MAKE A MEME View Large Image French - Powder Tester - Walters 51561.jpg Powder testers resemble gun locks in form but their function is to gauge the explosive power of gunpowder Powder placed in the tester's pan is ignited releasing a spring-lever that strikes a point ...
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Keywords: French - Powder Tester - Walters 51561.jpg Powder testers resemble gun locks in form but their function is to gauge the explosive power of gunpowder Powder placed in the tester's pan is ignited releasing a spring-lever that strikes a point on a scale engraved on the base between 1650 1700 steel cm 9 6 25 1 accession number 51 561 20567 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin France Walters Art Museum license Weapons in the Walters Art Museum Baroque art in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Early Modern firearms
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