Talk:Powder flask
Latest comment: 11 years ago by I JethroBT in topic Some unverified claims
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Some unverified claims
editMaybe they are discussed in existing sources here, but some claims do not appear to be verified:
- Under "Use":
The powder flask was finally rendered obsolete by the spread of breech-loading guns and the innovations brought about by Hall, Sharps, Spencer and...
- Under "Decoration"
Most of the vast numbers of flasks made in the gun-using parts of the world during the Early Modern period were probably relatively plain and functional, and have not been preserved.
- "Probably"-- according to whom?
Thanks, I, JethroBT drop me a line 18:23, 1 September 2013 (UTC)