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Museums of Port Isabel Collection
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Zouave powder (peace) rifle flask
Identifier
BD0022-Powderflask
Files
Download BD0022-Powderflask.JPG (5.0 MB)
Creation Date
1846
Disciplines
Latin American History | Military History
Description
The brass powder Zouave flask depicts the federal eagle and a scene with twenty-six stars encircling two shaking hands. Along the bottom of the flask is the US shield with assorted weapons and horn instruments. "A powder flask was kept handy if a soldier ran out of cartridges."
Physical Description
.JPG,1 Photograph, 5.03 MB
Recommended Citation
Museums of Port Isabel Collection, UTRGV Digital Library, The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/portisabel
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