Mmmm, too big me thinks. I'm still not convinced it's firearms related.
Ball or cap tin pouch? Or what is it?
- Thread starter MC One Shot
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Not a chance. Tobacco was never carried in tin. It was sold in a tin, but always carried in a sheepskin pouch. Many pipe smokers bought bulk tobacco, which was wrapped in paper at the shop. They'd bring it home and dump it in a large glass jar, then fill the pouch from there. Even flake was carried rubbed out in a pouch. Being a pipe-smoker myself, carrying tobacco in metal of any sort imparts weird flavours to the leaf. Besides which that tin looks noticeably unwieldy. A pipe is an encumbrance to begin with, so you want to keep pipe, tobacco, tool, and matches/lighter in as compact a space as possible.
Tin pots are horrible places to store your balls. Balls are happiest in bags. There they don't cause friction when jostling against one another. Also you can't "pinch and roll" tin very easily.
Brutus
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Looking at this curious one again got me to thinking, maybe it's a ball pouch meant to be hard mounted to a railing or post of some type? Even something one might encounter at an old outdoor range? The harder material had me thinking about a semi-permanent arrangement, just perhaps, on a vehicle too of some sort. Such as a rich man's horse drawn sleigh or carriage or a boat. Due to it's size only, I'm leaning towards an object found on some mode of transportation, as the first guess.
maybe
maybe
...yea, like a camel!?
I received a reply from a US collector who indicated that he has seen a couple over the last decade that have similarities to mine but yet different from each other. One came from northern Iraq during the Iraqi war and the other from some where in Afghanistan more recently. Both were brought back from the regions by serving US personnel.
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I found a somewhat similar pouch on the website micheal simens historical arms.
It was listed as a cartridge carrier for a henry rifle made by the kittridge company of cinncinati. (item 3386)
One could surmise that the harder surfaces of this carrier, are less apt to attract & hold dirt and grime, on an outside lubricated/healed antique cartridge?
maybe?????
It was listed as a cartridge carrier for a henry rifle made by the kittridge company of cinncinati. (item 3386)
One could surmise that the harder surfaces of this carrier, are less apt to attract & hold dirt and grime, on an outside lubricated/healed antique cartridge?
maybe?????
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Has the look of a paper cartridge carrier and the shape would aid this use as the last shot would still be in the center. Definitely middle-Eastern IMHO.
