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10th November 2024, 11:51 AM
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Fish made of brass
I have this item with a total length of ca. 150 mm in my collection since a very long time but until today nobody could tell me what this might be or for which purpose it has been made. It looks as if it comes from India and may contain some kind of liquid or powder. Perhapy somebody here is able to identify this piece?
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10th November 2024, 08:08 PM
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Very awesome item! I'd lay odds that it probably held a liquid, like a wine flask. Black powder and screw-off caps don't go well together (the grinding force of the uncapping could produce friction. Just my guess, but I can't think of any brass powder flasks that didn't just have a smooth cap.
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12th November 2024, 06:33 AM
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I went to a large antique mall today and saw a flask (not shaped like a fish!) that had a twist/screw cap. It was listed as an old flask, but who knows.
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12th November 2024, 12:23 PM
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Obviously nobody has an idea what this flask could be made for
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14th November 2024, 12:37 AM
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Well, my last post got auto-corrected. I meant to say it very well might be an oil flask.
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14th November 2024, 07:41 AM
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Oil bottle, that's entirely possible. But why does someone carry an oil bottle with them?
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