Lead shotgun shell with loop? Old ammunition??

[smf399]

Found this in a very old field. Looks to be lead and has a loop on it? The size of a shotgun shell. Any info would be great!

 

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[duggap]

I have no idea what it is, but I don't think it is a shotgun shell because of the loop on the side. It would never fit in the barrel.

 

[bigfoot1]

looks like a barrel cap to a bb gun

 

[Arid-Zone-A-seeker]

I have no idea what it is, but I don't think it is a shotgun shell because of the loop on the side. It would never fit in the barrel.

Would have to agree with duggap, not a shotshell. And most if not all where brass back when.

 

[shawninNY]

I think big foots on to something ! With removable cap of some sort !

 

[Goldiver]

Is it pewter? Looks like some sort of cap that had a lanyard or small chain. Maybe a crude inkwell cap.

Steve

 

[CRUSADER]

Is it pewter? Looks like some sort of cap that had a lanyard or small chain. Maybe a crude inkwell cap.

Steve

Close, I think it maybe a black powder flask lid, these had lugs to stop you losing them in the field.

 

[PYRATE]

Its from a SMUDGE pot. A wick went through the center hole and a cap was held by the eyelet.

Edit: Smudge pot, not smoke pot. We'll call it a Freudian slip, but might just have been an early morning case of bonehead

 

[CRUSADER]

Its from a smoke pot. A wick went through the center hole and a cap was held by the eyelet.

I thought that hole was added later, looks very rough to be made that way.

 

[calisdad]

Looks like it may be a lens holder for an old telescope?

 

[bigfoot1]

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[ToastedWheatie]

There is a tab on the inside, that looks like it went into a slot on another piece, working as a hinge.
So I'd say it is the top to something that opens and closes, without coming off.

the loop may actually be part of a hasp type closure.