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Gunpowder tester
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Powder tester in pocket format. The grip is made of cow horn; on the front there is a brass ring. The short barrel of the test mechanism is of previously gilded brass and mounted on a grooved plate that is soldered to the handle; the touch hole is on top; the barrel is signed; under the barrel a mounting plate is soldered, engraved with a foliate vine; attached to it is a wheel with the numbers 1 to 9, which extends into the flap for the breech.
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Credit lineKruittester. 1668 - 1715. Paulus van Walsen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.