Continental Powder and Shot Flasks

[Feltwad]

Enclosed are a image of Continental horn and leather powder and shot flask that may interest members .
Feltwad

 

[SOLANCO]

Avery nice collection! Is it my aged eyes or are the horn flasks flattened?

 

[Robby]

Nice collection Feltwad, I love all the different mechanisms!!!
Robby

 

[Feltwad]

Avery nice collection! Is it my aged eyes or are the horn flasks flattened?

Yes 6 of them are .
Feltwad

 

[Feltwad]

Poor response to this thread was it worth while ?
Feltwad

 

[jdw276]

Poor response to this thread was it worth while ?
Feltwad

You got more reaponses than i did and mine was a question asking for guidance and opinion. I figured a page at least of opinions. You got a bunch of looks. They are interesting horns and flasks. The different spouts are what interest me. Closeups?

 

[Feltwad]

You got more reaponses than i did and mine was a question asking for guidance and opinion. I figured a page at least of opinions. You got a bunch of looks. They are interesting horns and flasks. The different spouts are what interest me. Closeups?

Yes not much interest just a waste of time .
Feltwad

 

[JohnL]

They are indeed beautiful.

 

[Robby]

Well, you can't blame the ones that did show up. I for one always enjoy seeing the pictures you post, guns and accouterments.
Robby

 

[jdw276]

Yes not much interest just a waste of time .
Feltwad

I see has the "irish" measure upper left? I am not really familiar with the others. Especially with the large circular on the spout. 4 of those?

 

[BillKilgore]

Hi Feltwad. I just came across your post this evening. Nice looking horns and flasks. The light grey round flask on the left side looks interesting. Is it made out of horn or something else?

 

[Flying B]

Very nice collection you have.

 

[Tumbledown]

May interest members how? Do they have any historical significance? Representatives of certain eras or regions and preference of style?

Tell us something to make us ask more questions.

 

[Feltwad]

May interest members how? Do they have any historical significance? Representatives of certain eras or regions and preference of style?

Tell us something to make us ask more questions.

The history and the development of the gun is not only the flintlock rifle it covers worldwide
Feltwad

 

[Colonial Boy]

Very nice; I take it that a lot of them are ‘safety’ flasks?
How about some close ups of the spouts?

 

[Feltwad]

Very nice; I take it that a lot of them are ‘safety’ flasks?
How about some close ups of the spouts?

Yes they are all safety flasks, some with a plunger turn off and some with a knuckle joint turn off both types have a adjustable measure in the spouts , also the leather ones are for shot with the carrying cord tab on the bottom where as the powder are horn with carrying rings .
Feltwad
Knuckle Joint shutoff

Plunger Type shut off

Leather and horn

These images are to show the workings of these flasks and not parading has mentioned by some

 

[toot]

Yes they are all safety flasks, some with a plunger turn off and some with a knuckle joint turn off both types have a adjustable measure in the spouts , also the leather ones are for shot with the carrying cord tab on the bottom where as the powder are horn with carrying rings .
Feltwad
Knuckle Joint shutoff
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Plunger Type shut off
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Leather and horn
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These images are to show the workings of these flasks and not parading has mentioned by some

I like them very much. different.

 

[Colonial Boy]

Thanks muchly, Feltwad. some of those I’ve not seen before, particularly the knuckle joints.

 

[Feltwad]

Thanks muchly, Feltwad. some of those I’ve not seen before, particularly the knuckle joints.

The only repro flasks that I have come across with the knuckle joint are those that are part of the accessors

for the Berretta percussion over and under .these flasks do not have a different measure but a standard 12 bore charge of 3 drms
Feltwad

 

[Packrat]

That is a nice interesting collection, thanks for sharing