Item Description
Original Item: One of a Kind. This is a fantastic flat horn shaped gun powder priming flask, beautifully constructed with an attached horn bottom, and a threaded carved horn cap with a hole for dispensing powder. It has a brass hanging ring on the narrow side, with a silver crown over an engraved 45 referring to the 45th Regiment of Foot on the wide side.
This regiment was first raised in 1741 under Colonel Daniel Houghton, before it came under the leadership of Colonel Warburton. Officially ranked as the 45th Regiment in 1748, they took part in the Siege of LOUISBOURG in 1758 and the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at QUEBEC in 1759. They remained in Canada for 20 years then took part in the American Revolutionary War 1776 - 1783. After this they were re-designated the 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot in 1784. They later served in the peninsular wars 1806 - 1814 but were not present at Waterloo, having been recalled to England.
The flask measures about 6 ½” tall, with a 3 ¼” x 1 ¼” bottom plate. There is some cracking at the top where the end plug screws into, but it still stays in correctly.
A fine example, perfect for any American Revolutionary collection.
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