Need help IDing rimfire bullet case and copper? tag

[luckyrock3]

found this bullet case and copper tag in the yard today, wondering if anyone out there can help me ID these items.

 

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[nsdq]

may be a 32 rim fire,,, tag looks like a key chain fob for a out building ?

 

[fyrffytr1]

The rim-fire was made by the United States Cartridge Company. They were in business from 1869-1936.

 

[BosnMate]

From the ruler it looks to me like it's about .40 caliber, so my swag is .41 caliber rim fire. Remington made a .41 caliber Derringer pistol in the late 1800's, don't know if other companies made any .41 caliber rim fire guns. American manufactures stopped producing those bullets in the late 1930's.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Fyrffytr1 is correct. More specifically... your bullet-casing has the indented-lettering version of the United States Cartridge Company's "US" headstamp, which dates your casing from about 1909 to 1936, when that company's production ended.

Comparing your casing's size with the ruler, the tube which held the bullet seems to be approximately 13/32-inch wide. Along with the casing's extreme shortness, I believe it is a ".41 Short" made for use in a Derringer pistol.

Edit-note: I see BosnMate and I were typing our replies at the same time. Mine took a bit longer because I had to research the indented-US headstamp's dating.

 

[Tony in SC]

The round thing looks like a tool check out tag. Tony

 

[tennessee digger]

I think Tony is right, tool check out tag.