58 caliber minie ball used as a nipple protector located along a marching path for Union soldiers. The soldier would heat this up over a fire and then push it down over the gun nipple while the lead was soft. Once cooled, it could keep the nipple dry in the rain/snow (you'd gently close the lock onto it to hold it in place. You can see the small indentations from that here. They were easy to lose since there was no chain to retain them. The STOCK nipple cover was on a short chain and is pictured
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