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Description: | A cast lead powder flask cap or measure of Post-Medieval date. It is cylindrical in form with concave/hollow interior, flaring towards the rim where it has been slightly flattened due to post-depositional damage. There is a small irregular perforation at the centre of the base. To either side of the base are projecting oval shaped lugs with oval shaped apertures that are level with the base of the cap and have been slightly flattened due to post-depositional damage. These would originally have enabled attachment ot a chord to prevent loss of the cap during usage. Vertical casting seams are visible on opposing sides of the cap and the exterior of the rim is thickened. The entire object measures 15.72mm in height, 26.52mm in external diameter (slightly flattened) at rim, 19.76mm in diameter at base, 2.30mm in thickness at rim, and weighs 19.19g.This is a Post-Medieval powder flask cap or measure used as part of a powder flask to hold enough gunpowder for a complete charge for the weapon. A series of similar holders would have been attached to a bandolier (chord). They are of Post-Medieval date, belonging in the 17th century AD (see Courtney, 1988).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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