Copper or brass decorative object

[Detector mom]

Found near an old house that has been continually occupied for nearly 200 years. Looks decorative and like it has a second piece inside.

 

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[Retired Sarge]

Stripper clip for ammo. Holds 5 rounds and you put it in the stripper clip guide and push the rounds into a bolt action rifle typically and discard the clip. Such as depicted below.

I've got a few hundred or so around here with ammo in them for my military surplus rifles. So it's anyone's guess as to when it was lost. Cool find none-the-less.....

 

[Retired Sarge]

Here's one with rounded edges similar to yours. The ones in this picture are for a French MAS series rifle, not saying that is what yours is for. Just showing one more similar to yours.

 

[Retired Sarge]

One final note, stripper clips have been in use from 1889 (With the advent of the Mauser Model 1889 rifle) upto present day. So you have a 131 year range there. If you can find any markings we could narrow it down more. When I get time I'll see if I can narrow it down some more for you.