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16th August 2022, 07:12 AM | #2 |
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I just came into possession of three of these types of measures and thought I'd add my 2 cents. I believe these types are Ottoman. I purchased mine in Turkey in a small village on the Black Sea, I have found many more examples in Bulgaria as well. No doubt the design or examples have made their way throughout the empire and into Persia as well as Afghanistan, but I believe their origin is Ottoman.
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Can you show us yours, cyten ?
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I thought I had posted them, I will try again now:
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The one below isso much like mine !
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21st August 2022, 05:01 PM | #7 |
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Nice powder measures everyone. I've always "loosely" called these adjustable measures Ottoman, based on what I have read. Though a difference in decoration, note that most of this style of measure have a general build pattern. They look similar. Also note that the plungers work by simple friction without a set screw to keep it in a pre-determined position. I need to measure how many grains of black powder each mark represents. Just never got around to doing it. I found this one at the Baltimore Antique Arms Show a few years ago. It was in excellent, working condition.
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Persia and Turkey and Persia and Afghanistan are so closely connected with each other that it is very difficult to say who borrowed powder measures from whom ... |
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