Product Details
A RARE WAR DEPARTMENT MARKED PISTOL POWDER-FLASK SIGNED JAMES DIXON & SONS, SHEFFIELD,
circa 1853, with brass fireproof top signed by the maker on the upper face, adjustable nozzle marked in 1/8th dram increments from '4/8' to '6/8', the brass mount at neck with engraved 'W.D.' below a broad arrow, smooth bag-shaped copper body (some denting) and iron suspension ring at base
Provenance: Research has indicated that these flasks were issued to some sergeants and other non-commissioned officers for use with their revolvers during the Crimean War
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Estimate £200-300