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

31st May 2016, 08:39 AM	#5
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,786	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