bird's beak ball carrier?

[jrbaker90]

Has anybody used a bird's beak carrier I saw on Facebook on a mountain men page and I couldn't find about one just curious about them thanks

 

[Stophel]

Not sure what a bird's beak ball carrier is! A loading block???

:idunno:

 

[jrbaker90]

From what I seen its like a ball pouch but its wood and its round and has a slot in the front so the ball can come out that what makes it look like a bird's beak I have only seen one on Facebook I cant find any else on it

 

[Rifleman1776]

From what I seen its like a ball pouch but its wood and its round and has a slot in the front so the ball can come out that what makes it look like a bird's beak I have only seen one on Facebook I cant find any else on it

hotoSmile:

 

[Claude Mathis]

From what I seen its like a ball pouch but its wood and its round and has a slot in the front so the ball can come out that what makes it look like a bird's beak...

It sounds like a typical ball bag, except the maker carved the spout like a beak. The spout can be carved to look like anything - it's cosmetic only.

 

[Greebe]

hotoSmile:

This thread is useless without pictures. LOL

 

[jrbaker90]

I cant find any pic online or anything other then the page on Facebook and I cant save pic on here from Facebook the page is tradition mountain men I cant find anything what so ever the guy who made it said it pre datesthe flintlock its like a ball pouch but its wood I never seen one before

 

[galamb]

Has anybody used a bird's beak carrier

Great. It isn't bad enough that the anti-gun lobby is after us, now you wanna drag PETA into the fray :rotf:

 

[Claude Mathis]

From what I seen its like a ball pouch but its wood and its round and has a slot in the front so the ball can come out that what makes it look like a bird's beak I have only seen one on Facebook I cant find any else on it

If this is the item in question, it doesn't appear to be a "pouch".

 

[Treestalker]

People- Eating- Tasty- Animals- They are Us ! Tree :shocked2: :thumbsup:

 

[jrbaker90]

That is exactly what i was talking about I try messaging the guy i haven't got a a reply yet I dont know if its a period piece or not but looks neat though

 

[Claude Mathis]

That is exactly what i was talking about I try messaging the guy i haven't got a a reply yet I dont know if its a period piece or not but looks neat though

It appears to hold only one ball? If that's the case, it seems impractical. You can carry a single ball in your pocket. IMO

 

[galamb]

Perhaps it was meant as a "tool" to grab a ball rolling around in a bag/pouch - kinda like those "pinchy finger" things they sell to pick up a dropped nut or bolt from the shop floor.

I could see poking that (thing) blindly into the bottom of a pouch and fastening on a loose ball, making retrieving easier with either cold or gloved hands.

Maybe :idunno:

 

[Zonie]

I cant find any pic online or anything other then the page on Facebook and I cant save pic on here from Facebook the page is tradition mountain men I cant find anything what so ever the guy who made it said it pre datesthe flintlock its like a ball pouch but its wood I never seen one before

Well, if it predates the flintlock it would predate the mountain men by roughly 300 years.

Looking at the photo Claude posted I'm not quite sure what it would be used for.
It doesn't look like it would be very easy to get a ball out of if speedy loading was needed.

 

[azmntman]

Wonder if it is hollowed out and hold more than a single ball and they roll down the "beak" for plucking one out at a time?

 

[tiger13]

It looks like the back end of it has a separation, so it may come off and be hollow??

 

[Joel/Calgary]

Are you asking about something you saw a picture of or something you saw mentioned or described? I faintly recall seeing something that might be this that was kind of like a percussion cap dispenser. The container (bag??, flask??) had a "spout" that had notches cut in the two sides with just enough of a lip (or maybe a spring) at the end to retain the balls but enough flex that the shooter could easily grab one with his fingers through the slots and pull it out. If you squint right, it looked kind of like a bird holding pebbles in its beak. This was long enough ago that I cannot recall if this was an original, a replica, or a modern (re?)invention.

Regards,
Joel

 

[Larry Pletcher]

I made one with a flat horn. Long beak like the wooden one pressure holds the balls inside, but you can pull the first one out with finger pressure. I'll find a photo later. Have to be gone this am.
Regards,
Pletch

 

[Claude Mathis]

Are you asking about something you saw a picture of or something you saw mentioned or described?

See above photo.

 

[azmntman]

Is that yours Claude?