Copper Powder Flask with Brass Charger and Measure, 19th Century
Copper, brass, textile cord. Powder flask of teardrop form with embossed shell and fan decoration on the lower half. Brass charger with spring-loaded measuring mechanism for metered powder dispensing. Carrying cord with two textile tassels. Light age patina, mechanism functional. 20×11×5.5 cm (LxWxH).
Copper powder flasks with brass chargers and embossed shell decoration were widespread in the 19th century. Leading manufacturers such as James Dixon & Sons and G. & J.W. Hawksley of Sheffield exported such flasks in large numbers. The spring-loaded charger enabled precise dosing of the powder charge in dram units. With the introduction of cartridge ammunition, these flasks became increasingly obsolete from the second half of the 19th century.
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