Old powder flask !

[Relichunter1]

Went out Sunday for a few hours to a spot I have been before. Years ago it was an old mining town near Mariposa , California but today a private property which the owner allows me to hit anytime I want. Usually I find a lot of iron junk going back to the 1840's to 1930's gold rush, because of the great depression, many came and grubbed for gold to feed themselves. I decided to take my MXT with the 5.3 eclipse coil and detect around large rock formations and out croppings. I came to a spot where I would think someone would rest for a while, I wedged my small coil in between two large rocks and got a good signal, digging down expecting more iron trash out came my first powder flask ! It's a bit flat but has a beautifulll stamp on it. Good Hunting to you all...

 

[rebeljim52]

Real nice.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

That's one beautiful find there RH!
Love the detail work in the metal, looks similar to a Fleur-de-lis and pretty old too!
Possibly of French origin?

"The fleur-de-lis French pronunciation. Is a stylized lily (in French, fleur means flower, and lis means lily) or iris that is used as a decorative design or symbol. It maybe "at one and the same time, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic", especially in heraldry."

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Very nice powder flask, you never know what you could find there! Hope you find a pipe bank full of gold. HH, Mike

 

[phantomfinder]

Great find, WTG