Original U.S. Civil War Dog Motif 3 Pound Shot Flask by American Flask & Cap Co. Ancient Examples of this firearm can

Examples of this firearm can be found through Europe

and was deployed in 1916 to the Mexican Border War

Despite the evident mechanical ingenuity of the Little Joe and some improved models (one of them dubbed the “Joe Louis”)

The flint mechanism definitely still sparks

The reverse of the tag reads:

Original U.S. Civil War Dog Motif 3 Pound Shot Flask by American Flask & Cap Co. Ancient Examples of this firearm canOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely Powder Shot Flask marked to one side with 2 1 2 lbs for the capacity, 2 and a half pounds of shot. The release lever on this one is actually marked with AM Flask Co. for the American Flask and Cap Company who was in business from 1857 1865 in New York. That confirms this example to being of the Civil War Period. It measures roughly 8. The flask is in great working condition with the lever still fully