Brass Powder Tester

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Brass Powder Tester 

 

Also known as an eprouvette, this device was designed to test the quality and power of gunpowder. The brass barrel was filled with a measured quantity of powder and ignited through the vent at the top, and the expanding gasses would push against the numbered brass wheel. The barrel is screwed into a walnut grip. This example measures 7 inches in length and likely dates to the first quarter of the 19th century.

 

Inventory Number: HAN 166

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Antique brass powder tester with a curved handle and rotating blade on a white background.
Close-up of a Brass Powder Tester featuring a wooden handle, brass fittings, and a small numbered wheel.
Close-up of a Brass Powder Tester, showing its grooved wheel with engraved numbers and markings on the metal surface.
A vintage Brass Powder Tester featuring a brass and wood design with a curved handle and rotary blade, shown on a white background.
The Brass Powder Tester is an antique brass and wood tool with a curved wooden handle and a small rotating metal wheel at the end.
A vintage Brass Powder Tester hand tool featuring a curved handle made of wood and brass, with a small circular blade at the end.
Close-up view of the metal barrel and wooden handle end of a Brass Powder Tester against a white background.
Close-up of the metal and wooden handle of a Brass Powder Tester, a vintage hand tool, on a white background.

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