Friction quill primers, as used by the British (see attachment) had a friction wire and a loop for a lanyard hook, the same as a metal friction primer. The nail-shaped U.S. quill primers are percussion, rather than friction. They used a fulminate wafer which was struck by the hammer of the cannon lock. I suspect the one you have is also either percussion or lit by a portfire, but as to the Navy or country of origin, I have no idea. I have never seen a quill that looked like this before. We all know than quills were used by the Navy because the hot pieces of brass when a standard friction primer was used wasn't compatible with the close quarters of a gun deck or the sailors often bare feet. It is known that standard army primers were often used. On the gun deck of the USS Constitution, used metal friction primers are still embedded in the overhead of the gun deck.
