Black Powder Flask?

[Keith123]

Found this in the woods about 5" under ground. Seems to have black powder in it. I haven't been able to find pics of a flask like this one, but I can't think of what else it might be. Can't see it in the pics but it has a small hole in the ball on the lid. Looks like it could be hung by a string... Any ideas about what it is or how old? Thanks

 

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[1shotwade]

Anything used around black powder is normally brass.NEVER any steal because of causing a spark.Hope that helps some.

Wade

 

[NOLA_Ken]

It could very well be a single shot flask, I've seen some like that

 

[Keith123]

Do you have any pics of it?

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Have not seen a single load flask like that but can't rule it out. Certainly can't rule out that's what it was being used for regardeless of what it was designed for. I sometimes use pill bottles or backpacking salt containers (which are actually Nalgene lab sample bottles) to carry single measured loads for hunting with my blackpowder rifles.

Yours could also have been a waterproof stick match safe, the pepper container from a picnic set or a neck worn nitro pill carrier from a heart patient.

 

[shawninNY]

Charlie has a great suggestion with match safe!