I really got lucky to find an original cannon lanyard. This came out of a collection that a gentleman had for almost 50 years. That is why it is in such good shape. You would hook the wire hook into the loop of a friction primer placed into the fuse hole of the cannon. When the orders were given to fire, you just pulled the string pretty hard and it would cause the primer to ignite the black powder.
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