[kahnjar1]

I recently received this Afghani Powder Flask, with the metal spout loose. Before I repair it I thought that it would be interesting to show the internal "workings".
Beneath the metal spout there is a wooden conical piece made with a squared wooden peg. This peg and the wooden spout are drilled out to what I am assuming is the correct powder charge for the gun it was made to go with. There is no actual charge adjustment.
The square peg fits snugly into the frame of the flask, which is also wood with "slab" sides.
The cut off slide is actioned by loop grip on the left hand side of the flask body. The whole is covered with leather, shrunk on and stitched around the back of the flask.
Not often that it is possible to see what is inside an item, without destroying it in the process, but this is one of those occasions.
Hope you find it interesting.
Stu