powder flask

I saw this interesting article showing illustrations of the equipment that a Ming Dynasty soldier would use with a matchlock arquebus: https://greatmingmilitary.blogspot.com/2015/12/equipment-of-ming-soldier-arquebusier.html Here's some of the things I thought were interesting: The first...

I'm relatively new to black powder shooting and I was wondering if there are any potential hazards if I were to measure a charge with an 18 grain spout versus using a powder measure to load the same size charge. I own a Pietta 1851 Navy "Yank" in .36 caliber and I have a colt style powder...

Howdy all, I just received my first powder flask in the mail today. It's a James Dixon & Son's & Sheffield flask with an adjustable spout measure. However its marked as "drams" and it begins with 2, going up to 3 as follows. 2, 2 1/4, 2 1/2, 2 3/4, 3. I can't find any consistent conversions...

My friend asked me to make him a powder flask, looked like European powder flasks of the 17th century, with a compartment for bullets. For several days we searched for various photos of old powder flasks and found some interesting photos.

I ordered a new replica colt powder flask manufactured by one of the popular italian arms companies and sold by a popular muzzleloading retailer to compliment a new 1851 Navy and was quite disappointed in the quality. I found it contained a significant amount of what seems like coarse sand or...