Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - CALIVERMAN's Powder Flasks and Their Leather Frogs, Nuremberg, ca. 1580-1620

Matchlock · 15th February 2009, 07:10 PM

This one is unusual for having a velvet covered wooden body and retaining its original tinning on the iron mounts. Most Nuremberg flasks were quite plain.

Michael

15th February 2009, 07:10 PM	#3
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	An unusually fine Nuremberg Caliver Man's (Schützen-) Flask, ca. 1580-1600 This one is unusual for having a velvet covered wooden body and retaining its original tinning on the iron mounts. Most Nuremberg flasks were quite plain. Michael Attached Images