Show us your Powder flask

Battara · 30th April 2015, 01:57 AM

My mistake and apologies for moving to the wrong forum.

Continue to discuss amongst yourselves.............

rickystl · 25th May 2015, 08:09 PM

Hello all. Two more flasks I forgot to include the first time around. One is especially interesting.

1) Typical Indo-Persian, small priming flask most of us are familiar with. It looks iron in the photos, but is all brass and in working order. Needs a proper cleaning.
2) This is one of the most interesting priming flask that I own. And I've never seen another one like it. It appears to be Ottoman. And is "spring loaded". Hold your finger on top of the spout, hold upside down and press inward. Keeping your finger over the spout, release the spring tension, and the spout fills with a small amount of priming powder. And it works fine. There are two holes in the shaft to allow the powder to enter the spout. But there are also two very tiny holes in the shaft to eliminate a vacuum while operating.
Spring loaded flask were common in North America and Europe. But this is the first Ottoman style I've ever seen. Very neat.
Rick.

rickystl · 25th May 2015, 08:11 PM

More pics........

rickystl · 25th May 2015, 08:22 PM

And here are two new arrivals.
1) A typical Persian Barut Dan, medium size flask. All brass with the low grade silver/white metal embelishment. All solid and in working condition. Unfortunately, missing one of it's carrying rings.

2) This is a tiny priming flask from......I don't know where. But the engraving looks somewhat Moroccan (?)

And I don't believe it's very old. But it's in perfect working order and will make a nice, more authentic addition to my Moroccan long gun while at the shooting range. LOL

Rick.

rickystl · 25th May 2015, 08:23 PM

The other tiny one........

25th May 2015, 08:09 PM	#2
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,630	Hello all. Two more flasks I forgot to include the first time around. One is especially interesting. 1) Typical Indo-Persian, small priming flask most of us are familiar with. It looks iron in the photos, but is all brass and in working order. Needs a proper cleaning. 2) This is one of the most interesting priming flask that I own. And I've never seen another one like it. It appears to be Ottoman. And is "spring loaded". Hold your finger on top of the spout, hold upside down and press inward. Keeping your finger over the spout, release the spring tension, and the spout fills with a small amount of priming powder. And it works fine. There are two holes in the shaft to allow the powder to enter the spout. But there are also two very tiny holes in the shaft to eliminate a vacuum while operating. Spring loaded flask were common in North America and Europe. But this is the first Ottoman style I've ever seen. Very neat. Rick. Attached Images

25th May 2015, 08:11 PM	#3
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,630	More pics........ Attached Images

25th May 2015, 08:22 PM	#4
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,630	And here are two new arrivals. 1) A typical Persian Barut Dan, medium size flask. All brass with the low grade silver/white metal embelishment. All solid and in working condition. Unfortunately, missing one of it's carrying rings. 2) This is a tiny priming flask from......I don't know where. But the engraving looks somewhat Moroccan (?) And I don't believe it's very old. But it's in perfect working order and will make a nice, more authentic addition to my Moroccan long gun while at the shooting range. LOL Rick. Attached Images

25th May 2015, 08:23 PM	#5
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,630	The other tiny one........ Attached Images

30th April 2015, 01:57 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	My mistake and apologies for moving to the wrong forum. Continue to discuss amongst yourselves.............