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Help me date this powder flask part and buttons
Posted by: McDyver
Date: July 09, 2011 08:27AM
Th large button has marked on the back "orange colour", are these musket balls really chewed? Why? Thanks!




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Re: Help me date this powder flask part and buttons
Posted by: duggap
Date: July 10, 2011 06:39AM
McDyver, I am hesitant to comment on your first pic as I have not handled enough powder flasks to be sure. I guess it could be a measuring device for the flask as they did have such an item. As to your musket balls, it is not uncommon to find chewed balls like yours. However, it is not the humans who usually do the chewing but rodents and hogs. Your coin button is kind of hard to date without seeing the backmark, but most of those seem to come from the 1850s era. Nice bunch of finds you have there.

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It looks to all be circa 1840's - 1850's - Hit that spot hard!N/T
Posted by: GRAY GHOST
Date: July 12, 2011 06:32PM

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Re: Help me date this powder flask part and buttons
Posted by: McDyver
Date: July 13, 2011 05:20PM
Thanks grey ghost, been there at least a dozen times and still find great stuff! must have at least 80 musket balls and a few copper arrow heads.

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