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Description: | A complete, damaged and misshapen post-Medieval cast-lead powder flask nozzle or funnel (1600-1700).The upper part, the container, may have been soldered to the lower part, the nozzle.The container is pointed-oval when viewed from above. This part has a depth of about 15.0mm and a maximum width at the top of 31.36mm. At the top there is a plain rim and at the sides there are two seams, one opposite the other. These seams may be the result of joins having been soldered. Alternatively, they may be casting seams. Projecting from the centre of the container base is a tapering integral nozzle (or funnel) which is about 19.0mm in length. The nozzle is sub-circular in cross-section and has a maximum diameter of 10.87mm at the top. The narrower end of the nozzle has a diameter of about 18.5mm.The piece is grey overall. Height: 37.21mm; width: 31.36mm; thickness: 20.81mm. Weight: 28.21g.For information on small arms accessories of the seventeenth century, see: Courtney, P. 1988. 'Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century'. Finds Research Group 700 - 1700.
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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