Container of what?

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amena
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Container of what?

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Hello everyone
I hope not to commit a mortal sin by posting this question concerning a mysterious container, which however is not made of silver, but of iron.
It is very small in size and opens by pressing the lever where indicated by the red arrow.
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It may contain only a very small amount of dust.
But dust of what? The matter intrigues me a lot.
The shape makes me think of India or its neighbors.
Can anyone give me some information?
Thanks for attention.
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Islamic gunpowder flask...

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Re: Container of what?

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Hi,
Very small for gunpowder ? Yes, it was meant to be small because they held fine-grain gunpowder used to set off (or prime) the main charge in the barrel.
Something like the primer of the bullet.
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Re: Container of what?

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Amena

A nice item.

Search "talahiq" and you will find quite a bit of information

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Thanks everyone for the help.
I doubted that such a small object could be used for gunpowder. Instead I verified that what Ag 2012 claims is correct. I filled the container completely with powder and was able to fill the pan of a flintlok more than 20 times. Enough for a hunting trip.
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Additional information at http://omanisilver.com/contents/en-us/d ... hlock.html

This is a virtual museum site

Scroll down about half way to see three examples

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Fantastic, thanks a lot.
I found almost identical items
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