What is this??????

[Freshly Minted Georgian!]

I picked up a couple lots of surplus military brass. While cleaning and processing brass I found this oddity. It's straight wall with a taper. It's heavy.....the bottom third of it feels like there is either some sort of insert there OR it may be solid brass. Inside the top rim it has a ring with little brass fingers. Measurements:

OD at the top = 0.445"
OD at the bottom (ahead of rim) = 0.487"
OD, rim = 0.598"
Rim thickness = 0.0485"
Overall length = 1.9385"
ID at the top = 0.3975"
Depth from top edge to bottom of case (blocked by whatever is in there) 1.2550"

I figured this may be either a blank or some sort of special purpose round like a flare. Looks like it uses a large rifle primer.

 

[WinstonSmith]

In for answer.

 

[cjnowell72]

Nagant pistol round

 

[NewLeaf]

^^^^^^^

 

[Freshly Minted Georgian!]

I have Nagant pistol rounds, dis ain't dat

 

[Nuke And Juke]

blank round for an ak

 

[Nuke And Juke]

blank round as in movie prop

 

[Freshly Minted Georgian!]

I've got ak rounds too, dis ain't dat

 

[Freshly Minted Georgian!]

I've been reloading for, let's see, 36 years now. Whatever this is I've never seen one.

 

[Freshly Minted Georgian!]

I may have figured it out......may be a spent artillery primer