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Rick Shaw
Location: Limavady Northern Ireland Joined: 16 Oct 2010
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 Posted: Mon 14 Mar, 2011 5:22 am Post subject: Powder Measure |
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Hello all, l'm hoping that some kind person can idendify this item with a date and use, l found it yesterday whilst metal detecting.
My search has whittled it down to a powder measure, but l'm not certain, it has no loops on it for carrying.
Your help would be very much appreciated....Rick
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Lin Robinson
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Rick...
While it could be a powder measure it could also be a lot of other things. Powder measures for charging muskets or rifles are generally going to be of a smaller diameter than 3cm. What reference material did you use to narrow it down to a powder measure?
Lin Robinson
"The best thing in life is to crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of their women." Conan the Barbarian, 1982
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Rick Shaw
Location: Limavady Northern Ireland Joined: 16 Oct 2010
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| Lin Robinson wrote: | Rick...
While it could be a powder measure it could also be a lot of other things. Powder measures for charging muskets or rifles are generally going to be of a smaller diameter than 3cm. What reference material did you use to narrow it down to a powder measure? |
Hi Lin, thanks for the reply.
The jury is out on its use, bird seed holder, powder measure, inkwell, candle holder??????? l dunno
Bird seed holders, as far as l'm aware have a flat back to them, and are larger, the shape of this would make it topple over if a bird was to nudge it, so l discount the theory. l found a 16th century bird seed holder many years ago and it's nothing like this item.
Powder measures tend to have mounting loops, this aint .
lnkwell, wrong shape.
Candle holder, l doubt it.
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showcat.php?...&high=
http://www.finds.org.uk/database/search/resul...r+measure/
The metal detecting world doesn't seem to have an answer to this object, that's why l'm trying to do some research on the item. lt's great finding stuff, but even better pinpointing it's use and age.
Thanks oncel again......Rick
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