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Priming flasks contained very finely ground gunpowder used to prime the pan of the lock. This flask has a walnut body and steel mounts etched with foliate sprays, and is decorated at its center with a circular silver plate etched with a strapwork design. It probably originally accompanied a pair of pistols with stocks that were similarly embellished.
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Title: Priming Flask
Date: late 16th century
Geography: probably Saxony
Culture: German, probably Saxony
Medium: Wood, steel, silver
Dimensions: L. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. 5 oz. (141.8 g)
Classification: Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers
Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1929
Object Number: 29.16.13
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