Priming Flask with Sundial and Compass
Small flasks like this one held fine-grained gunpowder for “priming” the wheellock mechanism. This example, fitted with a concealed sundial, exemplifies the ingenious multipurpose weapons and tools that were made for aristocratic huntsmen and collectors of curiosities.
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