Show us your Powder flask

Kubur · 21st June 2016, 08:46 PM

Look I have the little sister...
But your is much better... Congratulations!

Kubur · 14th August 2016, 07:37 AM

Just for our database (not mine, just sold recently)
Primer flask, South Arabian, Yemen

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 19th October 2016, 07:20 PM

I spotted a couple of interesting powder flasks; Two nice Central Asian flasks(Barutdan) with exotic surface style ...one with a birdshead and eye of Turquoise...I show two moon shaped (Talahiq) of Oman...and one interesting Gourd design(Barutluk) with Turkoman style decoration. The black barutdan with studs is Persian

kahnjar1 · 19th October 2016, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

I spotted a couple of interesting powder flasks; Two nice Central Asian flasks(Barutdan) with exotic surface style ...one with a birdshead and eye of Turquoise...I show two moon shaped (Talahiq) of Oman...and one interesting Gourd design(Barutluk) with Turkoman style decoration. The black barutdan with studs is Persian

Nice group Ibrahiim.
The gourd I think now we all agree is in fact a Tobacco/Snuff flask, rather than for priming powder, though it could well do both jobs. See this link http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21994
Here are two more also included here for library purposes.
Stu

fernando · 19th October 2016, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kahnjar1

...The gourd I think now we all agree is in fact a Tobacco/Snuff flask, rather than for priming powder ...

Yes, i have been through such experience as well, with a local seller. I managed to returned them, though, as the deal was based on an actual powder flask basis

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Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 20th October 2016, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kahnjar1

Nice group Ibrahiim.
The gourd I think now we all agree is in fact a Tobacco/Snuff flask, rather than for priming powder, though it could well do both jobs. See this link http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21994
Here are two more also included here for library purposes.
Stu

Yes I was aware of the detail outlined by Oliver Pinchot but I found this on Imperial Arms as a sold item as I recall... It has its own name Barutluk.(Barut being gun powder...)..and is decorated in Turkoman design so it is certainly Central Asian ... Imperial describe it as for gunpowder. Certainly the other smaller exotic designed items are well documented but I thought to include this Gourd for comments...

I was looking across Forum and at http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21994 it quite nicely explains these as snuff boxes...which is a powder...thus easily confusable...though I wouldnt like to mix the two things up!!

Drabant1701 · 10th May 2017, 06:26 PM

It has been some time since someone added to this interesting thread, so I am resurrecting it with another heart shaped turkish powder flask from my collection. It is most likely from around 1800 and made out of wood with brass decoration. The stopper is bone or horn.

BANDOOK · 11th May 2017, 12:30 PM

RARE NEW ZEALAND MAORI MUSKET WARS POWDER HORN IN MY COLLECTION,HAS PLUG MADE OF DEER ANTLER AND HAS SILVER AND OTHER SIDE WOODEN PLUG ,REGARDS RAJESH

21st June 2016, 08:46 PM	#1
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Look I have the little sister... But your is much better... Congratulations! Attached Images

14th August 2016, 07:37 AM	#2
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Just for our database (not mine, just sold recently) Primer flask, South Arabian, Yemen Attached Images

19th October 2016, 07:20 PM	#3
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	I spotted a couple of interesting powder flasks; Two nice Central Asian flasks(Barutdan) with exotic surface style ...one with a birdshead and eye of Turquoise...I show two moon shaped (Talahiq) of Oman...and one interesting Gourd design(Barutluk) with Turkoman style decoration. The black barutdan with studs is Persian Attached Images

10th May 2017, 06:26 PM	#7
Drabant1701 Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sweden Posts: 181	It has been some time since someone added to this interesting thread, so I am resurrecting it with another heart shaped turkish powder flask from my collection. It is most likely from around 1800 and made out of wood with brass decoration. The stopper is bone or horn. Attached Images

11th May 2017, 12:30 PM	#8
BANDOOK Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: AUCKLAND,NEW ZEALAND Posts: 624	RARE NEW ZEALAND MAORI MUSKET WARS POWDER HORN IN MY COLLECTION,HAS PLUG MADE OF DEER ANTLER AND HAS SILVER AND OTHER SIDE WOODEN PLUG ,REGARDS RAJESH Attached Images Last edited by BANDOOK; 12th May 2017 at 11:30 AM.