Gun powder measurer ... Islamic ?

[mahratt]

Some of my ferric gunpowder measures from Afghanistan.

[Dajak]

Originally Posted by mahratt

Some of my ferric gunpowder measures from Afghanistan.

very nice examples

Ben

[cyten]

I just came into possession of three of these types of measures and thought I'd add my 2 cents. I believe these types are Ottoman. I purchased mine in Turkey in a small village on the Black Sea, I have found many more examples in Bulgaria as well. No doubt the design or examples have made their way throughout the empire and into Persia as well as Afghanistan, but I believe their origin is Ottoman.

[fernando]

Can you show us yours, cyten ?

[cyten]

Originally Posted by fernando

Can you show us yours, cyten ?

I thought I had posted them, I will try again now:

[fernando]

Originally Posted by cyten

I thought I had posted them, I will try again now:

The one below isso much like mine !

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[cyten]

Originally Posted by fernando

The one below isso much like mine !

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Yes Fernando, and one of the other measures I was offered was in the same longer shape as yours as well

[mahratt]

Originally Posted by cyten

I just came into possession of three of these types of measures and thought I'd add my 2 cents. I believe these types are Ottoman. I purchased mine in Turkey in a small village on the Black Sea, I have found many more examples in Bulgaria as well. No doubt the design or examples have made their way throughout the empire and into Persia as well as Afghanistan, but I believe their origin is Ottoman.

Persia and Turkey and Persia and Afghanistan are so closely connected with each other that it is very difficult to say who borrowed powder measures from whom ...