Shot Snake?

This is probaly a dumb question but, what is a shot snake? What is a shot snake with an Irish head? I am figuring it's some kind of leather/fabric container for shot. :hmm: Are there any pictures? I may want to make one. I saw a photo in another post that showed a brass nozzle contraption with a removable [measuring?] cup. Would this be pc for French-Indian War?
Thank ye all!
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[No Deer]

there is a pic of one on the Track of The Wolf site.

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/categories...Num=FLASK-SNAKE


I can't answer for it's pc-ness.

 

OK! I see. I pictured it a little different, but that makes sense. Thanks for that link!!! :thumbsup:
Anyone know if it is pc for French-Indian War era?

 

[Dave K]

I doubt if it is, but I may be wrong. One of the things I always worry about is how will this work with the gun I am carrying and the clothes I am wearing. I have a brand new shot snake here that I haven't used because when I tried to shoulder a gun, the spout wanted to get in the way and scratch the butt stock. With a flask, the things that scratch my gun are put away and can't scratch anything. :results:

 

[Henry]

Not on the french side at least .

My uneducated feeling makes me think
that it is a 19 e cent. invention .

It is made to carry gun shot for hunting
not to carry round balls at war .

 

[Rocky Johnson]

Dave I carry mine fastened to the strap of my canvas bag and stick it in the top of the bag so it doesn't swing around while walking. I carry it on my right side, I shoot left handed. :winking: Rocky

 

[Dave K]

I am right handed and carry my bag on my right side.I have my gun in my left hand. So you can see how the strap runs across my chest and is right in the way of the butt stock of the snake were there. Of course, I have done this so long, it is like teaching an old dog new tricks.