1860 Gunpowder Cap

[kg6yll]

I posted this lead cap for my cousin a couple of weeks ago. It has an ornate eagle with bent arrows in its talons.
After doing more research I found out that it is the cap to a Circa 1860 Du Pont Gunpowder Can. The entire can if complete is worth about $1000+. If you look at the eagle on the can it definitely matches the eagle on the cap. Thanks for looking I just thought I would give everyone an update.

 

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[Montana Jim]

Great research!!

Nicely done, and a great pic of the original can too! WTG

 

[lucky1777]

Great job, thanks for posting it...

 

[allen]

very cool find...

 

[gold fish]

Oh, great, now I want one.

 

[twister]

awesome find

hh twister

 

[{Sentinel}]

Can you post a pic of the back