Gun powder measurer ... Islamic ?

[Dajak]

Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

For excellent examples of Arabian bullet molds powder measures etc please see http://omanisilver.com/contents/en-u...Matchlock.html

great Items Thanks

[kronckew]

Ferric powder measurers would not be terribly bright as it can spark when the parts rub, non-ferrous brass is much safer and cheaper than bronze. Probably took a few missing fingers and other parts before the word got around, maybe why there are fewer old ferric ones. They blew up.

[mahratt]

Originally Posted by kronckew

Ferric powder measurers would not be terribly bright as it can spark when the parts rub, non-ferrous brass is much safer and cheaper than bronze. Probably took a few missing fingers and other parts before the word got around, maybe why there are fewer old ferric ones. They blew up.

In Afghanistan and now you can find a lot of ferric powder measures. I think there were even more of them, but the iron perhaps is destroyed by rust ...

[mahratt]

Some of my ferric gunpowder measures from Afghanistan.

[Dajak]

Originally Posted by mahratt

Some of my ferric gunpowder measures from Afghanistan.

very nice examples

Ben

[cyten]

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.

[fernando]

Can you show us yours, cyten ?

[mahratt]

Originally Posted by cyten

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.

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 ...