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31st August 2018, 04:20 PM | #1 |
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I'd be vague and say Northern India/Afghan, as I assume its more a tribal design ?
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31st August 2018, 04:43 PM | #2 | |
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1) this is undoubtedly a tribal design of different levels of complexity 2) several similar powder flasks were sold at a well-known auction and were attributed to Afghanistan (here is one of them): https://www.hermann-historica.de/en/...¤tpos=34 3) my powder flask of this type was brought to me from Kabul. And the man who brought her to me, said that he saw on the bazaar in Kabul more than a few powder flasks of this type. Dima P.S. There are other examples that show that these powder flasks are from Afghanistan. Such as this: |
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31st August 2018, 08:59 PM | #3 |
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Kubur, thanks again! I looked book of the respected Oliver Pincio. He also writes that the powder flasks we are discussing were made in Afghanistan.
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1st September 2018, 08:29 AM | #4 |
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Dear forum participants, does anyone else have in the collection such powder flasks?
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1st September 2018, 04:50 PM | #5 |
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Hi Mahratt
I thought I one. But after searching for a while, I guess I don't. Although I've seen this style before. I tried to buy one off a seller on ebay about a year ago. But he wanted too much money for it and wouldn't budge. So I passed on it. Would like to own one to see how they actually worked. It's an unusual design for a powder flask. I was always under the impression these were Afghan origin. The workmanship is similar. I've seen them on more than one Afghan rifleman's belts such as the beautiful one posted above. Rick |
1st September 2018, 04:56 PM | #6 |
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They are certainly Afghan work. On those flasks which retain it, the cutoff spring (such as it is) is typically made of wood or horn.
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1st September 2018, 05:40 PM | #7 |
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Hi Rick and Oliver. Thank you! I also do not doubt the Afghan origin of these powder flasks.
I have one, but unfortunately sadly missing a few parts, similarly a powder flask, which was shown stenoyab. Rick, I also tried to buy one off a seller on ebay about a year ago. I think that this one was the same powder flask |
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