Fish made of brass

M ELEY · 10th November 2024, 08:08 PM

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.

M ELEY · Yesterday, 06:33 AM

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.

corrado26 · Yesterday, 12:23 PM

Obviously nobody has an idea what this flask could be made for

10th November 2024, 08:08 PM	#1
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,099	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.

Yesterday, 06:33 AM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,099	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.

Yesterday, 12:23 PM	#3
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,206	Obviously nobody has an idea what this flask could be made for