✅ SOLVED Toy gun or something else?

[Nathan W]

It appears to be copper, it’s very decorative the more I look at it. If it’s a toy gun barrel part was it a toy or maybe a lighter or even something else?

 

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[creskol]

yup.. part of a toy cap gun.

 

[Nathan W]

yup.. part of a toy cap gun.

Thanks creskol, the copper threw me off

 

[50bmg]

copper is part of the nickel plating process

 

[creskol]

I think it is part of a vintage STAR cap gun.