Unusual gunpowder flask

Pukka Bundook · 4th February 2018, 03:53 AM

As stated above, this type of top was a safety device, as occasionally 'normal_flasks would blow up on charging a barrel containing a spark.
Some tops looked like the regular, but were warranted fireproof.
This type of top appears to have been used more in France than the UK,.
Anyone with the Powder Flask Book will see many variations.
Sorry though, I don't own the book!

It's a nice one to have, and much scarcer than the usual types.

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4th February 2018, 03:53 AM	#10
Pukka Bundook Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 803	As stated above, this type of top was a safety device, as occasionally 'normal_flasks would blow up on charging a barrel containing a spark. Some tops looked like the regular, but were warranted fireproof. This type of top appears to have been used more in France than the UK,. Anyone with the Powder Flask Book will see many variations. Sorry though, I don't own the book! It's a nice one to have, and much scarcer than the usual types.