POWDER FLASK Swiss, ca. 1700, probably Zurich. Gilt brass, composed of two bowl-shaped, cast halves, both with a finely chiseled, recessed center. Cast spout, pivotable closure arm with lid and spring, four carrying rings, original carrying cord with two tassels. D 10 cm. A type of powder flask attributable mainly to Zurich; large-size version for hunting, in very good condition and in a rare state of completeness. Cf. Hugo Schneider: Rittmeister Johann Jakob Eschmann und das Gefecht um die Bellenschanze bei Hütten, in: ZAK, Vol. 12, 1951, p. 172, powder flask SLM 23680. Auction Fischer-Lucerne 11/12 September 1996, Lot No. 255, smaller version.

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