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Maybe the brass end of a "pointer stick" used for pointing at maps or the chalkboard. I can't think of the actual name they were called.
 

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I believe it to be an inner ramrod tip. Most of them were tapered or rounded to allow easy passage through the thimbles.
 

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Buck Bagaw said:
I believe it to be an inner ramrod tip. Most of them were tapered or rounded to allow easy passage through the thimbles.
Ramrod tip as in for a musket?
 

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not sayin there arent any but i have never seen a convex ramrod tip.

all the ones i have seen were concave. i guess that was so they wouldn't damage the bullet or ball

which would be rounded.

also dont think there would be a reason for the taper of the one in the pic.

im kinda leaning towards a "tent post piece"
 

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I agree with Buck, It looks like a ramrod tip....
HH, RCW
 

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Could it be a lead bullet or sinker on a piece of wood, perhaps someone tried to make a pencil out of it at one time? Some soldiers were known for making pencils with bullet leads this way. Just a guess by the size. :dontknow:
 

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