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Afghan Powder Flask.

A leather bound wooden Gun Powder Flask reinforced and repaired with copper and brass sheeting and studs.Found in Afghanistan but not neccessarily from there.Has anyone seen one like this?
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  • Nice! The form is like the North African powder flasks from Marocco, sometimes also studded.

    But your items decoration is different more haphazared.

  • Thanks, it may be....

    I've found that where you find things isn't necessarily where they are from.

    Unravelling their origins, meanings and travels make them all the more intriguing.

    I love this flask it has such a Medieval feel.

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