Original Colt's Flask

[Cattywompuss]

Howdy all.

I have an 1849 Colt's Pocket, and for Christmas received what I believe is either the original, or a contemporary matching powder flask from my stepfather. The gun is a family piece acquired who knows when. Engraved and nickeled. Of course the nickel is now rotten and the barrel key is loose, so no shooty shooty. But, the flask was stopped up with cork for some reason and is slightly smooshed. Nevertheless, the bright armory bluing is still in evidence on the spring, and there was a mere tetch of powder in it. Once I took out the cork I shook a bit of the powder out. Corse stuff.

Anyway, I plan to use the flask as a 4f primer for my Leman flinter as such a rifle wouldn't need be overly old for someone to acquire a similar flask. Basically there is almost enough overlap historically for an old fella with a flint Leman to have this flask.
No advice or anything needed. Just wanted to share this curio.

 

[Robby]

Nice!!!!!
Robby

 

[user 48679]

That history must be pretty satisfying - T Y for posting it.

 

[BillKilgore]

That is a beautiful flask. Does it have "Colt's" written on it?

 

[Cattywompuss]

That is a beautiful flask. Does it have "Colt's" written on it?

Not anywhere that I can see. However, I have poured over nearly every extant photo of original Colts and never seen a flask with Colts on it. Most were just ornately stamped like this one. Colt may have subbed out the flasks to a local Connecticut factor.