Original U.S. Mexican-American War Stimpson Contract “Fouled Anchor” US Navy Powder Flask - Inspected by Oliver Hazard Perry - Extremely Rare Technical Handbooks & Manuals Since World War I

Since World War I

Overall length: 16 1/4“

55 inch bore

3661 and the interior

showing wear from cleaning and long service

Original U.S. Mexican-American War Stimpson Contract “Fouled Anchor” US Navy Powder Flask - Inspected by Oliver Hazard Perry - Extremely Rare Technical Handbooks & Manuals Since World War IOriginal Item. Only One Available. From the inception of the American Navy, the cows horn had been the container of choice for priming powder for cannons. Invariably these horns were simply a larger version of powder horn carried by nearly every owner of a muzzleloading firearm. Initially they were plugged in the same way, with a wood insert in the spout, but towards the end of the 18th century the use of the British thumb lever operated closure