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Old 12th July 2015, 09:46 PM   #9
kahnjar1
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Hi Rick,
Not so sure about SEA origins. Any flasks I have seen from that area are plain wood, some with carved decoration, but none with metal and stone work.
I am leaning towards northern India/Tibet but as Henk points out it could also be of Ottoman origin which covers a fairly wide area.
I do not agree about it being what you term a "day horn" Too small, and the spout hole is only 4mm across which would be OK for fine priming powder, but I think would cause difficulty with the coarse main charge powder.
The replacement turquoises are sitting here on my desk, and will be fitted later today.
Stu
A couple of pics of the flask with stones replaced.
Still looking for origin point..........Thanks Rajesh for your pic of your Tibetan flask. Very nice, but apart from the stones, the decoration is quite different to that on my Primer.
Stu
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