Pawn shop find

[Russell13]

I was on my way home from Tennessee and stopped at a pawn shop in Oklahoma. I love going to pawn shops in the Midwest and the south always see cool stuff there. Found this guy with a $10 price tag on it. It’s a bit larger then the one I got from midway so I picked it up. After looking at it I noticed it was made in the USA. Doesn’t look very old but still pretty cool. It even had a little bit of powder in it. I couldn’t find a manufacturer’s name so I have no idea who made it and how old it is. If anyone knows anything about them feel free to share

 

[TheOutlawKid]

Wow thats a great find. Wish i could find stuff like that here...theres nothing like that around here...not even cool older antiques being that this area wasnt really largely populated till the late 80s early 90s. How large of a spout do you think it came with?

 

[Catcar67]

These were popular with the BP shooters in the 1980s. I had one for my .36 Navy.

 

[Russell13]

Wow thats a great find. Wish i could find stuff like that here...theres nothing like that around here...not even cool older antiques being that this area wasnt really largely populated till the late 80s early 90s. How large of a spout do you think it came with?

It’s 25 grain. I measured it. I went through the top of Texas but didn’t see any pawn shops. I almost tried eating a 72oz steak(if you finish it in less then an hour it’s free) but thought better of it

 

[Mn Fats]

It’s 25 grain. I measured it. I went through the top of Texas but didn’t see any pawn shops. I almost tried eating a 72oz steak(if you finish it in less then an hour it’s free) but thought better of it

If its American maybe the threads are American as well. I've only had old Italian repros and was able to buy 40 and 50gr spouts.

6lbs of steak? Yeah that's tough lol. Maybe slowly over an hour. Ouch. Lol.

 

[Russell13]

If its American maybe the threads are American as well. I've only had old Italian repros and was able to buy 40 and 50gr spouts.

The threads are the same as my new flask

 

[Mn Fats]

Hmm. Well without a maker's mark, it's hard to identify. Maybe someone here has one that can tell you something. Either way, functional and $10. You did great!

 

[Russell13]

Well I’m just going to assume it was owned by Robert E Lee. Though he carried a 51 navy .36 cal and the spout is 25 grains. Maybe he liked shooting really hot loads

 

[Rubone]

It’s 25 grain. I measured it. I went through the top of Texas but didn’t see any pawn shops. I almost tried eating a 72oz steak(if you finish it in less then an hour it’s free) but thought better of it

Ah, must have been "The Big Texan" in Amarillo....

 

[Russell13]

Ah, must have been "The Big Texan" in Amarillo....

That’s the spot. I liked it, had a really good ribeye

 

[D. Buck Stopshere]

The flask may have been sub-contracted out by Colt back in the '70's or '80's for their two runs of the Second Generation Colt Model 1851 Navy revolvers. In the first run in the '70's, Colt offered the 1851 Navy Cased Sets in the Grant & Lee Commemoratives, 4,750 each.

 

[Drail]

Dixie Gun Works used to sell those. They had a warehouse full of them. I bought some back in the '60s. Some were U.S. and some were Italian. If you shot cap n ball revolvers you had to have one in yer kit. Most were highly polished copper when new. As soon as the lacquer wore off they oxidized.

 

[Bfh_auto]

When I was a kid. My dad bought me a 1851 Navy. I wanted on of those flasks so bad I could taste it.
I was stuck using a Lee dipper and a tin.

 

[792mauser]

Neat.
I gotta figure out where my flasks keep disappearing to.

 

[Kevin Keith]

It’s 25 grain. I measured it. I went through the top of Texas but didn’t see any pawn shops. I almost tried eating a 72oz steak(if you finish it in less then an hour it’s free) but thought better of it

Smart. If the steak doesn't get you the salad, baked potato, shrimp cocktail, and dinner roll will!

 

[starnbar]

That looks like the one I have from DGW same embossed scene that came with my navy 36 possibles

 

[AlexanderA]

There are exponentially more reproduction flasks than there ever were originals. Remember that, in the Civil War, revolvers were loaded using paper cartridges. The biggest use for flasks was in cased sets.