Really stumped. Some kind of explosive?

[borntohunt460]

Found this in a wooded area in Anderson township in Ohio near Cincinnati.

It was partially in the surface and for some reason reminds me of a trip wire device that might explode or smoke

Please help so I can get back to the landowner with what it was

Thanks!

 

[NOLA_Ken]

It kind of looks like an old ignition coil to me.

 

[Breezie]

I can't tell from the pics, but does it look like this? If so, Ken nailed it!


Breezie

 

[gerryk]

It looks like an ignition capacitor but it appears to big for that but if its older it would be bigger. Can you take some more pics perhaps from the top, bottom and backside?

 

[BIGSCOTT]

A fuse of of a highline transformer?