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British Powder Flasks 1700 to the Present Day
An extremely informative reference work by Ian Ford & De Witt Bailey. Large format with over 500 pages, lots of colour photos and information about flask manufacturers. I think this is an important work and I highly recommend to anyone interested in powder and shot flasks or even gun accessories. The book is privately published and limited to a run of 300 copies. It is available from https://britishpowderflasks.co.uk/
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Item Code PF0468, Price £65
An attractive 19th century 2 lb shot flask by G & J.W. Hawksley. Measures 8 1/4" overall. Embossed scene is not one I've seen before. Very good condition. All stitching intact and leather in nice condition. Top is frozen and won't unscrew.
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Item Code PF0454, Price £295
A best quality 19th century powder flask by James Dixon & Sons with an embossed copper body and nickel silver top. Measures 8" overall. Excellent condition with most lacquer.
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Item Code PF0456, Price £360
A superb 19th century powder horn with nickel silver fittings by James Dixon & Sons. The base is engraved with a crown and "RVR" which could refer to a volunteer rifle regiment? Measures 9 3/4" overall. Very good condition. The odd knock and there is a screw missing from the base.
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Item Code PF0457, Price £350
A very unusual circular 18th century powder flask covered in ray skin with what appear to be silver fittings. The top also forms a powder measure and is retained by a plaited chain. Measures 6" overall. Excellent condition. A little dirty but all complete and a very attractive and rare flask.
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Item Code PF0458, Price £250
An early 19th century three way powder flask for a pair of duelling pistols. Measures 4 1/4" overall. Very good condition, albeit a little over cleaned. It will tone down with handling and make an excellent flask.
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Item Code PF0459, Prices left £320 right £165
A couple of mid 19th century powder flasks suitable for casing with English percussion revolvers. The left hand side flask is marked "Patent" and the flask on the right is by James Dixon & Sons. They measure 5 1/4 " overall. Excellent condition. The left hand flask retains most of its lacquer.
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Item Code PF0462, Price £150
A good quality 19th century hand size powder flask leather covered with nickel top by Sykes and marked "Extra Quality". Measures 6" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0463, Price £275
A small 19th century powder flask with a fixed charger of 1 1/2 drams. Probably for a cased rifle. Measures 5 1/8" overall. Excellent condition. A couple of dings but retaining most of its original finish.
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Item Code PF0465, Price £75 each
A couple of 19th century powder horns. They measure 9 1/4" and 14" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0453, Price £95
An unusual japanned or painted early 19th century powder flask with a wrap around spring. Measures 7 3/4" overall. Excellent condition with most paint remaining.
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Item Code PF0448, Price £285
A very rare G & J.W. Hawksley powder flask body embossed with a cowboy or gaucho chasing buffalo with a knife in his hand. Measures 7 1/2" overall. Very good condition. Obviously it needs fitting with a Hawksley collar and top but it is so rare that this is worth carefully restoring.
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Item Code PF0449, Price £160
A massive powder flask by James Dixon & Sons. Measures 10 1/2" overall. Shown alongside a standard size flask for comparison. Quite rare in this large size. Good condition. Spring broken. Odd minor dents.
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Item Code PF0450, Price £160
A powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley with a nozzle adjustable from 3 drams to 5 drams. Measures 8 1/4" overall. Excellent condition. Retains a lot of the original finish.
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Item Code PF0441, Price £295
A very good quality pig skin covered powder flask by Sykes marked "Extra Quality". Measures 8" overall. Graduated charger 2 1/4 to 3 drams. Excellent condition. Stitching all perfect and leather is still light in colour. This flask has never had powder in it!
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Item Code PF0443, Price £325
A very rare and top quality horn powder flask with nickel silver mounts and top by Sykes. Marked "Extra Quality" with a reinforced collar. Measures 8" overall. Excellent condition. The beautifully coloured green horn has the odd tiny beetle bite and minor age crack but all perfectly solid and intact. Charger graduated from 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 drams.
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Item Code PF0445, Price £65
A horn French powder flask with cross charger. Measures 8" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0438, Price £275
A rare and early circular powder flask dating from the beginning of the 19th Century. It is in exceptional condition for it's age and very rare to find like this. Measures 5 3/4" overall
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Item Code PF0437, Prices - see description
A couple of powder flasks by G & J.W. Hawksley suitable for casing with Adams , Tranter or other similar British percussion revolvers. They are:

On the left the smaller flask probably for an 80B or 120B revolver measures 4 1/2" overall and is graduated 3/16, 1/4 and 5/16 drams price £275.

The larger flask on the right probably for a 54B revolver measures 5 1/4" overall and is graduated 3/8, 1/2 and 5/8 drams price SOLD.

Both are in really excellent condition retaining most of the original lacquer. Very minor ding in the front of the body of the smaller flask which you can see in the photos.
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Item Code PF0431, Price £75 each (GBP)
Two good shot flasks. Excellent condition. All stitching perfect. Great for cased shotguns.
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Item Code PF0426, Price £165 (GBP)
A large planished tin powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley. Measures 9 1/2" overall. Charger has seven adjustments from 2 1/2 drams to 4 drams. Very good condition. No dents. Top is frozen and needs soaking in oil.
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Item Code PF0429, Price £250 (GBP)
A good violin shape powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley. Measures 7 3/4" overall. Excellent condition with nearly all the original lacquer finish.
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Item Code PF0424, Price £150 (GBP)
A good planished tin powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley. Nozzle graduated 2 1/2 drams to 3 drams. Measures 8" overall. Very good condition. These planished tin flasks were often found cased with Purdey, Boss and Manton shotguns.
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Item Code PF0422, Price £220 (GBP)
A very attractive and high quality powder horn with what I think are silver fittings and a boxwood base plug. The base plug is removable for filling and is held in place by a horn bolt which is pushed in. Measures 7" overall. Excellent condition. Dainty and extremely well made.
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Item Code PF0420, Price £350 (GBP)
A very rare and attractive Continental powder flask for a pair of pistols. The brass body is nicely engraved with a floral pattern and birds. The nozzle is adjustable in grams. Measures 5 3/8" overall. Excellent condition. A very good quality flask worth casing with a nice pair of pistols.
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Item Code PF0415, Price £235 (GBP)
A bottle shape three way powder flask for a pair of percussion pistols. Measures 4 1/2" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0413, Price £200 (GBP)
A good gunners priming horn with screw off base filler cap. Spring loaded nozzle. Measures 11" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0407, Price £see below (GBP)
Three small 19th Century powder flasks suitable for casing with pistols. From left to right: Unamed screw off top with fixed charger measures 3 1/2" overall in good condition a couple of dents but perfect seams £135. Sykes marked screw off top with fixed charger measures 3 3/4" overall in good condition a few dents but perfect seams £125 Unamed screw off top with fixed charger measures 3 3/4" overall in very good condition a couple of very minor dents but perfect seams £165 dents.
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Item Code PF0399, Price £200 reduced to £180 (GBP)
An extremely rare and very early gunpowder tin for Charles Laurence with the coloured label marked for their No.2 rifle powder dating from the 1830's. Measures 7 1/4" overall. Excellent condition. Retains both labels and the original top.
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Item Code PF0402, Price £225 (GBP)
A late 18th Century or very early 19th century powder flask. Crisp embossing. No major dents and good seams. Three of the four suspension rings are missing. Measures 7" overall. Excellent condition for an early flask.
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Item Code PF0396, Price £625 (GBP)
A rare James Dixon powder flask marked "Colts Pocket Flask" in excellent condition with most of the original lacquer finish remaining. A great addition to a high condition Colt Pocket revolver.
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Item Code PF0397, Price £140 (GBP)
A solid nickel silver powder flask engraved with a crest of the collar identifying the original owner. Worthy of some research. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0389, Price £350 (GBP)
A James Dixon & Sons powder flask for a Colt Pocket 1849 pattern London manufactured percussion revolver. Charger is graduated 2/8, 3/8 and 4/8 drams. Very good condition with tight seams. A little dirty but still retaining plenty of the original lacquer and uncleaned and untouched.
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Item Code PF0327, Price £95 each (GBP)
Three small powder flasks for pistols. Each measures 4 3/4" overall . Good condition.
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Item Code PF0332, Price £180 (GBP)
A pistol size powder flask by Sykes. Measures 5" overall. Very good condition with quite a bit of the original lacquer remaining.
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Item Code PF0318, Price £325 (GBP)
A shotgun size leather covered powder flask made by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Measures 7 3/4" overall with the nozzle graduated 2 1/4 to 3 drams. Very good condition. Lots of laquer remains on the top. The stitching is perfect. No lumps or soft areas in the body. Would look great with a good quality British percussion shotgun.
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Item Code PF0306, Price £270 (GBP)
A very good rifle powder flask by James Dixon & Sons. Nickel silver top with black leather covered body. The charger is marked in grains and is adjustable from 60 to 80 grains. Good condition. Body solid with no soft spots. Leather good with just a few scuffs. Slight separation of the stitching at the bottom for about 1" which you can see in the photo but still all tight. Would look good with a cased percussion rifle.
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Item Code PF0284, Price £250 reduced to £120 (GBP)
A very rare James Dixon & Sons leather covered powder flask of crenalated shape. I have seen copper flasks like this but I haven't previously seen a leather covered example. Measures 8" overall. Good tight stitching. Leather a little lumpy in a few places.
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Item Code PF0256, Price £185 (GBP)
A small pistol size powder flask with an adjustable charger 3/8 1/2 and 5/8 drams. Fluted embossed body. Measures 5" overall. Very good condition. It has a gilding type finish which is original.
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Item Code PF0464, Price SOLD
A small bottle shape 19th century powder flask for a pistol. Measures 4 1/2" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0451, Price SOLD
A rifle powder flask made in the 1970's by the late Mick Marsh of Sheffield. He made these flasks to an extremely high standard in his garden shed and they are copies of Hawksley's best quality rifle flasks for black powder shooters to use on the range. This one is unused and in mint condition. It still has it's original cardboard box. Unusual to find an unused example. Reinforced collar (as per Hawksleys best flasks). The charger has graduated scales for drams and grains. Heavy copper body. Measures 8 3/4" overall. I would say the quality is equal to a 19th Century Hawksley powder flask.
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Item Code PF0444, Price SOLD
A very attractive and good quality French powder flask with an inverted charger. The body has a superb plaque showing a hunter shooting at a hare with a windmill in the background. The top is stamped with a bee. Measures 7 1/2" overall. Excellent condition retaining most of the original laquer. One tiny crack to the rear of the collar.
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Item Code PF0433, Price SOLD (GBP)
A copper bodied rifle powder flask by James Dixon & Sons. Measures 8 1/2" overall. Charger has adjustments from 2 1/4 drams to 3 1/4 drams with a side lever. Excellent condition. A very good example of an original 19th century rifle flask.
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Item Code PF0455, Price SOLD
A late 18th or very early 19th century two way powder flask for a pair of flintlock duelling pistols. Measures 5 1/2" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0466, Price SOLD
A 19th century shot flask embossed with a Scottish hunter, dogs and a stag. It is also embossed with the makers name J. Plant Sheffield and is the first flask I have seen by this maker. Measures 9 1/4" overall. Good condition. Leather suspension tab is missing from the bottom of the bag.
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Item Code PF0460, Price SOLD
An attractive 19th century powder flask embossed with pheasants by J. S. Riley. Measures 8" overall. Excellent condition.
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Item Code PF0452, Price SOLD
A really good three way powder flask for a pair of flintlock pistols. Interesting as it has a further measure which pulls off the charger offering an alternative charge of powder. Measures 5" overall. Fine condition.
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Item Code PF0432, Price SOLD(GBP)
An extremely rare, probably unique powder flask by William Bartram. The leather covered body has been beautifully painted in the 19th century with a sportsman loading his shotgun, a horse in the backgound and two gundogs in the foreground with shot game. I have never seen a painted leather covered flask before! Measures 8" overall. Charger has adjustments from 2 1/4 drams to 3 drams. Very good condition. Stitching all good. Spring broken.This is one for the powder flask collector that thought he had everything!
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Item Code PF0446, Price SOLD
A powder flask embossed on both sides with a stork by James Dixon & Sons. Measures 8" overall. Excellent untouched uncleaned condition. Retains some of the original lacquer on the body. A hard to find flask.
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Item Code PF0447, Price SOLD
A fluted powder flask with concealed spring marked "James Dixon & Sons Sheffield" and "Improved Patent". Body measures 8 1/2" overall. Excellent condition. Retains quite a lot of the original finish and the original green suspension cord.
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Item Code PF0436, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early horn priming flask with spring loaded side lever. Measures 4 3/4" overall. Good condition. Probably 18th Century.
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Item Code PF0370, Price SOLD (GBP)
A good presentation stubby pocket size powder flask by James Dixon & Sons. Black leather covered body and nickel silver top. The collar is engraved "W.T. Plaisted from D & P". Overall length is 6 1/4" including the charger. The nozzle is graduated from 2 drams to 2 3/4 drams. Excellent untouched and uncleaned condition. No lumps under the leather. Perfect stitching. A really good example of one of the better quality sportsmans flasks.
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Item Code PF0349, Price SOLD (GBP)
A shell pattern powder flask by James Dixon. In excellent untouched condition with lots of original lacquer.
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Item Code PF0442, Price SOLD
A copper powder flask with a nickel silver top by James Dixon & Sons. Heavy very thick copper body with a plaque decorated with a Scottish deer stalking scene. Measures 7 3/4" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0435, Price SOLD (GBP)
A couple of good quality shot belts. The top belt is marked Sykes Extra and has a steel top with brown calf leather belt. The lower one is by William Bartram and has a nickel silver top with black pig skin belt. Both have a few minor condition issues with stitching and small areas of the leather which you can see in the photos. Good accompaniments for quality cased percussion shotguns.
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Item Code PF0434, Price SOLD (GBP)
A high quality powder flask by William Bartram. Pig skin covered body with a nickel silver top. Measures 7 1/2" overall. Charger has three adjustments from 1 1/2 drams to 2 1/2 drams. Very good condition. Stitching perfect. Minor staining on the leather which retains lots of the original light brown colour. Nice slim shape.
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Item Code PF0421, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early leather covered horn powder flask. Dates from the last quarter of the 18th Century up to very early 19th Century. Measures 8" overall. On each side there is a window in the leather covering so you can see the powder level. Very good condition. Two of the four suspension rings have been removed and the holes filled. Would be a great companion for a good flintlock shotgun.
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Item Code PF0412, Price SOLD (GBP)
A lovely little powder flask which only measures 4 1/4" overall.Nozzle is graduated 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 drams. Suit a small pistol. Excellent condition retaining most of the original finish.
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Item Code PF0427, Price SOLD (GBP)
A tiny powder flask probably for a pair of muff or pocket pistols. Measures just 2 7/8" overall. Excellent condition. Nearly all lacquer and no dents. Very rare to find such a small flask.
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Item Code PF0423, Price SOLD (GBP)
A superb best quality large powder flask by G & J. W. Hawksley with a a black leather covered body and nickel silver fittings including a shield escutcheon. The nozzle is graduated from 3 to 5 drams. Measures 8 3/4" overall. Excellent condition. Stitching is perfect and there are no lumps in the leather.
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Item Code PF0409, Price SOLD (GBP)
Two very rare 17th Century powder horns with iron mounts and all original scrimshaw designs. I think these could either be Scandinavian or possibly Scottish? In very good condition for their age. Untouched and perfect for your castle.
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Item Code PF0425, Price SOLD (GBP)
A small planished tin powder flasks suitable for casing with a pistol or pair of pistols. Measures 5" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0419, Price SOLD (GBP)
A selection of six Georgian powder flasks made at the beginning of the 19th Century suitable for a flintlock shotgun or rifle. All have dents and one has a broken spring. They have lived a life but are completely original and these early flasks are not easy to find. Cheap early flasks.
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Item Code PF0414, Price SOLD (GBP)
An exceptional rifle powder flask for an Alexander Henry rifle. These were found cased with both their percussion match rifles and surprisingly their falling block breech loading rifles. Black leather covered body and nickel silver top. The top is marked ALEXr HENRY PATENT and EXTRA QUALITY. Measures 8 1/2" overall. Superb condition. No lumps under the leather. Stitching all perfect. Rare to find in this condition.
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Item Code PF0410, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare WD issue powder flask by James Dixon & Sons. This would have been issued with an Adams 54B percussion revolver probably in the Crimean War or possibly Indian Mutiny. Nozzle is graduated 4/8 5/8 6/8 drams. Measures 5 1/2" overall in very good condition. Some dents and knocks but with Service used WD issued flasks you will always get this.
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Item Code PF0380, Price SOLD (GBP)
A shotgun size embossed powder flask by James Dixon & Sons. This is a rare scene embossed on the front of the flask showing two dogs and then several vignettes of wildfowl. Measures 8" overall. Adjustable measure graduated from 2 drams to 2 1/2 drams. Very good condition with tight seams. One small dent on the reverse side.
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Item Code PF0401, SOLD (GBP)
A couple of rare 18th Century powder flasks dating from the 1770 - 80 period. Both have tapered baluster chargers with wrap around springs. One flask is horn with a brass bezel and the other is leather covered. Both in great condition for their age.
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Item Code PF0395, Price SOLD (GBP)
A really good quality short and slim powder flask marked "fire proof" with lacquered brass top and pig skin covered body. Perfect stitching and seams and no lumps. Measures 6" overall. Excellent condition.
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Item Code PF0392, Price SOLD (GBP)
A short stubby hand or pocket sized powder flask by Sykes with patent top. Measures 6 1/4" overall. Heavy body, good seams. Small ding of the mouth of the nozzle which with care could probably be pushed out. Otherwise in very good condition. Lovely untouched colour.
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Item Code PF0403, Price SOLD (GBP)
A powder horn for a Baker rifle. Engraved on the base A 92 which could relate to the regiment and company or rack number. Measures 9 1/2" overall. Excellent condition. Very minor superficial loss of the edge of the brass collar in one place - you can see in the photos.
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Item Code PF0400, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very good example of a British military issued gunners priming powder horn. Marked with the broad arrow and War Department stamp and the opposing broad arrow for sold out of service. Screw out filler base plug. Probably Crimean War period. Measures 13 1/2" overall. Excellent condition.
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Item Code PF0395, Price SOLD (GBP)
A high quality all nickel silver rifle powder flask by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield with rotating inverted charger. Very well engraved with the original owners name on one side Mr. Daniel Wakefield. Definitely worth some research. Very good condition. Only one or two very minor dings. Original springs. A very attractive and rare flask.
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Item Code PF0394, Price SOLD (GBP)
A late 18th or early 19th Century powder flask suitable for casing or display with a flintlock fowler. Very good condition for an early flask. One or two very minor dings to the body. Excellent seams. Getting hard to find good examples like this from the flint period.
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Item Code PF0393, Price SOLD (GBP)
An extremely large flute and ball powder flask by James Dixon & Sons embossed with the diamond shape Victorian design mark for 16th April 1858. The measure is graduated from 4 drams to 6 drams. Patent flash proof top. Measures 11" overall. Shown next to a standard shotgun sized powder flask to show the massive size of this Dixon flask. The Spring is broken. Perfect seams. The odd minor ding. Overall in very good condition and a rare flask.
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Item Code PF0364, Price SOLD (GBP)
A large fluted powder flask by American Flask & Cap Co. Overall length is 10" including the charger. The nozzle is graduated from 4 drams to 6 drams. Excellent condition with some original lacquer. It has never had powder inside.
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Item Code PF0251, Price SOLD (GBP)
A large late 18th Century or very early 19th century leather powder flask. Measures 9" overall. Very good condition. Leather and stitching are in very good condition. The loops for suspension have been removed from the sides at some time but this hasn't affected the stitching which is all complete and tight. Missing a few grub screws in the top.
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Item Code PF0391, Price SOLD (GBP)
A blacked copper funnel for filling powder flasks with gunpowder. Very good condition. These are now pretty scarce.
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Item Code PF0390, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare James Dixon & Sons wicker covered powder flask. I have not seen one of these wicker flasks by Dixon before although the pattern is illustrated in their 1876 catalogue. Very good condition with excellent wicker. There is a dent in the collar on one side. An uncleaned and untouched exceptionally rare powder flask.
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Item Code PF0346, Price SOLD (GBP)
A late 18th Century powder flask with wrap around spring and nicely fluted body and raised seams. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0359, Price SOLD (GBP)
A cute pocket sized powder flask by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield. Overall length is 6 1/4" including the charger. The nozzle is graduated 1 1/2 drams , 1 3/4 drams and 2 drams. Very good condition. Some minor rust to the spring and a couple of very minor knocks to the body.
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Item Code PF0249, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare and very large 18th Century powder flask with a makers mark of what appears to be RS stamped on the top (see photos). Measures 8 1/2" long and about 7" wide. Very good condition. The push fit brass cap and a couple of the brass screws are missing. One of the largest 18th Century flasks I have ever seen and rare to find one maker marked. Shown for size in the last photo next to a Dixon Colt navy powder flask.
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Item Code PF0383, Prices SOLD each (GBP)
A couple of good early powder flasks dating to the end of the 18th Century. Hard to find early flintlock period flasks in this untouched condition. They have never been cleaned and have a great patina. The flask on the left has a broken spring the flask on the right is missing the locking screw from the nozzle. Very good condition with tight seams. Would make a superb accompaniment to a British Flintlock fowler.
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Item Code PF0384, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare pattern embossed powder flask by G & J. Hawksley. Dead game with the head of a wild boar on one side and a dogs head with a wild boar on the other side. Measures 8" overall. Adjustable measure graduated from 2 1/4 drams to 3 drams. Very good condition with tight seams and quite a bit of the original lacquer. One very minor ding.
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Item Code PF0374, Price SOLD (GBP)
A really good example of a rare US military Peace powder flask. Much copied but this flask is all completely original and dated 1838 with a makers mark of N.P. Ames. Measures 9 1/4" overall. Very good condition with a lovely patina. Undented and with the original spring still working. It is so hard to find an original and completely untouched peace flask in this country. A great item for the US Civil War collector.
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Item Code PF0388, Price SOLD (GBP)
A good example of a James Dixon & Sons powder flask for either a Colt Pocket revolver or an early Colt Navy (see pages 188-189 of Colt Percussion Accoutrements by Robin Rapley). The charger is marked 3/*, 1/2 and 5/8 drams. Excellent condition with tight seams, no dents and lots of lacquer. Measures 5 3/4" overall.
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Item Code PF0387, Price SOLD (GBP)
A James Dixon & Sons powder flask for a Colt Navy revolver. This flask was produced for the early London Navy revolvers before the Colt Patent charger was used. Good condition with tight seams. Quite a few dings to the body through use and spring is missing. Suitable for a Crimean War period colt.
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Item Code PF0351, Price SOLD (GBP)
A small powder flask suitable for casing with a pair of British flintlock duelling pistols. The top pulls off to form a measure. Overall length is 4 1/2". Good condition. A few dents but good seams and the cap/measure is a nice friction fit. Hard to find flask.
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Item Code PF0386, Price SOLD (GBP)
A Colts Patent 1851 London Navy pattern powder flask by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Marked Colts Navy Flask on the top. Very good condition with tight seams and most lacquer. Difficult to find with the Colt Navy stamping.
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Item Code PF0379, Price SOLD (GBP)
A copper powder flask by James Dixon & Sons with large measure adjustable from 4 1/2 drams to 6 drams. Measures 8" overall. Excellent condition with lots of the original finish. Uncommon measure size.
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Item Code PF0375, Price SOLD (GBP)
A sweet little powder flask for a pistol. Measures 4 1/2" overall. Very good condition with a lovely patina. Minor ding on the front. It has the original spring which is still working.
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Item Code PF0377, Price £SOLD (GBP)
A superb tiny powder flask for a small percussion or late flint pistol by G & J.W. Hawksley. Measures just 3 1/4" overall. Absolutely excellent condition with lots of the original finish. A very rare flask in this tiny size and condition.
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Item Code PF0372, Price SOLD (GBP)
A high quality solid nickel silver powder flask by James Dixon & Sons. The body is beautifully engraved with the original owners crest of a dolphin and initials which I think are EC. Measures 8" overall. The nozzle is graduated from 2 1/4 drams to 3 drams. Excellent condition. Perfect seams. A minor ding on the right of the front of the body.
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Item Code PF0336, Prices - see description (GBP)
A couple of tiny powder flasks. Left to right: A slim tapering flask with an adjustable nozzle graduated 3/8, 1/4 and 5/16 drams. Measures 3 5/8" overall. Very good condition. Price SOLD. A three way powder flask made by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Measures 3 1/8" overall. Excellent condition. Lots of laquer remains on the body. A couple of very minor pushes on the body. Price SOLD.
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Item Code PF0369, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very unusual very small 1/2 lb shot flask with an adjustable top/charger on a screw bayonet fitting. Overall length is 5" including the charger. Very good condition. Stitching is all tight and complete. Some scuffs to the leather but no holes. Stamped 1/2lb on the leather bag. I have never seen a shot flask like this before.
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Item Code PF0358, Price SOLD (GBP)
A pistol size powder flask by William Bartram with patent flash proof top. Overall length is 5" including the charger. Very good condition. One or two minor dents but good seams.
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Item Code PF0265, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare earthernware salt glaized powder flask shape vessel by Stephen Green Imperial Potteries Lambeth made about 1850. Measures 7 3/4" overall. One minor old chip to the spout otherwise excellent condition.
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Item Code PF0367, Price SOLD (GBP)
An English 18th Century powder horn with brass fittings and a wrap around spring cut off. the charger screws off. Overall length is 8 1/2" including the charger. Excellent condition. There is an age crack to the collar.
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Item Code PF0366, Price SOLD (GBP)
A superb 3 lb shot flask by G & J. W. Hawksley of Sheffield. Overall length is 8 3/4" . The charger is graduated for 1 or 1 1/4 ounces. The leather body is very nicely embossed with hanging game and G & J. W. Hawksley of Sheffield in a banner. Excellent condition with tight complete stitching and most or the original lacquer on the top. A really good example.
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Item Code PF0331, Price SOLD (GBP)
A really good pistol size powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley suitable for a small calibre percussion revolver such as an Adams or Tranter 80 bore. Measures 4 3/4" overall with the nozzle graduated 3/16, 1/4 and 5/16 drams. Very good condition with lost of the original lacquer.
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Item Code PF0354, Price SOLD (GBP)
A good three way powder flask suitable for casing with a pair of percussion pistols. Bottom compartments for caps and balls with swivel lids. Overall length is 4 7/8". Excellent condition.
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Item Code PF0339, Price SOLD (GBP)
An unusual cylindrical pistol size powder flask by Sykes with tapering nozzle. Measures 4" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0363, Price SOLD (GBP)
A small horn cannon priming flask from the early 19th century. Overall length is 8". Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0361, Price SOLD (GBP)
A tiny powder flask by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield. Overall length is only 3 1/2" including the charger. Graduated adjustable nozzle. Excellent condition still retaing large amounts of the original lacquer. Two very minor tiny dents on the reverse side.
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Item Code PF0362, Price SOLD (GBP)
A powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley of Sheffield of the type cased with 54 bore British percussion revolvers such as Adams or Tranter. Overall length is 5 1/4"" including the charger. The nozzle is graduated 3/8 drams , 1/2 drams and 5/8 drams. Excellent condition with most of the lacquer remaining. Suitable for casing with a high condition revolver.
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Item Code PF0347, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early 19th Century powder flask suitable for a flintlock shotgun. In excellent untouched condition for it's age.
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Item Code PF0342, Price SOLD (GBP)
A couple of pistol size powder flasks. The oakleaf embossed flask is unamed but probably by G & J.W. Hawksley as the pattern is one of their's. The shell embossed flask is marled Dixon & Sons on the nozzle.Superb condition with virtualy all the original lacquer finish.
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Item Code PF0213, Price SOLD (GBP)
A good leather covered powder flask by G & J. W. Hawksley. Measures 8" overall. Very good untouched condition. Stitching is perfect and the leather is tight with no lumpiness. A few marks and scuffs. the spring is broken. finding leather covered flasks in this condition is getting very difficult.
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Item Code PF0360, Price SOLD (GBP)
A 4 lb gunpowder tin with screw off lockable top. Made of black japanned tin plate. Would have originally stood in a gunroom ready to use to fill powder flasks. Good condition. Some rust to the bottom and losses to the paintwork. About 8 1/2" high.
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Item Code PF0264, Price SOLD(GBP)
A small 18th Century pistol size green horn kidney shape powder flask with baluster charger and wrap around spring. Measures 5" overall. There is a tight age crack partially across horn on one side, but otherwise in excellent condition.
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Item Code PF0219, Price SOLD (GBP)
An 18th Century horn powder flask with brass fittings and wrap around charger spring. Measures 6 3/4" overall. Very good condition. There is a small crack to the horn on the reverse side which you can see in the photos.
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Item Code PF0291, Price SOLD (GBP)
A superb fluted pistol size powder flask by G & J. W. Hawksley. Measures 5 1/8" overall. Really nice untouched condition with lots of the original laquer.
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Item Code PF0337, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early 19th Century powder flask not maker marked but probably by Sykes. The copper body on one side has been professionally engraved with a previous owners name "THOMAS BURLEIGH" and "Cragg" on a bird. Measures 6 1/4" overall. Unusually for a flask of this age it is in excellent condition with good seams and pretty well dent free. The spring has at some time past been crudely replaced probably in it's working life by the village blacksmith. Rare to find this pattern of flask in this condition and with provenance worthy of some research.
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Item Code PF0341, Price SOLD (GBP)
A superb pistol powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield with flash proof patent top and shell embossed body. Measures 5" overall. Almost mint condition. Retains virtually all the original lacquer. Perfect seams and no dents. A stunning flask.
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Item Code PF0357, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare entwined dolphin pistol size powder flask by William Bartram. Overall length is 5" including the charger. Very good condition. Some rust to the spring but it works. Would improve with a careful clean.
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Item Code PF0343, Price SOLD (GBP)
A large and rare rifle powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley with a spring loaded shutter on the nozzle and graduations for grains and drams. The nozzle can be locked on a particular charge. Best quality reinforced collar. Fluted copper body. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0348, Price SOLD (GBP)
A plain powder flask by James Dixon. In excellent untouched condition with lots of the original lacquer.
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Item Code PF0350, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare British military issue powder flask by James Dixon & Sons for use with the Adams revolver probably in the Crimean War or Indian Mutiny. In well used but good condition. A few dents. Seams are good and tight. Working spring and well marked with the broad arrow and WD for War Department. I believe the flasks were only marked WD after they were returned to store after use. A very hard to find flask and a great addition to any Crimean War collection.
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Item Code PF0340, Price SOLD (GBP)
A selection of powder flasks that are suitable for casing with percussion park rifles. From left to right the makers and overall sizes are: Sykes 6", James Dixon & Sons 6 1/4", James Dixon & Sons 7 1/4" and Snider 7 1/2". Adjustable nozzles. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0333, Price SOLD (GBP)
A three way pistol powder flask for a pair of pistols. Measures 4 3/8" overall. Compartments for lead balls and percussion caps as well as powder. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0330, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare powder flask made by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield for use with the Colt London Pocket percussion revolver and so marked on the top. Measures 6" overall with the nozzle graduated 2/8, 3/8 and 4/8 drams. Very good condition. Lots of laquer remains on the body and would look great in a Colt case.
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Item Code PF0338, Price SOLD (GBP)
A large bottle shape powder flask by James Dixon & Sons and also marked "Improved Patent" Nozzle is adjustable 1, 1 1/4 and 1 1/2 drams. Measured 6 3/4" overall. The copper body tapers and is heavy gage. Very nice condition. Retains most of it's original laquer with good seams and only very minor dents.
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Item Code PF0329, Price SOLD (GBP)
An unusual double shot belt with one Irish charger and one side lever charger. The leather is embossed with a dog within a border and the Irish charger is stamped Pat January 1856. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0325, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare entwined dolphin powder flask. The top is marked G. Roe Patent. I have only seen this pattern of flask marked Bartram before but the top screws on perfectly and is indexed correctly when fully tightened. It doesn't look as though it has been replaced and could be a very rare model. Measures 8 1/2" overall. Very good condition. Perfect seams and only one tiny push on the body which is difficult to spot.
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Item Code PF0319, Price SOLD (GBP)
A powder flask made by James Dixon & Sons of the type cased with London made Colt revolvers. Measures 7" and has the early pattern of nozzle which is graduated 3/4, 7/8 and 1 drams. Good condition. Seams perfect. Minor dings and a slight push on the front of the body.
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Item Code PF0314, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very high quality leather covered small pocket size flask made by Mike Marsh in the 1970's. Mike made very few leather covered powder flasks and completely stopped making any flasks a considerable number of years ago so this is now a rarity and in used but very good condition. Measures 6 1/4" with the nozzle graduated 1 3/4 to 2 1/2 drams. A great flask for the collector or classic shooter.
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Item Code PF0312, Price SOLD (GBP)
A large James Dixon & Sons powder flask with their registered waterproof cap which fits over the top of the flask and is held in place by the charger. Excellent condition.
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Item Code PF0326, Price SOLD (GBP)
An unusual very long and slim powder flask which could be ideal for a gun case with only a narrow compartment. Measures 7 1/2" overall. Very good condition with lots of the original laquer.
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Item Code PF0324, Price SOLD (GBP)
A Russian gunners priming horn. Probably a British soldiers souvenir of the Crimean War. Measures 15" overall. Very good condition. One minor crack to the horn. Missing one suspension ring.
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Item Code PF0316, Price SOLD (GBP)
A great little powder flask flask made by Sykes for a park rifle or small bore shotgun. Measures 6" overall. Very good condition. Good seams. One dent on the lower front which would probably push out.
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Item Code PF0317, Price SOLD (GBP)
A superb little flask made by G&J. W. Hawksley Sheffield for a small bore rifle or shotgun. Measures 5 1/4" overall with the nozzle graduated 1 1/2 to 2 1/4 drams. Excellent condition. Retains most of the original finish.
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Item Code PF0320, Price SOLD (GBP)
A pistol size powder flask made by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield of the type cased with British 54 bore percussion revolvers such as Adams and Tranter. Measures 5 1/4" overall with the nozzle graduated 2/8 to 4/8 drams. Good condition. Good seams and some laquer remains. There is a dent on the back of the body.
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Item Code PF0321, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare powder flask with the body factory covered with woven wicker made by Sykes Sheffield. Measures 8" overall. Nickel silver top and graduated charger. Excellent condition. These flasks are rare and when found usually have losses to the wicker. This flask is all complete with only very minor staining in one or two areas. Extremely hard to find in this condition.
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Item Code PF0322, Price SOLD (GBP)
A solid nickel silver powder flask with applied plaque embossed with two dogs and a hunter. Manufactured by Sykes of Sheffield. Very attractive. Measures 8" overall. Very good condition. Good seams. Two minor dents which could probably be pushed out.
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Item Code PF0285, Price SOLD (GBP)
A good three way pistol size powder flask with embossed ball design. Measures 4 1/4" overall. In excellent condition overall. Retains lots of the original lacquer with some patina. Uncleaned and untouched. Seam visible but tight. Some minor dings to the body. A nice example.
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Item Code PF0309, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare WD and Broad Arrow marked powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley for use with an Adams revolver. These flasks were issued by the British War Department in the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny, I think to NCO's. Their survival rate is very low. Good condition. Probably improve with a gentle clean but that's up to you. Good seams and only minor dings.
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Item Code PF0323, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare push charger powder flask made by John P. Cutts listed on Division st.Sheffield in 1838. Measures 8" overall. This flask would have only worked with a gun that had a barrel of a calibre of 24 Bore or smaller as it relied on the barrel being smaller than the diameter of the nozzle. The tip of the nozzle was placed inside the barrel and the flask was pushed down which allowed the spring loaded nozzle to dispense a measured charge into the barrel. Very good condition. One minor dent. Good seams.
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Item Code PF0315, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very good quality powder flask with nickel silver top (pseudo hallmarks) made by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Measures 8" overall. Very good condition. Lots of the original laquer remains. One minor dent. Good seams.
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Item Code PF0311, Price SOLD (GBP)
A good rifle flask for a .451 match rifle (I have seen these cased with Gibbs Metford rifles) by James Dixon & Sons with a fixed charger marked 90 grains. Some scuffing to the leather but otherwise very good condition.
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Item Code PF0259, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very scarce planished tin powder container supplied by Pigou & Wilks London to hold their Arrow brand gunpowder. Made 1850-70 and the only one I have ever seen. Measures 7 3/4" overall. Screw off cap which is also a measure. The Victorian diamond registered design mark is embossed on one side.Good condition with tight seams. There is a dent one one side which you may be able to push out?
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Item Code PF0313, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very high quality rifle powder flask with scales in drams and grains made by Mike Marsh in the 1970's. It is based on an original Hawksley design and is certainly as well made as the original Hawksley flasks. Excellent condition and a great flask for use in modern day rifle shooting.
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Item Code PF0310, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare powder flask by James Dixon & Sons for a Colt London Navy revolver and marked as such on the top. Good condition. Good seams and only minor dings. Colt Navy marked flasks are increasingly hard to find.
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Item Code PF0308, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare powder flask by James Dixon & Sons for a Colt London Dragoon percussion revolver. Measures 6 7/8" overall including the charger which is adjustable 5/8 6/8 and 7/8 drams. Excellent condition with lots of the original lacquer. See page 199 of Robin Rapley's "Colt Percussion Accoutrements"Charger.
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Item Code PF0297, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare japanned tin powder or shot flask filler. Measures 7 3/4" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0295, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early 19th Century japanned tin powder flask with baluster turned charger and wrap around spring. Measures 9" overall. Excellent condition retaining lost of the original paint. Rare to survive in this condition.
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Item Code PF0277, Price SOLD (GBP)
A superb small powder flask by Sykes probably for a percussion sporting rifle. Retains most of the original lacquer finish and would look great with a cased British rifle. Measures 6 1/4" overall.
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Item Code PF0307, Price SOLD (GBP)
A good shot flask by James Dixon & Sons. Steel top and pigskin body. Excellent condition. Good stitching.
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Item Code PF0303, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very good shot belt by Sykes with an Irish charger and patent cutoff. Good condition. Good stitching.
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Item Code PF0282, Price SOLD (GBP)
A top quality leather covered powder flask with nickel silver top by Sykes marked Sykes Patent and Improved Best Quality. Measures 8" overall. In excellent condition other than the stitching on one side which has opened slightly.The leather is in great condition and there are no lumps underneath the leather.
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Item Code PF0300, Price SOLD (GBP)
A couple of original Curtis & Harvey powder tins. Good condition.
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Item Code PF0296, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early pistol powder flask, probably flintlock period. Measures 5" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0302, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare flint period three way powder flask for a pair of duelling or Officers pistols. Measures 5" overall. Good condition.
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Item Code PF0299, Prices SOLD (GBP)
Three very good shot flasks. From left to right:

Small 1lb flask by Dixon & Sons. Some case colour remains on the top. Good leather and perfect stitching - SOLD.

4lb large Dixon & Sons shot flask embossed with hanging game. It has a rare swivel top to isolate the shot charge to the measure when being poured. Good leather and stitching and a hard to find flask - SOLD.

Steel 3lb shot flask by G & J.W. Hawksley with case coloured steel top and pigskin body. Great condition and would grace a fine cased percussion gun - SOLD.
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Item Code PF0278, Price SOLD (GBP)
A late 18th or early 19th Century leather covered horn powder flask with windows to show the powder level. Similar to the flask used by the Percy Tenantry Volunteers but not marked with their crescent or crown. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0286, Price SOLD (GBP)
A small three way pistol size powder flask by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield with large swivelling lid on the base compartment. Measures 3" overall. In very good condition overall.
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Item Code PF0266, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very unusual and attractive powder flask made from papier mache with screw off top which also forms a measure. 5" overall and in excellent condition with most of the original painted finish.
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Item Code PF0260, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early bottle shape powder flask by Sykes. Measures 6 3/4" overall. Excellent condition tight seams and remains of the original lacquer.
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Item Code PF280, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very interesting 18th Century brass bound horn powder flask scrimshawed on one side Thomas Jackson and on the other side the date 1802 with writing I struggle to decipher but which I think refers to a boat or ship of Boston so could this be an American flask? Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0215, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early 19th Century powder flask with pull off measure and cap. Raised seams. Measures 7 1/2" overall. Genrally good condition with a few dents and dings you can see in the photos. Quite a rare flask.
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Item Code PF0239, Price SOLD
A very rare and completely original 19th Century gunstock powder flask by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. The body has their registered design marks on each side. Measures 8 3/4" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0272, Price SOLD (GBP)
An attractive early and highly unusual scrimshawed powder horn made from pressed cow horn. Decorated with initials GVR and QUERENDO together with a coat of arms and on the other side a beehive. The scrimshaw looks period to me and is well done and attractive. Pegged horn base and turned horn spout. I can't get the wooded stopper out of the spout. Very good condition. Probably German and dating from the 18th Century or earlier.
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Item Code PF0267, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early 19th Century powder flask with pull off cap and charger in really great condition with lots of the original lacquer. 7" overall.
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Item Code PF0263, Prices see description below (GBP)
Three small pistol powder flasks: pine cone pattern powder flask with adjustable charger 5" overall SOLD, oakleaf pattern powder flask 4 1/2" overall SOLD and very rare entwined dolphin powder flask 4 3/4" overall SOLD. All good condition but the dolphin flask has a broken lever on the top hence the price.
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Item Code PF0269, Price SOLD (GBP)
A powder flask embossed with an American Indian warrior with a deer. Top is marked Batty. Measures 8" overall.
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Item Code PF279, Price SOLD(GBP)
A very rare triangular shot flask with original sewn in carrying sling. All complete and stitching good. Leather was a bit dry although it has improved with the application of Pecard leather dressing. Charger spring missing.
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Item Code PF0270, Price SOLD (GBP)
A small early 19th Century powder flask. Measures 5 1/8" overall. Good condition other than a couple of small dents to the reverse side.
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Item Code PF0273, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very good quality all nickel silver powder flask by Sykes and marked "Extra Quality" . Measures 8" overall. One minor ding on the front of the body and spring broken. Otherwise in great condition.
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Item Code PF0261, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare planished tin rifle powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley. In really great condition. Planished tin flasks suffer from rust and don't have a good survival rate in this kind of condition. This is the type of flask used with percussion target rifles in the 19th Century. Measures 8 3/4" overall.
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Item Code PF0262, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare shot flask with swivel charger by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield. Embossed body with hanging game and marked Hawksley on the body and the top. Good condition. Stitching perfect. Usual wear to leather. Retains bottom tab and suspension ring.
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Item Code PF0271, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare powder flask by Heath half covered with leather and fitted with a suspension ring. The partial leather covering is completely original to the flask. Stitching excellent. Small ding to the copper on one side. This is the only flask I have seen by Heath and is a distinctive style. Measures 8" overall.
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Item Code PF0274, Price SOLD (GBP)
A common top fluted powder flask retaining a great deal of the original lacquer finish. Great condition. No dents.
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Item Code PF0268, Price SOLD (GBP)
An unsual curved powder flask embossed "Rifle Horn". Measures 7 3/4" overall. This is the first I have seen like this.
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Item Code PF0240, Price SOLD (GBP)
A shell pattern powder flask by G & J. W. Hawksley. Measures 7 3/4" overall. Excellent condition with lots of the original lacquer.
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Item Code PF0241, Price SOLD (GBP)
A fish net pattern powder flask by G & J. W. Hawksley. Measures 8 1/4" overall. Excellent condition with lots of the original lacquer remaining.
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Item Code PF0243, Price SOLD (GBP)
A good Pharaohs Horses pattern powder flask by G & J. W. Hawksley. Measures 8" overall. Excellent condition with some of the original lacquer remaining.
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Item Code PF0258, Price SOLD (GBP)
A leather covered powder flask by Sykes. Measures 7 3/4" overall. . Very good condition. Seams are excellent and the leather is in great condition.
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Item Code PF0254, Price SOLD (GBP)
A pistol size bottle shape powder flask. Measures 4 5/8" overall. Very good condition with considerable amounts of the original lacquer remaining on both body and top.
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Item Code PF0250, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early 19th Century powder flask of bottle shape. Measures 7 1/2" overall. Unusually for this type of flask the top unscrews to fill (rather than a fixed top). Very good condition with good amounts of lacquer mixed with patina on the body. There are two woodscrews in the top holding the spring in and this would benefit from some TLC.
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Item Code PF0247, Price SOLD (GBP)
A superb little fluted pistol size powder flask by G & J. W. Hawksley. Nozzle adjustable 3/8 1/2 and 5/8 drams. Measures 5" overall. Excellent condition with most lacquer.
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Item Code PF0252, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare James Dixon & Sons powder flask for the Colt London Navy revolver. Measures 7" overall. Very good condition with lots of the original lacquer on the body. Some dents on the body from use. A great find for someone casing up a Colt Navy revolver.
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Item Code PF0245, Prices SOLD (GBP)
Three small powder flasks suitable for casing with a 54B percussion revolver. The flask on the left and the middle flask are both by James Dixon & Sons. The far right flask is not maker marked. Measure left to right 5 1/4" 5 1/4" and 5" overall. Very good condition. some dings to bodies.
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Item Code PF0242, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare 18th Century lanthorn powder flask with a wrap around spring probably for a pistol. Measures 4 3/4" overall. Very good condition. there are a couple of minor cracks to the horn but these are tight and don't detract from the flask. A great accessory for a pair of flintlock pistols.
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Item Code PF0248, Price SOLD (GBP)
A sweet tiny powder flask by James Dixon & Sons for a small pistol. Measures 3 5/8" overall. Stunning condition with nearly all lacquer. One very minor ding on body. Very rare in this small size.
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Item Code PF0226, Price SOLD (GBP)
Four pistol size powder flasks. Left to right: Plain flask measures 4 7/8" overall. Very good condition. No dents.
Plain flask measures 5" overall. Good condition. Minor dents.
Very small flask measures just 3 5/8" overall. Generally good condition. A few minor dents and very slight separation of the seam on the bottom.
A small eagle flask measures 4 3/8" overall. Very good condition. No dents. Seam just visible on one side of the body.
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Item Code PF0238, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very high quality powder flask by James Dixon & Sons with a nickel top and suspension ring. The typical Dixon pseudo hallmarks are stamped on the collar. Measures 8" overall. A very heavy flask with thick copper body and quite rare with the nickel silver fittings. Very good condition. Some dents but mainly to the back of the flask.
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Item Code PF0234, Price SOLD (GBP)
A shotgun size powder flask by William Bartram. Measures 8" overall. Very good condition with lots of the original gilt lacquer remaining on the body.
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Item Code PF0227, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare pattern flask of James Dixon & Sons with a panel of dead game amidst a scroll pattern overall. Measures 8". Spring missing and a few minor dings. Otherwise very condition.
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Item Code RT0493, Price SOLD (GBP)
This is the ultimate powder tin!!! A very rare 19th Century huge storage container for gunpowder with a brass plate for John Hall & Son . It measures 15" high and is shown next to a standard Curtis & Harvey tin for scale. There is the remains of a paper label on the reverse side but this is mostly illegible. Very good condition. The only other large John Hall tin I have seen was in the Keith Neil auction by Christies in July 2002.
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Item Code PF0225, Prices SOLD (GBP)
Four pistol size powder flasks. Left to right: Hawksley pattern (but no maker mark) oakleaf design pistol powder flask 5" overall in very good condition, no dents, original spring and good colour SOLD.
James Dixon & Sons tiny pistol flask measuring just 2 7/8" overall and in excellent condition with some original lacquer. A slight push on one side of the body. Very rare in this size SOLD.
James Dixon & Sons three way powder flask measuring 3 1/4" overall. Some original lacquer remains. Spring is missing and there is a dent in one side of the body. Price SOLD
A very unusual flask with pull off top which also then becomes a measure. Good condition SOLD
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Item Code PF0230, Price SOLD (GBP)
A three way powder flask for a pair of flintlock duelling or officers pistols. Measures 5 3/8" overall. The flask has been recovered in leather at some time past but it has been well done and looks quite good. Very good condition and a hard to find accessory for a cased pair or pistols.
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Item Code PF0235, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare rifle powder flask by James Dixon & Sons with a charger adjustable on 2 scales for either grains or drams. The charger is stamped with their trumpet trademark. Measures 8 3/4" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0212, Price SOLD (GBP)
An attractive Birmingham manufactured powder flask embossed with a pheasant and foliage. No name. Measures 7" overall. Very good untouched condition with quite a bit of the original lacquer. Seams are perfect. There are a few minor dents which you can see in the photos.
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Item Code PF0228, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very good extra quality leather covered powder flask with nickel silver mounts by Sykes. Measures 8" overall. Excellent condition with good tight stitching and great leather. Would look great in a top quality percussion shotgun case.
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Item Code PF0229, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very sleepy elongated powder flask by Sykes marked "Improved Fireproof". Measures 6 3/4" overall. The charger is also marked Sykes and is adjustable 1 1/2 drams, 1 3/4 to 2 drams. Sleepy untouched condition and would improve greatly with a careful clean. Suitable for a percussion rifle or small bore shotgun.
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Item Code PF0232, Price SOLD (GBP)
A shell pattern pistol size powder flask by James Dixon & Sons. Measures 4 3/4" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0231, Price SOLD (GBP)
A James Dixon & Sons powder flask for a Colt 1851 London Navy revolver. Measures 7" overall. Fair condition with some dents and a little chewed around the top of the charger but these flasks are difficult to find and it is all completely original.
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Item Code PF0210, Price SOLD (GBP)
A superb embossed James Dixon & Sons powder flask. Measures 8" overall. Very good untouched condition with nearly all the original lacquer remaining.
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Item Code PF0197, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early horn powder flask dating from the late 18th Century. It would originally have had a brass strip covering the seam but this is now missing. Measures 7 1/2" overall. Very good untouched condition. Some scratches to the horn but no serious cracks and horn is a good colour having never been polished up.
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Item Code PF0223, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very good planished tin powder flask made by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield. Measures 8 " overall. Superb condition and very hard to find in this condition as they had a tendency to rust. Planished tin powder flasks were supplied with Purdey Boss and Manton shotguns and rifles.
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Item Code PF0222, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare tinplate gunpowder container made by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Measures 8 1/2" high. Very good condition and very hard to find. It has lost most of the external black paint over the years but there is no damage, rust or dents and it is very sleepy.
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Item Code PF0217, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very large powder flask by James Dixon & Sons. Measures a massive 11" overall. Stamped with the registered design mark for 1858. Charger graduated from 5 drams to 7 drams. Good condition with a few dents and dings.
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Item Code PF0218, Price SOLD (GBP)
Another very large powder flask . Measures 10 1/2" overall. Stamped Patent and charger graduated from 5 drams to 6 drams. Rolled seams. Good condition with a few dents and dings.
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Item Code PF0221, Price SOLD (GBP)
A good powder flask made by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield and suitable for casing with a percussion revolver such as a 54 bore Adams or Tranter. Measures 5 1/2" overall. Very good condition. Some very minor dents to the body which you can see in the photos. Original spring and remains of the original lacquer to some parts of the flask.
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Item Code PF0204, Price SOLD (GBP)
A superb 19th Century very high quality pressed horn powder flask with a Bosche type charger. Probably German or Austrian and the best crisp and detailed pressed horn I have ever seen. Measures 9 1/2" overall. Very good untouched condition and complete with the original cord.
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Item Code PF0220, Price SOLD (GBP)
A small three way powder flask which holds lead balls, powder and either flints or percussion caps. Made by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield and suitable for a pair of pistols. Measures just 3 1/8" overall. Good condition.
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Item Code PF0216, Price £SOLD (GBP)
A very rare WD (war department) marked powder flask by James Dixon & Sons issued by the British Army for use with the Adams percussion revolver. Measures 5 1/4" overall. This flask was probably used in the Crimea as Adams revolvers were issued to some NCO's. Good condition with a few dents and dings which is typical of these military issued flasks. Spring a working replacement.
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Item Code PF0211, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare 18th Century pistol size pressed horn bodied two way powder flask for a pair of pistols. Measures 5" overall. There is a cavity for the balls in the top next to the charger. Very good condition. At some time in it's working life the lever on the charger has had a solder repair which could be improved but personally I would leave it.
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Item Code PF0214, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare powder flask marked Lang Cockspur st. and a perfect addition for anyone with a cased Joseph Lang shotgun or rifle. Measures 7 3/4" overall. Very good untouched condition with lots of the original lacquer remaining. Joseph lang traded from 22, Cockspur st. London from 1853 - 74.
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Item Code PF0179, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare 18th Century powder flask made about 1770-80. Measures 7 1/2" overall. Very good untouched condition.
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Item Code PF0199, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare pattern and very attractive powder flask by James Dixon & Sons. This pattern of dead game flask was illustrated in the Great Exhibition Catalogue of 1851 as made and exhibited By Dixons. Measures 8 5/8" overall. The nozzle is adjustable from 2 1/4 drams to 3 drams.Very good condition. There is a push on the reverse of the flask body and the spring has been replaced.
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Item Code PF0203, Price SOLD (GBP)
A late 18th Century powder horn which is engraved with the crown and crescent of the Percy Family of Alnwick Castle. This horn was one of several hundred which was issued to the Percy Tenantry Volunteers at Alnwick Castle who were raised as a private army or militia in the late 18th/early 19th Century when Britain was in fear of invasion by Napoleon. In the 1970's some of these horns were sold out of Alnwick Castle and this is one of them. Measures 12 3/4" overall. Very good untouched and uncleaned condition. A real sleeper.
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Item Code PF0208, Price SOLD (GBP)
A 19th Century powder flask by James Dixon & Sons of the type that was cased with London Colt Navy revolvers. Measures 7" overall. Nozzle adjustable from 5/8 to 7/8 drams. Very good condition. Some minor dings and dents. Good seams. Nozzle frozen and needs soaking in oil.
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Item Code PF0207, Price SOLD(GBP)
A 19th Century powder flask embossed with three horses by G & J.W. Hawksley. Measures 8 1/4" overall. This is a genuine 19th Century powder flask and not one of the Indian fakes that have appeared on the market.Very good untouched condition.
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Item Code PF0195, Price SOLD (GBP)
A three way pistol size powder flask with a bottom compartment for percussion caps and a top compartment for balls. Measures 4 3/4" overall. Very good untouched condition.
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Item Code PF0180, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare and very decorative 19th Century pressed horn French powder flask. The body of the flask is made in two sides which were heated and then pressed to shape with a scene impressed into one side of a wild boar hunt. Measures 8" overall. Very good untouched condition. One small tight crack to the left edge of the pressed horn which you can see in the photos and a few minor age cracks to the reverse horn side. It has a spring loaded push across charger with horn button.
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Item Code PF0189, Price SOLD (GBP)
Two small hand sized powder flasks by Sykes which are sized to fit nicely in the hand and pocket. They each measure 6" overall. Good untouched condition with their original springs intact.
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Item Code PF0196, Price SOLD (GBP)
A James Dixon & Sons powder flask for a Colt Navy revolver. Measures 7 1/2" overall. The nozzle is adjustable from 4/8 drams to 6/8 drams.Very good condition. The top still has most of the original lacquer and the spring retains it's fire blue. The body has at some stage been cleaned. The reverse side of the body has a dent which you can see in the photos.
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Item Code PF0198, Price SOLD (GBP)
A good quality shot flask with shooting scene embossed on both sides of the leather body. Measures 9" overall. Very good condition with perfect stitching and no damage to the leather. condition.
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Item Code PF0171, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very small pistol size powder flask by Sykes. Only measures 3 1/4" overall. Very good condition with lots of the original laquer. There is a ding in one edge which has very slightly opened the seam for about 1/2".
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Item Code PF0200, Price SOLD (GBP)
A powder flask with leather covered body made by James Dixon & Sons in the 1980's in it's original box. This would be one of the last powder flasks made by the Company and whilst not up to the quality of their production in the 19th Century, it would make an interesting addition to a serious collection of powder flasks to represent the end of the line for one of the best and largest manufacturers of powder flasks that ever was. Excellent condition.
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Item Code PF0201, Price SOLD (GBP)
Another powder flask with leather covered body made by James Dixon & Sons in the 1980's in it's original box. This one is their famous rifle flask and it would be one of the last powder flasks made by the Company and whilst not up to the quality of their production in the 19th Century, it would make an interesting addition to a serious collection of powder flasks to represent the end of the line for one of the best and largest manufacturers of powder flasks that ever was. Excellent condition.
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Item Code PF0194, Price SOLD (GBP)
A James Dixon & Sons pistol size powder flask of the type cased with English percussion revolvers such as Tranter and Adams. Measures 5 1/4" overall. The nozzle is adjustable from 2/8 drams to 4/8 drams.Excellent condition with most of the original lacquer on the body of the flask. The spring has been replaced but works well.
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Item Code PF0193, Price £SOLD (GBP)
A superb tiny pistol size powder flask which only measures 3 5/8" overall. The nozzle is adjustable from 3/16 drams to 5/16 drams.Very good untouched condition.
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Item Code PF0188, Price £SOLD (GBP)
A very rare pistol size gunstock pattern powder flask by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield.This is an original 19th Century manufactured flask and not one of the 2nd generation flasks made in the 1960's. Measures 5" overall.Very good untouched condition.
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Item Code PF0181, Price £SOLD (GBP)
A horn kidney shape powder flask with turned baluster nozzle dating from the late 18th Century. Measures 7 1/2" overall. Good condition. The brass edging is missing from the horn body, but interestingly this reveals how the two horn sides were connected - wired together and they are tight and solid. I think the spring has been replaced but it is of correct size and pattern.
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Item Code PF0172, Price SOLD (GBP)
A small embossed pistol size powder flask. Measures 4 1/4" overall. Good condition.
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Item Code PF0192, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early hard leather powder flask dating from the end of the 18th Century. Adjustable nozzle. Measures 7 1/4" overall.Very good untouched condition with good stitching.
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Item Code PF0191, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early 19th Century horn powder flask with screw off top which also serves as a measure. Very good untouched condition with no cracks.
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Item Code PF0190, Price £SOLD (GBP)
A rare original 19th Century tinplate filler and funnel for filling shot flasks with shot. Very good untouched condition.
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Item Code PF0178, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare and large 18th Century powder flask made about 1770. Measures 9 3/4" overall and is the largest one of this period that I have seen. Baluster turned nozzle with wrap around spring. Very good condition. Stitching is all good. There were originally 4 leather suspension loops but these have been cut off at some time in antiquity, possibly to make it easier to put in a large pocket or bag. The spring has been replaced, but is of the correct pattern.
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Item Code PF0184, Price SOLD (GBP)
A Powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield of the pattern that were cased with Colt London Navy 1851 revolvers. Measures 6 3/4" overall. The charger is adjustable from 3/4, 7/8 to 1 dram.. Very good untouched uncleaned condition.
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Item Code PF0185, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very good planished tin powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield with pear shaped body. Measures 8 1/2" overall. Very good untouched condition.
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Item Code PF0186, Price SOLD (GBP)
A small powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield suitable for casing with Adams or Tranter 80 bore percussion revolvers. Measures 4 1/2" overall. Adjustable nozzle from 3/16 drams to 5/16 drams. Very good untouched condition. Lots of the original lacquer remains.
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Item Code PF0187, Price SOLD (GBP)
A tiny pistol powder flask which only measures 2 3/4" overall. Rare in this tiny size. Superb untouched condition with most of the original finish remaining. Would look great with a pair of small pistols.
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Item Code PF0182, Price £85 SOLD (GBP)
A Sykes Extra Quality planished tin bodied powder flask. Planished tin powder flasks were cased with Purdey Boss and Manton guns. Measures 7 1/2" overall. Good condition. Some solder can be seen on a small section of one seam. I am not sure whethr this is a small period repair or just splash of solder when originall manufactured.
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Item Code PF0170, Price SOLD (GBP)
A two way pistol size powder flask suitable for a flintlock pistol. Measures 4 1/2" overall. Good condition. The leather covering on the body has been renewed
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Item Code PF0177, Price SOLD (GBP)
A good shot flask by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Charge is adjustable 1 1/4 and 1 1/2 ounces. Measures 9" overall.Very good condition with perfect stitching. Some rust and pitting to the top which would improve with a clean.
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Item Code PF0163, Price SOLD (GBP)
A small fluted pistol size powder flask. Measures 4 5/8" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0176, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very early 19th Century powder flask suitable for a flintlock shotgun. Measures 6 1/4" overall. Very good condition uncleaned with good patina. There are a couple of dents on the bottom seam which you can see in the photos.
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Item Code PF0168, Price £175 (GBP)
A small powder flask suitable for a small rifle or pistol. Measures 5 1/2" overall. The graduations are marked 3/4, 7/8 and 1 dram. Excellent condition retaining lots of the original laquer.
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Item Code PF0169, Price SOLD (GBP)
A small powder flask by James Dixon & Sons suitable for an 80 Bore Adams or Tranter percussion revolver. Measures 4 1/2" overall (not including the ring). Graduations 2/8 3/8 and 4/8 drams. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0173, Price SOLD (GBP)
A small stubby powder flask by Sykes which fits comfortably in the hand. Measures 5 1/2" overall. The charger is graduated from 1 1/4 drams to 1 3/4 drams. Good condition. Quite a few knocks and dings but the seams are perfect and the body is heavy gauge and very strong.
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Item Code PF0175, Price SOLD (GBP)
A superb powder flask by James Dixon & Sons with their waterproof cap (which fits over the top underneath the charger) registered by them. Measures 8 1/2" overall. The graduations are marked 3 up to 4 drams. Excellent condition. There are no soft areas in the body or lumps under the leather. The stitching is tight and in excellent condition. It is becoming hard to find leather covered flasks in this condition.
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Item Code PF0164, Price SOLD (GBP)
A powder flask by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield with a plaque showing a Scottish stag hunting scene. Good condition. Perfect seams. Spring missing. Measures 8" overall.
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Item Code PF0166, Price SOLD (GBP)
A small gunners priming horn for igniting cannon. Dates to the first half of the 19th Century. Measures 10 1/4" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0162, Price SOLD (GBP)
A tiny powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley only 3 3/4" long with an adjustable charger from 3/16 drams to 5/16 drams. These very small flasks are rare. Good condition. One small ding on the front and another on the edge of the back. Great seams and srong spring.
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Item Code PF0167, Price SOLD (GBP)
A powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield of the pattern that was made for Colt Navy revolvers. Missing the top of the charger and the spring is broken. Lots of dings but good seams. This could well have seen service in the Crimea where several thousand Colt Navy revolvers were used by British Officers and NCO's. Measures 5 3/4" not including missing portion of the charger. Would be worth some restoration as powder flasks suitable for London Colt Navies are not easy to find and definitely not at this price.
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Item Code PF0161, Price SOLD (GBP)
A good quality 3 lb shot flask by G & J.W. Hawksley with an adjustable charger 1 oz. and 1 1/4 oz. Good condition. Stitching perfect.
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Item Code PF0159, Price SOLD (GBP)
A high quality and rare rifle powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley with an adjustable charger which has two scales graduated in drams and grains. These flasks were intended to throw accurate charges for use with long range rifle shooting. Spring broken and some resoldering evident on the charger which would probably scrape off. Body very good. Seams perfect. Worth doing a little restoration as a hard to find powder flask.
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Item Code PF0160, Price SOLD (GBP)
A shot flask by Sykes with an adjustable charger graduated up to 1 1/2 ounces. The leather bag is larger than normal measures 9" overall. Very good condition with perfect stitching.
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Item Code PF0158, Price SOLD (GBP)
A shot belt by Sykes with a very rare adjustable irish charger graduated up to 2 ounces. The leather is in good condition but the stitching is broken for several inches. Not usuable but would look good in a cased shotgun where the compartment is for a belt rather than bag.
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Item Code PF0150, Price SOLD (GBP)
A good quality mid 19th Century pistol size powder flask. Measures 4 7/8" overall. The charger is adjustable 3/8 4/8 and 5/8 drams.Very good condition with lots of the original lacquer remaining. There are a couple of small dents on the reverse side.
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Item Code PF0155, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very good shot flask by G & J. W. Hawksley. The charger is graduated 1 oz. and 1 1/4 oz. Measures 8" overall. Very good condition with lots of lacquer remaining and perfect stitching.
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Item Code PF0152, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare Russian gunners powder horn for priming cannon. Probably dates from the Crimean War period and was possibly taken as a souvenir by a British soldier. Measures 16 1/2" overall. Good condition .
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Item Code PF0149, Price SOLD (GBP)
A planished tin powder flask with nickel silver top and fittings by G & J.W. Hawksley. Good condition. A couple of push type dents on one side which would probably press out with care.
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Item Code PF0127, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare three way pistol size powder flask by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield and so marked on the charger. The top unscrews and the charger is adjutable (both features uncommon in three way flasks). Measures 5" overall. Excellent condition with lots of the original lacquer. On the reverse side there is a slight push but otherwise no dents and the seams are perfect.
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Item Code PF0140, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare pattern of elongated fluted powder flask. Measures 6 3/4" overall. Missing spring and the screw for the spring. Otherwise good condition.
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Item Code PF0141, Price SOLD (GBP)
A large fluted powder flask with an adjustable charger upto 6 drams. Marked around the collar CAPEWELLS PATENT AUG. 24 1880 . Measures 12" overall. I believe these flasks were used for filling cartridges. Very good condition. Untouched and uncleaned.
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Item Code PF0145, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early 19th Century riflemans powder horn with a spring loaded adjustable charger. Measures 11" overall. Similar to a gunners priming horn but smaller and with a brass screw off bottom for filling. Probably intended for use with the Baker rifle or similar. Very good condition. Absolutely untouched and uncleaned.
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Item Code PF0148, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare original 19th Century gunstock powder flask by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Measures 8" overall. Marked with the Victorian design mark on one side of the body and the registered design number on the other side.Good condition. Good seams and heavy body. Spring broken. A very hard to find flask and all completely original.
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Item Code PF0146, Price SOLD (GBP)
A 19th Century powder flask by William Bartram of the type that was cased with the early London Colt Navy revolvers but fitted with a non Colt nozzle so it was probably intended for a small park rifle. Measures 7" overall. Good condition overall with good seams. There are a number of dings over the body of the flask.
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Item Code PF0147, Price SOLD (GBP)
An unsual early 19th Century powder flask with a cap on the nozzle which also serves as a measure. Measures 6 1/8" overall. Good condition. There are a few dings to the body.
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Item Code PF0142, Price SOLD (GBP)
A tiny powder flask with screw off top and unsually for this small size it has an adjustable charger. Measures only about 3 1/4" overall. Very good condition and rare in this size. Shown alongside a 12B empty cartridge case for scale.
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Item Code PF0137, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare powder flask with sloping charger. Leather covered body. Measures 8 1/4" overall. Generally good condition. Spring broken. Stitching all good. Leather very slightly lumpy. Would improve with some careful cleaning.
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Item Code PF0084, Price SOLD (GBP)
A French 19th Century powder flask with maroon leather covered body and suspension ring. Measures Excellent condition and a very good quality flask.
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Item Code PF0136, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare pistol powder flask by James Dixon & Sons marked with the British Government broad arrow and WD. This would have been used with a British army issue Adams revolver probably in the Crimea.Generally good condition but with some dents and dings comensurate with service use. These flasks are very hard to find in any condition.
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Item Code PF0115, Price SOLD (GBP)
A pistol powder flask with an embossed design on both sides. Made by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield and stamped Dixon & Sons Patent on the top. Measures 5 1/4" overall. Excellent condition with loads of lacquer remaining.
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Item Code PF0134, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare French pistol size pressed horn powder flask with push charger. Measures 5 3/8" overall. Excellent condition.
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Item Code PF0077, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare late 18th Century or early 19th Century tin powder flask which has been beautifully painted in gold with the owners initials on one side and a hunter on the other side. The top also forms a measure. Good condition. Some paint loss but still a very pretty item.
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Item Code PF0128, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rifle powder flask made by James Dixon & Sons and shown in their catalogue (see the page in the phot) but not maker marked. Measures 8 1/2" overall. Dirty but good condition. Untouched and uncleaned with a few minor dents in the body. lacquer.
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Item Code PF0135, Price SOLD (GBP)
A superb powder flask by James Dixon & Sons complete with the original suspension cord. Measures 8" overall Excellent condition with lots of the original lacquer.
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Item Code PF0118, Price SOLD (GBP)
A heavy quality extra thick copper bodied powder flask with flash proof top. Made by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield and stamped James Dixon & Sons Sheffield on the top. Measures 8" overall. Excellent condition with loads of lacquer remaining. Spring is broken. There is a minor push on one side of the copper body that could probably be removed without trace.
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Item Code PF0132, Price SOLD (GBP)
A high quality nickel silver plated powder flask by Sykes Sheffield and marked Extra Quality on the top. Measures 8" overall. Excellent condition with perfect seams and no dents. Original spring. A few very minor areas of black marks to the plating.
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Item Code PF0129, Price SOLD (GBP)
A 19th Century shot flask by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield. Measures 8 1/2" overall. Very good condition with perfect stitching. Adjustable graduations 1 1/4 and 1 1/2 oz.
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Item Code PF0130, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rifle powder flask with inverted charger by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Measures 8" overall. Very good condition. Untouched and uncleaned with a great colour to the body. There is a Victorian design mark to the body for the date 16th April 1858.
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Item Code PF0114, Price SOLD (GBP)
An unusual French horn powder flask with cross charger. It is marked Gosset Brevette which means that it was the patent of Gosset who was the manufacturer in Paris. Measures 8 1/8" overall. Excellent condition. There has been one beetle bite which has been filled at some time past.
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Item Code PF0126, Price SOLD (GBP)
A high quality rifle powder flask by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield with sprung charger for accurate measurement of powder. This pattern of flask is generally found in "Best" cased British percussion rifles. Measures 8 1/2" overall. Excellent condition with good stitching and no soft spots to the body. Minor scuffs to the leather. The top spring is broken. Unusually the hole for the tiny screw in the charger that is used to mark the adjustments has never been drilled. A great opportunity to acquire a rare flask in lovely condition.
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Item Code PF0108, Price SOLD (GBP)
A powder flask by the American Flask & Cap Co. Measures 7 3/4" overall. Untouched dirty condition with lots of the original lacquer. One small push in one side of the body that should come out OK. Seams are perfect. Spring works. Would improve with very careful cleaning.
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Item Code PF0124, Price SOLD (GBP)
A good quality planished tin powder flask with nickel silver top probably for a rifle. Made by William Bartram & Co and also marked Extra Quality. Measures 7" overall. Very good condition. No dents. One small area of pitting on the reverse side which you can see in the photos. A slim elongated flask like this is usually found in best English cased rifles.
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Item Code PF0098, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare early 19th Century powder flask with wide body embossed with flutes towards the bottom and facetted rolled over seams. Large charger. Measures 7 3/8" overall. Very good condition. Spring incomplete and the lever is frozen - needs soaking in some oil to free. This flask would go well with a British flintlock shotgun.
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Item Code PF0123, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare kidney shape 18th Century powder horn or flask. Measures 7 3/4" overall. Good condition.
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Item Code PF0120, Price SOLD (GBP)
A good quality three way powder flask for a pair of large percussion pistol. Measures 4 1/4" high including the charger. Very good condition with great patina.
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Item Code PF0121, Price SOLD (GBP)
A small three way powder flask for a pair of small percussion pistols. Measures only 3" overall. Good condition.
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Item Code PF0102, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare kidney shape leather shot flask. Measures 9" overall. Fair condition. Stitching is all good and the seams are tight. One small scuff to the leather. The steel top is rusted and the spring is broken. This shape is rare and the flask is cheap and worth carefully restoring.
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Item Code PF0122, Price SOLD (GBP)
A superb planished tin powder flask by Sykes Sheffield with nickel raised seams. This of the type that was cased with Purdey Manton and Boss shotguns. Measures 7 3/4" overall. Very good condition with most gilt lacquer on the brass top and fire blued spring. No dents to the body and in uncleaned and untouched condition.
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Item Code PF0110, Price SOLD (GBP)
A small pistol size three way powder flask with a top compartment for balls and a screw off base compartment for percussion caps. Measures 3 7/8" overall. Untouched condition with good patina and traces of the original lacquer. Would be suitable with a pair of percussion pistols. There is a small dent on one side and the spring is broken.
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Item Code PF0112, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare pistol powder flask with an overall pineapple type pattern. This is a Hawksley pattern and it is the first time I have seen this pattern in a small flask. Measures 4 7/8" overall. Excellent condition with loads of lacquer remaining. There is a slight push on the body on one side which you can see in the pgotos. Obviously has been in a museum as it still retains the original white catalofue number FA 52.
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Item Code PF0104, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare19th Century powder flask by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield with a flat bottom so that it will stand up on a flat surface. I have never seen an English shotgun size flask with a flat bottom before. The flask is definitely all original and the body shape is as per the factory manufacture. I am not sure whether this was some sort of prototype or just a very limited production. Measures 7 3/4" overall. Very good condition. A flask for the collector who has everything (or thought he did).
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Item Code PF0109, Price SOLD (GBP)
A small pistol size powder flask. Measures 4 3/8" overall. Superb untouched condition with nearly all the original lacquer. Would be suitable with a pair of percussion pistols.
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Item Code PF0119, Price SOLD (GBP)
A best quality and rare red leather covered powder flask with nickel silver top. Made by William Bartram of Sheffield. Measures 8" overall. Very good condition with good stitching. The spring is broken.
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Item Code PF0117, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare flask with knuckle joint top and sprung hinged lid. Made by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield and stamped Dixon & Sons Patent on the top. Measures 9" overall. Excellent condition with very good leather and perfect stitching.
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Item Code PF0086, Price SOLD (GBP)
A vary rare late18th or early 19th Century powder flask with hard leather body and four suspension loops and hanging cord. Excellent condition for age with good stitching.
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Item Code PF0111, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very good quality red leather covered powder flask by G & J. W. Hawksley with nickel silver top and suspension ring at base. Measures 8 1/4" overall. Good overall condition. Nickel silver is uncleaned. Stitching is good. Some minor gouges to leather. The suspension ring loop at the base is worn.
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Item Code PF0113, Price SOLD (GBP)
A great shot flask by G & J. W. Hawksley in lovely condition. Rare in this size of 2 1/2lb and with a nice embossed scene on one side. Measures 8" overall. Very nice condition with perfect stitching and very good leather. It still retains the original inked price on the collar and the top has some traces of case colour hardening. Shot flasks in this condition are becoming very hard to find.
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Item Code PF0099, Price SOLD (GBP)
A small good quality embossed pistol size powder flask with adjustable charger. Measures 4 3/4" overall. Very good condition with lots of the original lacquer remaining. One small dent which you can see in the photos. Perfect seams. The charger is frozen and needs freeing off.
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Item Code PF0105, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare and superb quality horn and nickel silver powder flask dating from the 1830-50 period. Marked "Patent" which refers to the patent flash proof top. The figure in the horn has obviously been carefully selected and is beautiful. Measures 8 1/2" overall. Excellent condition
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Item Code PF0107, Price SOLD (GBP)
A high quality shot flask by G. & J.W. Hawksley with colour cased hardened charger and pigskin body. The top is graduated 1 1/4 1 1/2 and 1 3/4 ounces. Flask measures 9 1/4" overall. Excellent condition with good stitching and leather.
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Item Code PF0103, Price SOLD (GBP)
An English 19th Century gunners powder horn for use in priming a cannon. The dispensing end is fitted with a spring loaded lever and the larger end has a knob which unscrews for easy filling. Measures 14" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0106, Price SOLD (GBP)
Two early 19th Century powder horns which are probably for the Baker rifle . They closely resemble the horn issued to the Percy Tenantry Volunteers at Alnwick Castle but do not bear the Percy crown and crescent or any other markings. The brass peg is missing from the top of the horn in the top of the photos and the peg on the other horn is loose. There is a gouge in the top of the two horns. Otherwise good condition.
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Item Code PF0094, Price SOLD (GBP)
A 19th Century pistol size powder flask by James Dixon & Sons of the type that was cased with an English percussion revolver such as Adams or Tranter. Measures 5 1/4" long. Nozzle graduated 3/8 1/2 and 5/8 drams. Excellent condition with lost of the original lacquer finish. Very minor dents and a small ding to the end of the nozzle. Perfect seams. Would grace a good cased revolver.
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Item Code PF0097, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare and superb wildfowlers powder flask with a horn body pressed with a central scene of ducks surrounded by minute flying ducks overall. The pressing is of very high quality with fine detail and the best pressed horn flask I have ever seen. Probably French or Austrian mid 19th Century. Boche type charger. Measures 8 1/4" overall. Excellent condition.
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Item Code PF0095, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare rifle powder flask by G. & J.W. Hawksley with a nozzle mounted with a side lever and adjustable upto 5 drams. Copper fluted body. Very good condition. The body retains a lot of the original lacquer. Measures 10 1/2" overall.
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Item Code PF0075, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare early 19th Century powder flask with a pressed horn body showing a sporting scene. The body is brass bound and has 4 suspension rings. The nozzle has a wrap around spring. The are some hairline cracks in the horn but it is solid and still tight. Good condition.
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Item Code PF0092, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early 19th Century powder flask with elongated copper body. Measures 7 1/2" overall. Good condition. One seam has been tightened during its working life by two rivets.
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Item Code PF0091, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare powder flask by G. & J. W. Hawksley with their three horse head pattern. The top is nickel silver. Spring broken. Very minor dents. Seams are perfect and good colour to the body.
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Item Code PF0090, Price SOLD (GBP)
A tiny 19th Century powder flask for a small pistol. measures overall only 3 1/2" . Excellent condition retaining some of the original lacquer with only a few very minor dents. The seams are perfect.
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Item Code PF0088, Price SOLD (GBP)
A late18th or early 19th Century French powder flask with horn body and four suspension loops. Good condition - a repair to the brass edging strip and some minor cracks to the horn.
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Item Code PF0074, Price SOLD (GBP)
A rare powder flask by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield with very high relief embossing of a Scottish stag hunting scene below thistles. These high relief flasks are only occasionally encountered and were probably the first flasks to be produced from the die hence the high quality embossing. Marked Dixon & Sons on the charger. Good condition with a mixture of lacquer and patina. The spring is broken.
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Item Code PF0082, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early 19th Century bottle shape powder flask by Battie. Measures 7 3/8" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0085, Price SOLD (GBP)
A superb 19th Century powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley of Sheffield. Nickel silver top and copper body with hanging game and suspension ring. Excellent condition with most of the original lacquer.
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Item Code PF0089, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare small size Walker Patent powder magazine which was patented on 7th September 1810 by James Walker. Very unusual in this small size. Measures 8" high x 7" wide. Good condition. One of the cups is missing from one side of the handle.
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Item Code PF0078, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare pattern of powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield. Measures 7" overall and has a suspension ring at the bottom. Fine condition retaining most of the original lacquer.
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Item Code PF0065, Price SOLD (GBP)
An early 19th Century powder flask suitable for casing with a flintlock shotgun or rifle. No name which is common with these early flasks. Measures 6 1/2" overall. Very good condition. Perfect seams. An uncleaned sleeper.
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Item Code PF0064, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very good quality 19th Century nickel silver powder flask by Sykes. Measures 8" overall. Very good condition. seams perfect. A few minor dents.
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Item Code PF0066, Price SOLD (GBP)
A 19th Century gunners powder horn - the smallest one I have seen. Measures only 6 3/4" overall. Very good condition. One or two rivets are missing which secure the brass fittings but these shouldn't be too difficult to replace.
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Item Code PF0070, Price SOLD (GBP)
Another19th Century powder flask by G. & J.W. Hawksley. Measures 8 1/4" overall. Very good condition.
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Item Code PF0059, Price SOLD (GBP)
A 19th powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley embossed with three horses heads. Excellent condition.
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Item Code PF0061, Price SOLD (GBP)
A 19th pistol size powder flask by G & J.W. Hawksley suitable for an Adams or Tranter percussion revolver . Measures 5". Excellent condition.
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Item Code PF0052, Price SOLD (GBP)
A Hawksley pistol powder flask with oakleaf design. Measures 5" overall. Charger adjustable from 3/8 to 5/8 drams. Excellent condition. Perfect seams and no dents. Spring broken.
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Item Code PF0054, Price SOLD (GBP)
An original and very rare 17th Century powder flask flattened horn body. Metal fittings are missing. Each side is well scrimshawed. Guaranteed to be original. Measures 8" overall. Very good condition for age.
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Item Code PF0040, Price SOLD (GBP)
A large 19th Century powder flask By G. & J. W. Hawksley with four suspension rings and a great scene of a Scotsman with a stag and dogs on one side with oak leaves on the other side. Measures 9 1/4" overall. Very good condition. Perfect seams. A slight push on the front of the flask body.
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Item Code PF0022, Price SOLD (GBP)
A very rare 18th Century kidney shaped hard leather pistol powder flask with turned baluster top and wrap around spring. The flask measures 6 inches overall. Very good condition. Leather seams and stitching all perfect. The spring is intact, but the cut off lever on the nozzle is broken.
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Item Code PF, Price £ (GBP)
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