Original French U.S. Civil War Era Copper Powder Flask with Wild Boar Scene by N.A. Paris J.N. Russian Ordnance France and Ostend

France and Ostend

so it was installed during the original manufacture of the cap

The Japanese Kanji to the lid translates to “Emergency Medical Treatment Box”

This very nice example is mostly complete with liner and partial chin strap

which is still retained very well on the interior of the helmet

Original French U.S. Civil War Era Copper Powder Flask with Wild Boar Scene by N.A. Paris J.N. Russian Ordnance France and OstendOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely mid 19th century French copper powder horn with a lovely wild boar hunt scene on one side, with the markings within the scene N. A. Paris J. N. for a maker in Paris, France. The flask measures roughly 7 long and has some seam splitting along the bottom edge, so there is no powder inside. The screws holding in the wider spout base are gone, so it comes off of the flask with some effort. The spring in