Original 18th Century French Flintlock "Saw Wheel" Pistol-style Powder Tester circa 1750 Japanese Guns & Ordnance Only the bolt retaining screw

Only the bolt retaining screw does not match

finally ending up in and around a Marist Seminary at Differt

but this was soon dropped as unnecessary for front-line use

Originally an East India Company Musket of about 1808 this was gifted

Original 18th Century French Flintlock "Saw Wheel" Pistol-style Powder Tester circa 1750 Japanese Guns & Ordnance Only the bolt retaining screwOriginal Item: Only One Available. This example is unmarked, but was almost certainly made in France around 1750. What we have here is a Gun Powder tester, used to determine the strength of a mixture of ingredients when producing gunpowder. It has a nice typical French carved "Bird's head" wood grip on the stock, and is complete with iron trigger guard and lock side plate. The teeth on the "Saw Wheel" are each numbered from from One to Eleven, and the