Cowhorn powderflask

midelburgo · 26th May 2026, 10:15 PM

I won a powderflask at an auction for a ridiculous amount.
I know little of these items and this one is also very simple.

I guess it could be XVIIth c. to XVIIIth c.

What do you think?

Thanks.

Akanthus · Today, 11:08 AM

Hallo,
For me it's from the 18th.or beginning 19th.century.The flattened hornplates nailed on a wooden construction and the rather flat corpus are typical for powderhorns of the 18th.century.In the 17th.century you often find an iron construction with a steel spring to close the horn and in some cases to portion the gunpowder. Here a simple plug seems to have locked the powderhorn.I am not sure if there is a thread outside.Perhaps for a twist lock ?

26th May 2026, 10:15 PM	#1
midelburgo Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 297	Cowhorn powderflask I won a powderflask at an auction for a ridiculous amount. I know little of these items and this one is also very simple. I guess it could be XVIIth c. to XVIIIth c. What do you think? Thanks. Attached Images

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Akanthus Member Join Date: Mar 2023 Posts: 101	Hallo, For me it's from the 18th.or beginning 19th.century.The flattened hornplates nailed on a wooden construction and the rather flat corpus are typical for powderhorns of the 18th.century.In the 17th.century you often find an iron construction with a steel spring to close the horn and in some cases to portion the gunpowder. Here a simple plug seems to have locked the powderhorn.I am not sure if there is a thread outside.Perhaps for a twist lock ?