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POWDER FLASK
Unique ID: IOW-163A0B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval lead alloy powder flask nozzle, or funnel (1600-1700).
The powder flask nozzle can be described in two parts, the upper part or container and the lower part or nozzle. The container is sub-circular in plan. The container has a depth of c. 15.0mm and is 1.5mm thick. Seams are not visible. One attachment loop is complete and there are stubs of the other. The nozzle is conical in shape and sub-circular in cross-section. There is no hole in the nozzle to allow the powder to pass through, so this example may be miscast. The nozzle measures 10.9 mm in length, 9.8 mm in width and 9.4mm in thickness.
Length: 27.2mm; width: 26.3mm; thickness: 22.9mm. Weight: 19.59g.
The powder flask nozzle is light grey with traces of a buff patina.
Several other powder flask nozzles have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: KENT-8A5360; IOW-099437; IOW-6960B4; LVPL-4F53E6; LVPL-E9C398; PUBLIC-1081DB; PUBLIC-429706; SUSS-693247; SUSS-D294D3; WAW-6894D7and WAW-68B126.
According to Courtney (1988), powder flask nozzles and caps are among the most common remains encountered on Civil War sites. A musketter was armed with twelve powder flasks, each attached to his bandolier by a cord. Each powder flask would contain enough gunpowder for a single charge.
Courtney, P. (1988) Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century. Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 11.
Class: Nozzle
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1600
Date to: Exactly AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.2 mm
Width: 26.3 mm
Thickness: 22.9 mm
Weight: 19.59 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 24th May 2017 - Wednesday 24th May 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-1-108
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney, P. | 1988 | Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century | Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 11 |
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