Huge Cartridge! Any ideas?

[Breezie]

Hey, Does anyone have a clue about this large cartridge I found? It was in the same area with some CW bullets and tent grommets. Thanks in advance, Breezie

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

I agree with Rando even though Monty is on a roll.

I went through my CW books, plus looked on the Internet and couldn't find an CW tent pole holders. Rando, do you have any pics?

Sorry Breeze I meant that I agreed with Rando that its not a cartridge or shell.

I don't think that this is a cartridge or shell casing.

But I may be changing my mind after looking at pinfires. Could it be a distorted 12 ga. all brass pinfire?

I leave it at that cos I gotta get up about 3 am myself and drive an hour to the Everglades to work.

 

[allen_idaho]

The given measurements look to very closely match a 10-gauge pinfire shell.

 

[mick56]

My first thought of it was a lipstick container.

 

[kuger]

Whatever it is it appears to have suffered a "splosion",!!#2 its bringing a lot of attention!!!

 

[Monty]

Dang, now I think Bigcy is on a roll! It sure matches a pinfire shell more than any of the flares I found on the net. OK, so I'm starting anew. I am now at 50%! M nty

 

[allen_idaho]

A 10-gauge pinfire shell should have a base diameter of approximately .775 inches, which it looks like you have there.

 

[DCMatt]

I'm withdrawing my signal flare guess and wondering if we need to change direction on this item.

I looked at the "new" pic that was posted and noticed the rim or ridge at the top. I don't think this is any type of cartridge.



I still don't know what it is but I think we're heading in the wrong direction trying to prove it is a shotgun shell or other type of cartridge.

DCMatt

 

[DCMatt]

Maybe the bottom portion of a driving whip socket/holder?

DCMatt