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EARLY TIN GUNPOWDER FUNNEL FOR FILLING POWDER HORNS – A RARE PRIMITIVE HANDMADE FUNNEL OF THE RIGHT SIZE TO BE CARRIED IN A RIFLEMAN’S “POSSIBLE BAG” – GREAT FRONTIER PIECE:  This small tin funnel is the sort of practical accessory, which in some form was likely owned by every one who carried a powder horn or flask during the era of muzzle loading firearms, that was necessary on the frontier and which today is seldom acknowledged, much less encountered for sale.  Once these funnels were no longer necessary, they lost any significance and were eventually lost, discarded or were no longer kept in association with firearms where they would be recognized for what they are.  Featuring a flat oval cone and short, small diameter spout, this funnel would have been used to fill a man’s powder horn from a larger keg or can of gunpowder.   

The wide mouth measures 1 ½” by ¾”, and from the lip of the mouth to the bottom end of the tube the funnel measures 1 3/8” – just the right size for a frontier rifleman or mountain man to have carried in his Possible’s Bag.  Fashioned of tin with a soldered seam, this funnel is in full form with no damage or corrosion. 

This is a scarce accessory which will display nicely with your collection of muzzle loading firearms.  (0707)  $175

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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