Hi guys
most powder flasks are made of copper, brass, horn or leather, because there is a risk of ignition and explosion using other metal materials, caused by frictional electricity or static charge (I hope, I´m using the correcht technical expression)
But there are also powder flasks with a zinc body, and a brass top.
Ray Riling calls the design of my flask "Pine Cone" My small pocked flask is similar to the #397 to #399 in "The Powder Flask Book". It probably was a popular desigfn in the mid 19, century.
There is no ingraving indicating the maker or the region, where it was made. What do you think about it?
