Powder Flask

ABDUA:18021

Powder flask, made of black horn with a cigar-shaped body and with two sizes of powder measure, one at each end (probably to measure the powder required for pistol, shooting gun and large bore gun). Used by the Reverend Alexander John Forsyth who patented a percussion lock for fire arms and therefore experimented with detonating powder.

Field Collector: unknown
Field Collection Date: pre 1967

Early: 1790 Late: 1850

ABDUA:18377 ABDUA:18378 ABDUA:13110 LEMUR:1000024 LEMUR:1000025

horn metal copper alloy brass, L: 102 mm Dia: 21 mm

Physical Object

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Belhelvie Aberdeenshire

Acquisition Source: unknown