Brass Powder Measure

[Enfield1]

Would an adjustable, brass powder measure be period correct for an 1840s-1850s wagon train, buffalo hunter, western expansion type of persona using a Hawken style percussion rifle?

 

[musketman]

In my opinion, I think they were still loading directly from the horn back in the 1840's, however, you could hollow out a few antler tips in various depths and scrimshaw them with the capacity, like 70 grains, 100 grains, ect, then string them on a leather lace...

I have a deep antler tip with different levels scribed on the inside of the cavity, this works as an adjustable measurer so to speak, I just fill the measurer to the desired level line...

I would suspect this would be more accepted than a commercially made adjustable powder measurer, although I am not really sure of their start date...

 

[Goldhunter]

I think I saw an example of one once, but I can't remember where. I'll have to look in my pile of books. There has to be one of the distinguished gentlemen here that know this.

 

[Norskie]

Check Madison Grant's book on hunting pouches. I disremember the name. I believe he shows adjustable iron, tin and brass powder measures pre 1840.

 

[RiverRat]

Check out "The Book of Buckskinning III", in the hunting pouch section. There seems to be several bags with attached powder measures that would fit your time period. And yes they are adjustable.

 

[Brasilikilt]

In the book of buckskinning III some of the pouches seem to have measures very similar to this attached to them
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They say it is reproduced from an original, presumably from the 18th century

hope this helps

Iain