POWDER FLASKS FOR ID AND COMMENT

kahnjar1 · 31st May 2016, 08:39 AM

Thanks Rick and Kubur for your thoughts. The two flasks were described at point of sale as Mandinka, but then descriptions can often be wrong as we all know.
Mali was my guess in fact, and there is a very large population of Mandinka in that country. Lets see what others think........
Rick....The size could suggest that they are used to carry large amounts of powder, either for individual use or to resupply other smaller flasks. Black powder used in some areas of the sub Sahara is "home made" and of large grain size, requiring more than what we in the "west" are used to charge a gun. That could be the reason that the flask is so large.
Stu

Kubur · 31st May 2016, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by kahnjar1

Thanks Rick and Kubur for your thoughts. The two flasks were described at point of sale as Mandinka, but then descriptions can often be wrong as we all know.
Mali was my guess in fact, and there is a very large population of Mandinka in that country. Lets see what others think........
Rick....The size could suggest that they are used to carry large amounts of powder, either for individual use or to resupply other smaller flasks. Black powder used in some areas of the sub Sahara is "home made" and of large grain size, requiring more than what we in the "west" are used to charge a gun. That could be the reason that the flask is so large.
Stu

Stu, Mandinka and Manding are the same, so it's all good!

kahnjar1 · 31st May 2016, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Kubur

Stu, Mandinka and Manding are the same, so it's all good!

...as are various other spellings of the same........

fernando · 31st May 2016, 09:51 PM

Mandingas over here

ariel · 1st June 2016, 02:16 AM

Merimee had them as Mandingo.

kahnjar1 · 1st June 2016, 08:55 AM

Thanks gentlemen for the various spelling options, but can anyone give some information about the flasks themselves?

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31st May 2016, 08:39 AM	#1
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,789	Thanks Rick and Kubur for your thoughts. The two flasks were described at point of sale as Mandinka, but then descriptions can often be wrong as we all know. Mali was my guess in fact, and there is a very large population of Mandinka in that country. Lets see what others think........ Rick....The size could suggest that they are used to carry large amounts of powder, either for individual use or to resupply other smaller flasks. Black powder used in some areas of the sub Sahara is "home made" and of large grain size, requiring more than what we in the "west" are used to charge a gun. That could be the reason that the flask is so large. Stu

31st May 2016, 09:51 PM	#4
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Mandingas over here

1st June 2016, 02:16 AM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Merimee had them as Mandingo.

1st June 2016, 08:55 AM	#6
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,789	Thanks gentlemen for the various spelling options, but can anyone give some information about the flasks themselves?