I have found many civil war items on this site: bullets, buttons, period silver and clad coins, gun parts, etc. It's solid brass with part of a spring in the center. Thanks in advance.