LEATHER "QUICK MATCH" CANNISTER

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PRIOR TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRICTION PRIMER, CANNON AND MORTARS WERE PRIMED WITH LOOSE POWDER LEAVING A TRAIL OF POWDER ALONG THE TOP OF THE BARREL. THIS WAS TOUCHED OFF WITH A LENGTH OF PORTFIRE ALLOWING THE GUNNER TO STEP BACK BEFORE DISCHARGE. FOR HEAVIER PIECES OF ORDINANCE SUCH AS STONE OR HEAVY MORTARS A LENGTH OF "QUICK MATCH" WAS INSERTED INTO THE VENT PORT, IGNITED PORTFIRE TO EFFECT DISCHARGE. QUICK MATCH WAS PREPARED FROM CANDLE WICK COATED WITH A PASTE COMPOSITION OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IN REPETITIVE SEQUENCE. IN IT'S FINAL STAGES OF PREPARATION IN WAS COATED WITH MEALED POWDER ROLLED FLAT AND ALLOWED TO DRY TO A RIGID STATE. CUT IN APPROPRIATE LENGTHS IT WAS THEN PACKAGED IN BUNDLES. BECAUSE OF THE THICKNESS OF THE WALLS OF HEAVY ORDINANCE IT WAS THE PREFERRED METHOD OF PRIMING BY INSERTING A LENGTH OF QUICK MATCH INTO THE VENT PORT RATHER THAN LOOSE POWDER TO EFFECT DISCHARGE. IT WAS ALSO USED TO FIRE WAR AND SIGNAL ROCKETS. THIS OFFERING IS FOR A VERY RARE QUICK MATCH CONTAINER THAT WOULD TRANSPORT A BUNDLE OF QUICK MATCH WITH A UNIT OF HEAVY ORDINANCE. IT IS A HAND MADE VERY THICK LEATHER TUBE AND LID CLOSURE. AS THE PICS WILL SHOW, THE STITCHING WAS HAND DONE THE LID WAS FASTENED WITH TWO LEATHER HINGES RIVETED TO THE CAP AND BODY OF THE CONTAINER.. THE LID AND BODY ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE. read more

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