Original U.S. Mexican-American War Stimpson Contract “Fouled Anchor” US Navy Powder Flask - Inspected by Oliver Hazard Perry - Extremely Rare Technical Handbooks & Manuals 55 inch bore

55 inch bore

BROOKSHIRE LESTER E (AEG) (748)         SGT        391          34685221

Since World War I

in addition to grenades)

Overall length: 16 1/4“

Original U.S. Mexican-American War Stimpson Contract “Fouled Anchor” US Navy Powder Flask - Inspected by Oliver Hazard Perry - Extremely Rare Technical Handbooks & Manuals 55 inch boreOriginal Item. Only One Available. From the inception of the American Navy, the cows horn had been the container of choice for priming powder for cannons. Invariably these horns were simply a larger version of powder horn carried by nearly every owner of a muzzleloading firearm. Initially they were plugged in the same way, with a wood insert in the spout, but towards the end of the 18th century the use of the British thumb lever operated closure