Banner find ?

[RelicHunterPro]

I found this last year it was under ground but it was surrounded by what looked like cloth and I'm guessing that's why it was preserved. It came up at a high 90 on my Garrett at pro this was before I got the at max my find was about 2 feet away from a super old oak tree. My guess is the tree was 100+ years old 4 people could hug the tree. Unfortunately I'm missing the top piece where the gunpowder came out of. Next to the oak tree was a big stream once I uncovered it to be honest I didn't know what it was at first I thought it was a drinking canteen so after my long day of finding junk I discovered this trinket. I found out what it was by looking up 1847 flask and i saw this now i truly know what this was

 

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[Jason in Enid]

1 - you cant recommend your own finds for "banner"
2 - banner finds have to be recently made.

that stuff aside, its a great find, congrats.

 

[RelicHunterPro]

Oh ok

 

[devldog]

Great find of the powder flask. It looks to be in very good shape.

 

[Steve in PA]

With the handshake and the US in the shield, I wonder whether that was a powder flask of the type that would be presented to important Indian chiefs along with a gun?

 

[gunsil]

It is called a "peace flask" but it is not something to give to indians, they made thousands of the same flask which happens to be a very collectable and sought after flask. Great find!! These were actually US government issue in the 1850s, you can google them for more of their history.

 

[smokeythecat]

It's a great piece. Even hinting it should be a banner, will pretty much disqualify it. Go read the rules again. I found two great items once, 1 made a banner the other not, that's when I read the rules and realized you couldn't get two at the same time. (Have two up there at the same time.) I don't get out much this time of year.

 

[GaRebel1861]

That's an awesome piece!

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Just FYI, you joined last year and say you found it last year. Unless you found it after you became a member it wouldn't qualify to begin with and waiting this long to post it after finding it would pretty much rule out banner as well. With that said, it is a very nice powder flask.

 

[Peyton Manning]

I tend to give a newbie a break about asking, being new and all

 

[GaRebel1861]

With that kind of luck, it’s just a matter of time until you get yourself a banner! Good luck and keep hunting it.

 

[sprailroad]

That is I think one of the nicest flask I've ever seen found detecting. That IS a treasure.

 

[gilmerman]

I enjoyed viewing this post and the comments.

 

[Switchblade]

Nice save!

 

[Hughett]

I wish I had one

 

[A2coins]

Awesome relic

 

[Underwonder]

Still a cool find! Maybe you should bury it again so someone else can find it and get banner LOL!

 

[washingtonian]

Super cool find. Don’t see those often!

 

[trdking]

Still a cool find! Maybe you should bury it again so someone else can find it and get banner LOL!

Yeah just bury it and drop a pin. I prenominate myself for Banner! oops

 

[RustyGold]

One of the nicest and most interesting finds I’ve seen. Congrats on such a cool find. Banner worthy in my mind!