ID Help - gun tampion?

[Doc Relics]

Hi, looking for an ID on this artifact. It looks to me like maybe a gun tampion? Update: probably not a tampion haha

Thanks!

 

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[BosnMate]

Looks to me more like part of a lip stick tube.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Or part of an ink pen or mechanical pencil

 

[vpnavy]

I searched Google ("tompion" "muzzle" "musket") and found a bunch of hits - you will notice the configuration is slightly different. The closest one I found was this 1853 Enfield tompion.

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So - looks like it might not be a tompion (as other members suggested). FWIW - What is a Tompion? - this link discusses its use (...Back in the day of flintlock firearms, keeping weapons operating in the rain, snow and mud...A tompion is simply a cylinder, usually made of wood, which is pushed into the muzzle end of the barrel...)

 

[Tony in SC]

What's the OD on the small end and what is it made of?

 

[Doc Relics]

What's the OD on the small end and what is it made of?

It's dia. is approximately 1/2 inches and it's made of copper.

 

[Spats]

Does yours have a small hole in the end?

 

[Doc Relics]

Does yours have a small hole in the end?

I'll post more pics

 

[Doc Relics]

Additional photos...

 

[Dug]

Too small to be a tompion. Here is a pic of one, as you can see it is much larger.

My first thought when I saw the above was a razor handle.

 

[Spats]

A tompion should have a hole in the cap end.