Container for gunpowder

Common name
Container for gunpowder
Material
corda, ferro, osso
Other preserved specimens of Gunpowder Container.
  • MVSE-00303
  • MVSE-00301

Description

The powder container was used by hunters during hunting trips to hold the black powder needed to load the muzzle-loading rifle. Held over the shoulder, it allowed the powder to be easily extracted.

Use

Areas of use
hunting
Specific use
hunting
Craft
hunter

Preserved specimen

l’oggetto è formato da una base ovale in ferro, alla quale è assicurata la sponda in osso del contenitore, a forma di metà mezzaluna. Nella bocca situata alla sommità è inserito un tappo in metallo. A un lato del contenitore sono fissati dei ganci in cui è inserita una cordicella rossa che consentiva di appendere l’oggetto.

Cataloging

SIRBeC
7s020-00715

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Association “Storia Natura e Vita”
Piazza Camozzi, 2
22010 Grandola ed Uniti (CO) –
Italy

VAT ID: IT 03290790132
Tax ID: 93007310134

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