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Lot 143

A Group Of Various Powder- And Shot-Flasks For Antique Pistols And Longarms
Three By Sykes, One By Bartram & Co. And One By G.&J.W. Hawksley, Mostly 19th Century

17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Group Of Various Powder- And Shot-Flasks For Antique Pistols And Longarms
Three By Sykes, One By Bartram & Co. And One By G.&J.W. Hawksley, Mostly 19th Century

The first with body (dented) of slightly tapering flattened oval section covered in red leather, brass top (nozzle missing) with reeded border, cut-off lever and pivoting brass cover over the ball compartment, the base with sliding cover over the flint compartment (some patination); the second with wedge-shaped copper body with bevelled edges, and some of its original lacquered finish; the third of miniature form (top missing), with bag-shaped body retaining much of its original lacquered finish; three others each with bag-shaped body with bevelled border; another similar, with planished body (some dents and pitting); three others each with body embossed with a design of foliage on both sides; a reproduction gun-butt flask embossed with a chequered grip and foliage; two Continental brass-mounted flasks each with cow horn body of slightly curved flattened oval section, one with two rings for suspension; a gun flask with bag-shaped body embossed with a scallop shell on each side, and retaining most of its original lacquered finish; another, with wedge-shaped copper body with bevelled edges (cut-off spring replaced); six others each with variously embossed bag-shaped body (some wear, patination and damage); two reproduction American type flasks; a naval gunner's powder-horn formed from a section of polished cow horn, wooden base-plug with turned knob-shaped handle threaded to form a stopper, and conical brass nozzle with sprung tap; a brass-mounted ibex horn flask; a flask with tapering cow horn body of oval section, wooden base-plug, and threaded cow horn cap; and six shot-flasks (in poor condition), five each with cut-off lever; together with two leather bandoliers, one (worn) with embroidered flap; and fourteen various pistol holsters: all contained in a document tin painted black (some surface rust and loss of paint) (a lot)
The first 10.5 cm.

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