Defarbing the "peace flask"

[Fred.Lucas]

Has anyone tackled Defarbing the repro peace flasks? With the modern spout being so different a complete new head might be easier than just fixing the spout issue.

A secondary question: Is the S&S firearms M1841 shot pouch even remotely correct?

Thanks

Fred Lucas

[Curt Schmidt]

Re: Defarbing the "peace flask"

Hallo!

No. Beyond my skill level.

IMHO.. IF one had the skills and tools, in THEORY one could remake the top from sheet brass, forge a proper spring mechanism, and then lathe turn broass tubing to make the sliding spout with the settings cut out with jeweler's saw and jeweler's files.

I cannot see enough in S & S's images to say, and I have never seen or handled an original other than in photographs either from on-line auction houses or worse yet grainy old B & W in reference books. Aside from the "rough" workmanship, and seemingly too deep, I am not seeing the side gussets of the original in the S & S repro.

I believe, suspect, the leather here to be repro, the flask original:









Curt

[Mojo1842]

Re: Defarbing the "peace flask"

Fred, I cant speak about the flask but as for the pouch, I'm with Curt on not seeing the side gussets in the images of the S & S pouch. I did buy one a couple of years back from another maker that I carried at Shiloh this year which does have the side gussets. As an aside, I did see an original 1839 rifleman's pouch and peace flask set at the Mansfield show this spring but my wife gave me the evil eye when I started looking closely at it.