What is this?

[Jackam]

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This was in a box of stuff (most all muzzleloader stuff) that a friend gave me when his father passed away.
Any idea what it is?

[eightbit]

Is it a cleaning jag with the thread part broke off?

[Mkc451]

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This was in a box of stuff (most all muzzleloader stuff) that a friend gave me when his father passed away.
Any idea what it is?

No idea, but a cleaning jag makes sense if you assume it's busted and someone made a key ring out of it.

[mtdew]

a ribbed ring, put out to pasture, no longer able to fulfill the task of plunging the hole

[AlBrown252]

I have no idea.

[Moleman-]

broken jag turned into a key ring would be my guess as well. Depending on the size it could also be a stud for a ball starter. You'd think if that were the case there would be some epoxy left on it and that the ribs would be angled the opposite way to make it easier to press in and harder to pull out of the ball starter. Just guess though.

It looks like the "sling stud" on my ball starters are just brass versions of the same ones that screw into gunstocks, but I've never removed them to see for sure.

[AlBrown252]

broken jag turned into a key ring would be my guess as well. Depending on the size it could also be a stud for a ball starter. You'd think if that were the case there would be some epoxy left on it and that the ribs would be angled the opposite way to make it easier to press in and harder to pull out of the ball starter. Just guess though.

It looks like the "sling stud" on my ball starters are just brass versions of the same ones that screw into gunstocks, but I've never removed them to see for sure.

Yes, you may be right.