What is this canister/bullet shell like thing? Did it hold powder?

[nopeseeya]

Found this in area that dates from 1860s-1930s

Looked like a double sided bullet shell.. Is it some kind of container of some sort?

Thanks!

 

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[sutphin]

OLE 22 BULLET CASING I BELEIVE.

 

[bigfoot1]

make sure it isnt actually two empty casings shoved together...some have been found with things inside

 

[nopeseeya]

make sure it isnt actually two empty casings shoved together...some have been found with things inside

I think you are right. I have found a carved bullet in the same area.. maybe a soldier got bored and shoved them together, etc.
Who knows. It seems too hard to open without damaging it..

 

[d2]

Need better pictures of the end but it does look like some type of rim fire hull and there may be two pushed together but it is a lot larger than a .22...d2

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Definitely looks like two rimfire shells jammed together, to id them we'll need measurements in 100th's of an inch, but as a guess assuming we have similar size hands the larger one could be a .44 or .45.... It'll be hard to say what the smaller one is unless you can get them apart, but be careful as they may not want to come apart after so long.

 

[RJ55]

You might have some goodies inside.