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Fuse cap?

Nismosonic

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Hi all,
I picked up this brass cap the other day as it’s marked the same as the Fuze on my 18 pounder shrapnel shell.
was this a transport cap? What are the solder marks? A form of attachment to the fuse whilst In transit?
I know VSM is “Vickers, Son and Maxim.
thank you.
 

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