French powder flask, "poor boy version"

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We all know the elaborate powder flasks made in Sheffield with a body made of copper or brass.

Today I can show you a powder flask that is typically French in terms of decoration.
It is the cheaper version of the well-known powder flasks made of brass or copper. The flask body is made of zinc sheet and depicts a dying deer as a motif. It is, so to speak, the "poor boy version" of the well-known powder flasks from “good houses”. Plain common top with outside spring and adjustable charger. (Ryling number 962)

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Thank you, @Powder Flask Collector , for showing these remarkable flasks! I like all of them!

I noted the coiled “hunter’s horn” on these flasks but had not heard the term, “parforce horn” before, and had to look it up. It’s good for the brain, to keep learning.

One question… the embossed scenes on these flasks show a lot of flintlocks. Is that just an artistic tradition, or do these flasks date back to the pre-percussion era? I had thought the two-piece sheet metal flasks were developed well into the 19th century, but I didn’t really know.

Thank you!

Notchy Bob
 

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