Odd P Cap, have you seen one like this before?

[Hiker]

I dug this P cap about 4 feet from a dropped enfield this weekend, it has a strange shape, has anybody saw one like it? I thought that it was a .22 shell at first because it is shaped just like one. It is for sure a P cap.

 

[nsdq]

apears to have been hit but failed to fire

 

[allen]

im with nsdq on this.

 

[BosnMate]

apears to have been hit but failed to fire

That would my guess also.

 

[FoxHound0985]

I think what you have is a base to a .22 that has been used as a percussion cap. There would be just enough of a primer to set off a musket. Maybe it was his "emergency" cap in case he ran out . I's also possible that it could have been a cheap and easy to make nipple protector. It's an interesting find for sure!